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PRESS RELEASE \u00a0FROM USCIS –\u00a0July 29, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

USCIS to Allow Additional Applicants for Provisional Waiver Process<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rule to Extend Process to All Individuals Who Are Statutorily Eligible for the Waiver<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"i-601a-waiver-NC\"<\/a><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON<\/strong>\u2014U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule<\/a> expanding the existing provisional waiver process to allow certain individuals who are family members of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs), and who are statutorily eligible for immigrant visas, to more easily navigate the immigration process.\u00a0 The provisional waiver process promotes family unity by reducing the time that eligible individuals are separated from their family members while they complete immigration processing abroad, while also improving administrative efficiency.<\/p>\n

This final rule builds on a process established in 2013 to support family unity.\u00a0 Under that process, certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens can apply for provisional waivers of the unlawful presence ground of inadmissibility, based on the extreme hardship their U.S. citizen spouses or parents would suffer if the waiver were not granted.\u00a0 The rule announced today, which goes into effect on Aug. 29, 2016, expands eligibility for the provisional waiver process to all individuals who are statutorily eligible for the waiver of the unlawful presence ground of inadmissibility. USCIS expects to update its Policy Manual to provide guidance on how USCIS makes \u201cextreme hardship\u201d determinations in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Until now, only immediate relatives of U.S. citizens were eligible to seek such provisional waivers before departing the United States for the processing of their immigrant visas. \u00a0Those eligible for the provisional waiver process under the 2013 rule are only a subset of those eligible for the waiver under the statute. \u00a0This regulation expands eligibility for the process to all individuals who are statutorily eligible for the waiver.<\/p>\n

To qualify for a provisional waiver, applicants must establish that their U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouses or parents would experience \u201cextreme hardship\u201d if the applicants are not allowed to return to the United States.<\/p>\n

The final rule<\/a> also makes changes to Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver.\u00a0 These changes will go into effect along with the final rule. \u00a0The updated form will be posted on USCIS\u2019 website at uscis.gov\/i-601a<\/a> on August 29, 2016.<\/p>\n

Applicants should not submit a request for a provisional waiver under the expanded guidelines until the final rule takes effect on Aug. 29, 2016. \u00a0If you do so before that date, USCIS may deny the application.<\/p>\n

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Need Assistance?<\/h3>\n
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If you would like assistance with preparing an I-601A Stateside Waiver Application<\/strong>, please contact Gonzalo Policarpio Consultants, LLC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For years, we have successfully represented clients who are \u201cunlawfully present\u201d and \u201cout-of-status\u201d inside the United States to secure their I-601A waivers and, ultimately, U.S. lawful permanent residency \u2013 \u201cgreen card\u201d status.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We provide a free initial consultation<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>We speak English, Tagalog, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Fuzhou Dialect).<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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