NOTE: This Table refers to the amended I-601 that will be published at
the time when the new fee rule takes effect.

+-----------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
| **I-601         | **Old**                 | **New**                  |
| Instructions**  |                         |                          |
+-----------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
| Page 1, What is | **What is the Purpose   | **What is the Purpose of |
| the Purpose of  | of This Form.**         | this Form?**             |
| this Form.      |                         |                          |
|                 | **For an alien who is   | An alien who is          |
| **Page 1, Who   | ineligible to enter the | ineligible to be         |
| May file This   | United States to apply  | admitted to the United   |
| I-601.**        | for a waiver of         | States as an immigrant   |
|                 | inadmissibility**       | or to adjust status in   |
| **Before        |                         | the United States may    |
| Question One:** | **Who May File This     | file this form to seek a |
|                 | I-601.**                | waiver of certain        |
| **Page 1, Who   |                         | grounds of               |
| May File This   | **1. Applicants with    | inadmissibility. This    |
| I-601.**        | Tuberculosis \[...\]**  | form should also be      |
|                 |                         | filed by K and V         |
| **Page 2,       | **2. Applicants with    | non-immigrant visa       |
| General         | HIV Infection \[...\]** | applicants if found      |
| Instructions.** |                         | inadmissible based on    |
|                 | **3. Applicants with    | certain grounds.         |
| **Step 1. Fill  | Mental Conditions       |                          |
| Out the Form    | \[...\]**               | **Who May File This      |
| I-601**         |                         | I-601?**                 |
|                 | **General               |                          |
| **Page 2, After | Instructions.**         | Add: Applicants seeking  |
| General         |                         | to have waived certain   |
| Instructions.** | **Step 1, Fill Out the  | grounds of               |
|                 | Form I-601.**           | inadmissibility as       |
| **Page 1, Who   |                         | stated in the            |
| May File This   | 1\. Type or print       | Immigration and          |
| I-601.**        | legibly in black ink    | Naturalization Act (INA) |
|                 |                         | section 212 should file  |
| **Page 1, Who   | \[...\]                 | this form, including     |
| May File this   |                         | applicants who are       |
| I-601.**        | **1. Applicants with    | seeking to have waived   |
|                 | Tuberculosis.\[Move to  | the following:           |
| **Page 1, Who   | page 2, After "Specific |                          |
| may File This   | Instructions for        | -   health-related       |
| I-601.**        | Applicants seeking to   |     grounds of public    |
|                 | Waive Health-Related    |     health significance  |
|                 | Grounds of              |     (INA section         |
|                 | Inadmissibility\]**     |     212(g));             |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 | **2. Applicants with    | -   certain criminal     |
|                 | HIV Infection. \[Move   |     grounds (INA section |
|                 | to page 2, After        |     212(h);              |
|                 | "Specific Instructions  |                          |
|                 | for Applicants seeking  | -   immigrant fraud or   |
|                 | to Waive Health-Related |     misrepresentations   |
|                 | Grounds of              |     (INA section         |
|                 | Inadmissibility.\]**    |     212(i));             |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 | **3. Applicants With    | -   the three - or       |
|                 | Mental                  |     ten-year bar (INA    |
|                 | Conditions.\[Move to    |     section              |
|                 | page 2, After "Specific |     212(a)(9)(B)(i)(I)); |
|                 | Instructions for        |                          |
|                 | Applicants seeking to   | -   INA section          |
|                 | Waive Health-Related    |     212(a)(9) (A)        |
|                 | Grounds of              |     and (C) if filed by  |
|                 | Inadmissibility.\]**    |     Nicaraguan           |
|                 |                         |     Adjustment and       |
|                 |                         |     Central American     |
|                 |                         |     Relief Act (NACARA), |
|                 |                         |     Haitian Refugee and  |
|                 |                         |     Fairness Act (HRIFA) |
|                 |                         |     adjustment           |
|                 |                         |     applicants;          |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Any waivable ground  |
|                 |                         |     of inadmissibility   |
|                 |                         |     if the waiver is     |
|                 |                         |     filed by an          |
|                 |                         |     applicant for        |
|                 |                         |     Temporary Protected  |
|                 |                         |     Status (TPS);        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   INA section          |
|                 |                         |     212(a)(6) for VAWA   |
|                 |                         |     self-petitioners.    |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | If the application filed |
|                 |                         | to waive health-related  |
|                 |                         | grounds of               |
|                 |                         | inadmissibility, a       |
|                 |                         | qualified family member  |
|                 |                         | (spouse, parent or son   |
|                 |                         | or daughter of the       |
|                 |                         | alien) may file the      |
|                 |                         | waiver for the applicant |
|                 |                         | if the applicant is      |
|                 |                         | incompetent to file the  |
|                 |                         | waiver personally.       |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **Move the entire text   |
|                 |                         | to "Specific             |
|                 |                         | Instructions for         |
|                 |                         | Applicants seeking to    |
