# Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief

- Guidance
- Resources (36)
- Appendices (0)
- Updates (11)
- History (0)

## Resources

8 CFR 212.7 - Waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility

INA 204(l) - Surviving relative consideration for certain petitions and applications

INA 207(c)(3), 8 CFR 207.3 - Waivers of grounds of inadmissibility for refugees

INA 207, 8 CFR 207 - Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees

INA 209(c), 8 CFR 209.1(f) - Adjustment of status for refugees and asylees - waiver of inadmissibility

INA 209, 8 CFR 209 - Adjustment of status of refugees and asylees

INA 210(c)(2)(B)(i) - Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility for special agricultural workers

INA 210, 8 CFR 210 - Special agricultural workers

INA 211, 8 CFR 211 - Admission of immigrants into the United States

INA 212(a)(1) - Health-related grounds

INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) - Illegal entrants and immigration violators - misrepresentation

INA 212(a)(9)(B)(v) - Waiver of the 3-year or 10-year unlawful presence bar

INA 212(d)(13) - Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility for T nonimmigrants

INA 212(d)(14), 8 CFR 212.17 - Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility for U nonimmigrants

INA 212(d)(3) - Nonimmigrant waiver of inadmissibility

INA 212(g) - Bond and conditions for admission of alien excludable on health-related grounds

INA 212(h)(1)(B) - Waiver for certain criminal and related grounds

INA 212(i) - Admission of immigrant excludable for fraud or willful misrepresentation of material fact

INA 212, 8 CFR 212 - Excludable aliens

INA 214, 8 CFR 214 - Admission of nonimmigrants

INA 244(c)(2), 8 CFR 244.3 - Temporary protected status - applicability and waiver of grounds of inadmissibility

INA 244, 8 CFR 244 - Temporary protected status

INA 245, 8 CFR 245 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

INA 245A(d)(2)(B)(i) - Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility for certain adjustment of status entrants before January 1, 1982

INA 245A, 8 CFR 245a - Adjustment of status of certain entrants before January 1, 1982 to that of person admitted for lawful residence

G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative

I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant

I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal

I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant

I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility

I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver

I-602, Application by Refugee for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability

I-690, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Act

I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record

How to Use the USCIS Policy Manual Website (PDF, 2.99 MB)

## Appendices

No *appendices* available at this time.

## Updates

October 20, 2021

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the adjudication of applications for T nonimmigrant status for victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons.

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3 USCIS-PM B - Part B - Victims of Trafficking

9 USCIS-PM O - Part O - Victims of Trafficking

October 01, 2021

This technical update incorporates the policy guidance that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced September 14, 2021, regarding health-related grounds of inadmissibility in accordance with recently updated requirements issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The updated guidance requires applicants subject to the immigration medical examination to submit COVID-19 vaccination records before completion of immigration medical examinations conducted in the United States and overseas. This guidance became effective October 1, 2021.

8 USCIS-PM B.9 - Chapter 9 - Vaccination Requirement

9 USCIS-PM D.3 - Chapter 3 - Waiver of Immigrant Vaccination Requirement

September 14, 2021

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding health-related grounds of inadmissibility in accordance with recently updated requirements issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The updated guidance requires applicants subject to the immigration medical examination to submit COVID-19 vaccination records before completion of immigration medical examinations conducted in the United States and overseas. This guidance becomes effective October 1, 2021.

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8 USCIS-PM B.9 - Chapter 9 - Vaccination Requirement

9 USCIS-PM D.3 - Chapter 3 - Waiver of Immigrant Vaccination Requirement

May 11, 2021

This technical update replaces all instances of the term “alien” with “noncitizen” or other appropriate terms throughout the Policy Manual where possible, as used to refer to a person who meets the definition provided in INA 101(a)(3) [“any person not a citizen or national of the United States”].

