Waivers

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Waivers of inadmissibility and deportability for clients with past immigration, criminal, deportation, and/or procedural bars.

When the Law Closes a Door, a Waiver Can Open It

Many immigration cases run into a legal bar — prior unlawful presence, a past misrepresentation, certain criminal convictions, alien smuggling, prior deportation, and/or a J-1 two-year home-residency requirement. Waivers are the mechanism for getting past those bars. They require evidence tailored to specific legal standards, and a good waiver case starts with understanding exactly which bar applies and why.

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Waivers We Prepare:

  1. Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers (I-601A):
    • For applicants who will consular process and whose only ground of inadmissibility is unlawful presence.
    • Extreme hardship documentation to a U.S. citizen or LPR spouse or parent.

  2. I-601 Waivers of Inadmissibility:
    • Multi-ground waivers filed from abroad or in removal proceedings, covering fraud, crimes, prior removal, and other bars.

  3. 212(h) Waivers:
    • For certain criminal grounds of inadmissibility, including some convictions for crimes involving moral turpitude, prostitution, and a single marijuana possession offense under thirty grams.

  4. 212(d)(3) Nonimmigrant Waivers:
    • For temporary admission to the United States despite inadmissibility, typically paired with a business, family, or humanitarian purpose.

  5. INA 237(a)(1)(H) Fraud Waivers:
    • For lawful permanent residents facing deportability for fraud or misrepresentation at the time of admission.

  6. J-1 Two-Year Home Residency Waivers:
    • No-objection, persecution, and/or exceptional hardship.

  7. I-192 Waivers for T and U Visa Applicants:
    • Addressing inadmissibility in the context of crime-victim petitions where the discretionary standard is more favorable.

How We Build a Waiver Case:
  • Careful identification of the applicable ground(s) of inadmissibility
  • Hardship documentation that speaks to the “extreme” or “exceptional” standard the regulations actually require.
  • An honest read on discretion: waivers are never automatic, and we explain the realistic odds on your facts.

Waiver cases reward preparation. The strongest ones read like a story the adjudicator wants to grant.

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