|                 |                         | Waive Health-Related     |
|                 |                         | Grounds of               |
|                 |                         | Inadmissibility,\" and   |
|                 |                         | place it thereafter.**   |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **[\[Leave the Heading   |
|                 |                         | "General                 |
|                 |                         | Instru                   |
|                 |                         | ctions'\]]{.underline}** |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **[\[Remove only Step 1, |
|                 |                         | Fill Out the Form        |
|                 |                         | I-601.\]]{.underline}**  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | 1\. When filling out the |
|                 |                         | form, type or print      |
|                 |                         | legibly in black ink.    |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | \[...\]                  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **[\[NEW                 |
|                 |                         | BLOCKS\]]{.underline}**  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **[\[BLOC                |
|                 |                         | K\]]{.underline}Specific |
|                 |                         | Information for          |
|                 |                         | Applicants Seeking to    |
|                 |                         | Waive Health-Related     |
|                 |                         | Grounds of               |
|                 |                         | Inadmissibility.**       |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **1. Applicants with     |
|                 |                         | Communicable Diseases**  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | If you have a            |
|                 |                         | communicable disease     |
|                 |                         | that has been determined |
|                 |                         | to be of public health   |
|                 |                         | significance, you must   |
|                 |                         | complete the application |
|                 |                         | and provide the          |
|                 |                         | necessary information as |
|                 |                         | requested in the form..  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | Communicable diseases of |
|                 |                         | public health            |
|                 |                         | significance are defined |
|                 |                         | in 42 Code of Federal    |
|                 |                         | Regulations (C.F.R.)     |
|                 |                         | Part 34.2(b) and         |
|                 |                         | include, but are not     |
|                 |                         | limited to:              |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Tuberculosis;        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Human                |
|                 |                         |     Immunodeficiency     |
|                 |                         |     Virus (HIV)          |
|                 |                         |     Infection;           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Chancroid;           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Gonorrhea;           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Granuloma inguinale; |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Lymphogranuloma      |
|                 |                         |     venerum;             |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Infectious state of  |
|                 |                         |     Syphilis;            |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Any other            |
|                 |                         |     communicable disease |
|                 |                         |     as determined by the |
|                 |                         |     Secretary of Health  |
|                 |                         |     and Human Services   |
|                 |                         |     and as defined at 42 |
|                 |                         |     Code of Federal      |
|                 |                         |     Regulations (C.F.R.) |
|                 |                         |     Part 34.2(b);        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | The application to waive |
|                 |                         | health-related grounds   |
|                 |                         | of inadmissibility based |
|                 |                         | a communicable disease   |
|                 |                         | may be approved in the   |
|                 |                         | discretion of the        |
|                 |                         | Secretary of the         |
|                 |                         | Homeland Security if     |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | 1\. you are the          |
|                 |                         | spouse/fiancé(é) or the  |
|                 |                         | unmarried son or         |
|                 |                         | daughter, or the minor   |
|                 |                         | unmarried lawfully       |
|                 |                         | adopted child of         |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   a United States      |
|                 |                         |     Citizen, or          |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   of an alien lawfully |
|                 |                         |     admitted for         |
|                 |                         |     permanent residence, |
|                 |                         |     or                   |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   of an alien who has  |
|                 |                         |     been issued an       |
|                 |                         |     immigrant visa, or   |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | 2\. if you have a son or |
|                 |                         | daughter who is United   |
|                 |                         | States citizen, or an    |
|                 |                         | alien lawfully admitted  |
|                 |                         | for permanent residence, |
|                 |                         | or an alien who has been |
|                 |                         | issued an immigrant      |
|                 |                         | visa; or                 |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | 3\. if you are a VAWA    |