1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures

2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants

6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants

7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status

8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility

9 USCIS-PM - Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief

10 USCIS-PM - Volume 10 - Employment Authorization

11 USCIS-PM - Volume 11 - Travel and Identity Documents

12 USCIS-PM - Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization

May 21, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating and incorporating relevant Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) content into the USCIS Policy Manual. As that process is ongoing, USCIS has moved any remaining AFM content to its corresponding USCIS Policy Manual Part, in PDF format, until relevant AFM content has been properly incorporated into the USCIS Policy Manual. To the extent that a provision in the USCIS Policy Manual conflicts with remaining AFM content or Policy Memoranda, the updated information in the USCIS Policy Manual prevails. To find remaining AFM content, see the crosswalk (PDF, 316.97 KB) between the AFM and the Policy Manual.

1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures

2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants

3 USCIS-PM - Volume 3 - Humanitarian Protection and Parole

4 USCIS-PM - Volume 4 - Refugees and Asylees

5 USCIS-PM - Volume 5 - Adoptions

6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants

7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status

8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility

9 USCIS-PM - Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief

11 USCIS-PM - Volume 11 - Travel and Identity Documents

12 USCIS-PM - Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization

October 08, 2019

This technical update replaces all instances of the term “foreign national” with “alien” throughout the Policy Manual as used to refer to a person who meets the definition provided in INA 101(a)(3) [“any person not a citizen or national of the United States”].

1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures

2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants

6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants

7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status

8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility

9 USCIS-PM - Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief

10 USCIS-PM - Volume 10 - Employment Authorization

11 USCIS-PM - Volume 11 - Travel and Identity Documents

12 USCIS-PM - Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization

May 03, 2019

This technical update removes references to sending documents to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by mail or fax. CDC now prefers all requests for waiver consultations and any subsequent notifications from USCIS to be communicated by email.

9 USCIS-PM D.2 - Chapter 2 - Waiver of Communicable Disease of Public Health Significance

9 USCIS-PM D.4 - Chapter 4 - Waiver of Physical or Mental Disorder Accompanied by Harmful Behavior

August 23, 2017

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance to address the general policies and procedures applicable to the adjudication of waivers of inadmissibility.

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9 USCIS-PM A - Part A - Waiver Policies and Procedures

October 21, 2016

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance on determinations of extreme hardship to qualifying relatives as required by certain statutory waiver provisions. This guidance becomes effective December 5, 2016.

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9 USCIS-PM B - Part B - Extreme Hardship

March 25, 2014

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing guidance on the fraud and willful misrepresentation grounds of inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) and the corresponding waiver under INA 212(i).

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8 USCIS-PM J - Part J - Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation

9 USCIS-PM F - Part F - Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation

January 28, 2014

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on the health-related grounds of inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(1) and corresponding waivers under INA 212(g).

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8 USCIS-PM B - Part B - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility

9 USCIS-PM D - Part D - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility

## Version History

No historical versions available.

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-                  Part A - Waiver Policies and Procedures               
-                  Part B - Extreme Hardship               
-                  Part C - Family Unity, Humanitarian Purposes, or Public or National Interest               
-                  Part D - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility               
-                  Part E - Criminal and Related Grounds of Inadmissibility               
-                  Part F - Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation               
-                  Part G - Unlawful Presence               
-                  Part H - Provisional Unlawful Presence               
-                  Part I - Immigrant Membership in Totalitarian Party               
-                  Part J - Alien Smuggling               
-                  Part K - Noncitizens Subject to Civil Penalty               
-                  Part L - Refugees and Asylees               
-                  Part M - Temporary Protected Status Applicants               
-                  Part N - Special Immigrant Juvenile Adjustment Applicants               
-                  Part O - Victims of Trafficking               
-                  Part P - Crime Victims               
-                  Part Q - Violence Against Women Act Applicants               
-                  Part R - Other Waivers and Provisions Overcoming Inadmissibility               
-                  Part S - Consent to Reapply               

Current as of April 11, 2024

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