|                 |                         | self-petitioner.         |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **2. Applicants Seeking  |
|                 |                         | to Waive the Vaccination |
|                 |                         | Requirement.**           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | Also, if you seek an     |
|                 |                         | exemption from the       |
|                 |                         | vaccination requirement  |
|                 |                         | because the vaccination  |
|                 |                         | would be against your    |
|                 |                         | religious beliefs or     |
|                 |                         | moral convictions, you   |
|                 |                         | should file this form.   |
|                 |                         | You should establish     |
|                 |                         | with evidence that       |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   you are opposed to   |
|                 |                         |     vaccinations in any  |
|                 |                         |     form;                |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   the objection is     |
|                 |                         |     based on religious   |
|                 |                         |     belief or moral      |
|                 |                         |     conviction;          |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   the belief and       |
|                 |                         |     conviction is        |
|                 |                         |     sincere.             |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | .                        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **3. Applicants with     |
|                 |                         | Tuberculosis.**          |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **\[...\]\[Include from  |
|                 |                         | the form the text as it  |
|                 |                         | is right now.\]**        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **4. Applicants with HIV |
|                 |                         | Infection.**             |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **\[...\]\[Copy the      |
|                 |                         | entire text as it is on  |
|                 |                         | the current form\]**     |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **5. Applicants with     |
|                 |                         | Mental Conditions.       |
|                 |                         | \[...\]Copy the entire   |
|                 |                         | text as it is on the     |
|                 |                         | current form\]**         |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **ADD**                  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **\[BLOCK\] Specific     |
|                 |                         | Information for          |
|                 |                         | Applicants Seeking to    |
|                 |                         | Waive Certain Criminal   |
|                 |                         | Grounds of               |
|                 |                         | Inadmissibility under    |
|                 |                         | INA Section 212(h) and   |
|                 |                         | (i).**                   |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **1) Criminal Grounds.** |
|                 |                         | If you were found to be  |
|                 |                         | inadmissible based on    |
|                 |                         | criminal grounds, you    |
|                 |                         | may seek a waiver of     |
|                 |                         | inadmissibility for the  |
|                 |                         | following:               |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   a crime involving    |
|                 |                         |     moral turpitude      |
|                 |                         |     (other than a purely |
|                 |                         |     political offense);  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   controlled substance |
|                 |                         |     violation of any     |
|                 |                         |     country insofar as   |
|                 |                         |     it relates to a      |
|                 |                         |     single offense of    |
|                 |                         |     simple possession of |
|                 |                         |     30 grams or less of  |
|                 |                         |     marijuana;           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   2 or more            |
|                 |                         |     convictions other    |
|                 |                         |     than purely          |
|                 |                         |     political ones, for  |
|                 |                         |     which the aggregate  |
|                 |                         |     sentences to         |
|                 |                         |     confinement were     |
|                 |                         |     five years or more;  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Prostitution;        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Unlawful             |
|                 |                         |     commercialized vice  |
|                 |                         |     whether or not       |
|                 |                         |     related to           |
|                 |                         |     prostitution; and    |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Certain aliens       |
|                 |                         |     involved in serious  |
|                 |                         |     criminal activity    |
|                 |                         |     who have asserted    |
|                 |                         |     immunity from        |
|                 |                         |     prosecution.         |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | With the application,    |
|                 |                         | you will have to         |
|                 |                         | establish that           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   the activity (other  |
|                 |                         |     than prostitution or |
|                 |                         |     commercialized vice) |
|                 |                         |     occurred more than   |
|                 |                         |     15 years ago, and    |
|                 |                         |     that your admission  |
|                 |                         |     or the issuance of   |
|                 |                         |     the immigration visa |
|                 |                         |     may not be contrary  |
|                 |                         |     to the national      |
|                 |                         |     welfare, security or |
|                 |                         |     safety of the United |
|                 |                         |     States, and that you |
|                 |                         |     have been            |
|                 |                         |     rehabilitated;       |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | > **OR**                 |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   your qualifying      |
|                 |                         |     relative (spouse/    |
|                 |                         |     fiancé(e), son,      |
|                 |                         |     daughter, parent)    |
|                 |                         |     United States        |
|                 |                         |     citizen or legal     |
|                 |                         |     permanent resident   |
|                 |                         |     would experience     |
|                 |                         |     extreme hardship if  |
|                 |                         |     you were denied      |
|                 |                         |     admission.           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | > **OR**                 |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   you are a VAWA       |
|                 |                         |     self-petitioner.     |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | For information about    |
|                 |                         | how you can establish    |
|                 |                         | extreme hardship, please |
|                 |                         | see "What Evidence       |
|                 |                         | should be submitted with |
|                 |                         | the Application?"        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **2)** **Immigration     |
|                 |                         | Fraud or                 |
|                 |                         | Misrepresentation.** If  |
|                 |                         | you have been found      |
|                 |                         | inadmissible because you |
|                 |                         | have sought to procure   |
|                 |                         | an immigration benefit   |
|                 |                         | by fraud or              |
|                 |                         | misrepresenting a        |
|                 |                         | material fact (INA       |
|                 |                         | section                  |
|                 |                         | 212(a)(6)(C)(i)), you    |
|                 |                         | may seek a waiver by     |
|                 |                         | filing this form. This   |
|                 |                         | discretionary waiver may |
|                 |                         | be approved\--           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   if you are the       |
|                 |                         |     spouse/fiancé(e),    |
|                 |                         |     son or daughter of a |
|                 |                         |     United States        |
|                 |                         |     citizen or of an     |
|                 |                         |     alien lawfully       |
|                 |                         |     admitted for         |
|                 |                         |     permanent residence, |
|                 |                         |     and if you can       |
|                 |                         |     establish that the   |
|                 |                         |     refusal of an        |
|                 |                         |     immigrant visa or    |
|                 |                         |     your admission to    |
|                 |                         |     the United States    |
|                 |                         |     would result in      |
|                 |                         |     extreme hardship to  |
|                 |                         |     your United States   |
|                 |                         |     citizen or lawful    |
|                 |                         |     resident spouse or   |
|                 |                         |     parent;              |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | > **OR**                 |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   if you are a VAWA    |
|                 |                         |     self-petitioner, you |
|                 |                         |     may establish        |
|                 |                         |     extreme hardship to  |
|                 |                         |     you, or your United  |
|                 |                         |     States citizen and   |
|                 |                         |     lawful permanent     |
|                 |                         |     resident parent or   |
|                 |                         |     child.               |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | For information about    |
|                 |                         | how you can establish    |
|                 |                         | extreme hardship, please |
|                 |                         | see "What Evidence       |
|                 |                         | should be submitted with |
|                 |                         | the Application?"        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **\[BLOCK\] Specific     |
|                 |                         | Information for          |
|                 |                         | Applicants Seeking to    |
|                 |                         | Waive Inadmissibility    |
|                 |                         | Based on the Three - or  |
|                 |                         | Ten-Year Bar under INA   |
|                 |                         | Section                  |
|                 |                         | 212(a)(9)(B)(v).**       |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | If you have been found   |
|                 |                         | inadmissible because you |
|                 |                         | have been unlawfully     |
|                 |                         | present in the United    |
|                 |                         | States in excess of      |
|                 |                         | either 180 days (3-year  |
|                 |                         | bar) or 365 days         |
|                 |                         | (10-year bar), you may   |
|                 |                         | seek a waiver by filing  |
|                 |                         | this form**.**           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | This waiver may be       |
|                 |                         | granted to you in the    |
|                 |                         | discretion of the        |
|                 |                         | Secretary of Homeland    |
|                 |                         | Security, if             |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   you are the          |
|                 |                         |     spouse/fiancé(e) or  |
|                 |                         |     son or daughter of a |
|                 |                         |     United States        |
|                 |                         |     citizen or of an     |
|                 |                         |     alien lawfully       |
|                 |                         |     admitted for         |
|                 |                         |     permanent residence; |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | > **AND**                |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   if you can establish |
|                 |                         |     that the refusal of  |
|                 |                         |     the visa or your     |
|                 |                         |     admission to the     |
|                 |                         |     United States would  |
|                 |                         |     result in extreme    |
|                 |                         |     hardship to your     |
|                 |                         |     United States        |
|                 |                         |     citizen or lawfully  |
|                 |                         |     resident             |
|                 |                         |     spouse/fiancé(e) or  |
|                 |                         |     parent.              |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | For information about    |
|                 |                         | how you can establish    |
|                 |                         | extreme hardship, please |
|                 |                         | see "What Evidence       |
|                 |                         | Should Be Submitted With |
|                 |                         | the Application?"        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **\[BLOCK\] Specific     |
|                 |                         | Information for TPS      |
|                 |                         | Applicants Seeking to    |
|                 |                         | Waive Grounds of         |
|                 |                         | Inadmissibility.**       |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | If you apply for a       |
|                 |                         | waiver of any grounds of |
|                 |                         | inadmissibility and you  |
|                 |                         | are a TPS applicant,     |
|                 |                         | your waiver may be       |
|                 |                         | granted for humanitarian |
|                 |                         | purposes, to assure      |
|                 |                         | family unity, or when it |
|                 |                         | is otherwise in the      |
|                 |                         | public interest.         |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | \[BLOCK**\] Specific     |
|                 |                         | Information for NACARA   |
|                 |                         | and HRIFA Applicants     |
|                 |                         | Seeking to Waive         |
|                 |                         | Inadmissibility based on |
|                 |                         | prior Removal (INA       |
|                 |                         | Section 212(a)(9)(A)) or |
|                 |                         | more than One Year of    |
|                 |                         | Unlawful Presence in the |
|                 |                         | Aggregate pursuant to    |
|                 |                         | INA Section              |
|                 |                         | 212(a)(9)(C).**          |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | NACARA and HRIFA         |
|                 |                         | adjustment applicants    |
|                 |                         | are directed to file     |
|                 |                         | form I-601 to waive the  |
|                 |                         | above mentioned grounds  |
|                 |                         | of inadmissibility. The  |
|                 |                         | waiver may be granted if |
|                 |                         | you can establish that   |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   you are the spouse   |
|                 |                         |     or son or daughter   |
|                 |                         |     of a Untied States   |
|                 |                         |     citizen or of an     |
|                 |                         |     alien lawfully       |
|                 |                         |     admitted for         |
|                 |                         |     permanent residence, |
|                 |                         |     and                  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   the refusal would    |
|                 |                         |     result in extreme    |
|                 |                         |     hardship to the      |
|                 |                         |     citizen or lawfully  |
|                 |                         |     resident spouse or   |
|                 |                         |     parent.              |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | For information about    |
|                 |                         | how you can establish    |
|                 |                         | extreme hardship, please |
|                 |                         | see "What Evidence       |
|                 |                         | Should Be Submitted With |
|                 |                         | the Application?"        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **\[BLOCK\] Specific     |
|                 |                         | Information for VAWA     |
|                 |                         | Applicants Seeking to    |
|                 |                         | Have Waived an Illegal   |
|                 |                         | Entry under INA Section  |
|                 |                         | 212(a)(6)(A).**          |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | Self-petitioners, who    |
|                 |                         | are battered spouses or  |
|                 |                         | children, who are        |
|                 |                         | present in the United    |
|                 |                         | States without being     |
|                 |                         | admitted or paroled, or  |
|                 |                         | who arrived in the       |
|                 |                         | United States at any     |
|                 |                         | time or place other than |
|                 |                         | designated by the        |
|                 |                         | Attorney General, may    |
|                 |                         | seek a waiver of this    |
|                 |                         | ground by filing this    |
|                 |                         | form.                    |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | The waiver may be        |
|                 |                         | approved if it is        |
|                 |                         | demonstrated that the    |
|                 |                         | alien is a VAWA          |
|                 |                         | self-petitioner, the     |
|                 |                         | alien has been battered  |
|                 |                         | or was subjected to      |
|                 |                         | extreme cruelty and      |
|                 |                         | there was a substantial  |
|                 |                         | connection between the   |
|                 |                         | battery or cruelty       |
|                 |                         | described and the        |
|                 |                         | alien\'s unlawful entry  |
|                 |                         | into the United States.  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | **\[BLOCK\] What         |
|                 |                         | Evidence Should Be       |
|                 |                         | Submitted With the       |
|                 |                         | Application?**           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | In support of your       |
|                 |                         | application, you should  |
|                 |                         | provide evidence that    |
|                 |                         | establishes why you      |
|                 |                         | would qualify for a      |
|                 |                         | waiver of                |
|                 |                         | inadmissibility. This    |
|                 |                         | information and evidence |
|                 |                         | should include, but is   |
|                 |                         | not limited to:          |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Police reports from  |
|                 |                         |     any country you      |
|                 |                         |     lived in;            |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Complete court       |
|                 |                         |     records that stem    |
|                 |                         |     from any conviction  |
|                 |                         |     or charge from any   |
|                 |                         |     country;             |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   If appropriate,      |
|                 |                         |     evidence of          |
|                 |                         |     rehabilitation;      |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Any evidence you may |
|                 |                         |     wish to submit to    |
|                 |                         |     establish that your  |
|                 |                         |     admission to the     |
|                 |                         |     United States would  |
|                 |                         |     not be against       |
|                 |                         |     national welfare or  |
|                 |                         |     national security;   |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   If you are applying  |
|                 |                         |     for a waiver because |
|                 |                         |     you are the          |
|                 |                         |     spouse/fiancé (e),   |
|                 |                         |     son or daughter of a |
|                 |                         |     citizen of the       |
|                 |                         |     United States, or an |
|                 |                         |     alien lawfully       |
|                 |                         |     admitted for         |
|                 |                         |     permanent residence  |
|                 |                         |     you have to attach   |
|                 |                         |     evidence that your   |
|                 |                         |     denial of admission  |
|                 |                         |     would result in      |
|                 |                         |     [extreme             |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         |    hardship]{.underline} |
|                 |                         |     to the United States |
|                 |                         |     citizen or the legal |
|                 |                         |     permanent resident   |
|                 |                         |     spouse/fiancé(e) or  |
|                 |                         |     parent. Such         |
|                 |                         |     evidence can include |
|                 |                         |     but is not limited   |
|                 |                         |     to:                  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | > \- Evidence            |
|                 |                         | > establishing the       |
|                 |                         | > relationship to your   |
|                 |                         | > spouse, or parent,     |
|                 |                         | > such as birth or       |
|                 |                         | > marriage certificate;  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Presence of legal    |
|                 |                         |     permanent resident   |
|                 |                         |     or United States     |
|                 |                         |     Citizen family ties  |
|                 |                         |     to the U.S.,         |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   The qualifying       |
|                 |                         |     relative's family    |
|                 |                         |     ties outside the     |
|                 |                         |     U.S.;                |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Country conditions   |
|                 |                         |     in the country you   |
|                 |                         |     would have to        |
|                 |                         |     relocate, and the    |
|                 |                         |     qualifying           |
|                 |                         |     relative's family    |
|                 |                         |     ties to that         |
|                 |                         |     country;             |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   The financial impact |
|                 |                         |     of departure from    |
|                 |                         |     the U.S.;            |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Significant health   |
|                 |                         |     conditions, and if   |
|                 |                         |     appropriate, what    |
|                 |                         |     type of treatment    |
|                 |                         |     and suitable medical |
|                 |                         |     care is available in |
|                 |                         |     that country;        |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   The impact of        |
|                 |                         |     separation;          |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | -   Other conditions     |
|                 |                         |     that may impact the  |
|                 |                         |     relocation, such as  |
|                 |                         |     economic and social  |
|                 |                         |     conditions impacting |
|                 |                         |     qualify of life,     |
|                 |                         |     technical skills,    |
|                 |                         |     etc.                 |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | [Note]{.underline}: Your |
|                 |                         | statement should be      |
|                 |                         | supported by physical    |
|                 |                         | evidence, or you should  |
|                 |                         | have a detailed          |
|                 |                         | explanation why such     |
|                 |                         | evidence cannot be       |
|                 |                         | obtained. Mere           |
|                 |                         | assertions will not      |
|                 |                         | suffice. Medical         |
|                 |                         | assertions are best      |
|                 |                         | supported by a           |
|                 |                         | professional's           |
|                 |                         | statement.               |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | [Note:]{.underline}      |
|                 |                         | Certain crimes are not   |
|                 |                         | waivable. Also, if you   |
|                 |                         | are convicted of a       |
|                 |                         | violent or dangerous     |
|                 |                         | crime, the waiver may    |
|                 |                         | not be approved unless   |
|                 |                         | there is an              |
|                 |                         | extraordinary            |
|                 |                         | circumstance, such as    |
|                 |                         | one involving national   |
|                 |                         | security, or foreign     |
|                 |                         | policy consideration, or |
|                 |                         | if the denial would      |
|                 |                         | result in exceptional    |
|                 |                         | and extremely unusual    |
|                 |                         | hardship. Even if that   |
|                 |                         | standard is met, your    |
|                 |                         | waiver may still be      |
|                 |                         | denied.                  |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 |                         | [Note]{.underline}: A    |
|                 |                         | waiver granted under INA |
|                 |                         | section 212(h) or 212(i) |
|                 |                         | is valid only for these  |
|                 |                         | grounds of excludability |
|                 |                         | and those crimes, events |
|                 |                         | or incidents specified   |
|                 |                         | in the application for   |
|                 |                         | waiver. Once the waiver  |
|                 |                         | is granted, the waiver   |
|                 |                         | is valid indefinitely,   |
|                 |                         | even if you do not       |
|                 |                         | obtain your visa or your |
|                 |                         | admission at this time.  |
|                 |                         |                          |
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| Do not write in | 212(a)(10)**            |                          |
| this block. For |                         | \[\] 212(a)(2)           |
| Government use  | **\[\] 212(a)(3) \[\]   |                          |
| only."**        | 212(a)(12)**            | \[\] 212(a)(3)           |
|                 |                         |                          |
|                 | **\[\] 212(a)(6) \[\]   | \[\] 212(a)(6)           |
|                 | 212(a)(19)**            |                          |
|                 |                         | \[\] 212 (a)(9)          |
|                 | **\[\] 212(a)(9) \[\]   |                          |
|                 | 212 (a)(23)**           |                          |
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| **Page 6,       | **This office will      | Should be removed.       |
| Bottom of the   | maintain only a folder  |                          |
| page**          | relating to the         |                          |
|                 | applicant pursuant to   |                          |
| #               | A.M. 2712.01**          |                          |
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