Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief

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class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/scams-fraud-and-misconduct/avoid-scams/common-scams" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Common Scams</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/scams-fraud-and-misconduct/avoid-scams/find-legal-services" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Find Legal Services</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/scams-fraud-and-misconduct/avoid-scams/report-immigration-scams" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Report Immigration Scams</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/about-us/careers-at-uscis" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Careers at USCIS</h3></a> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li 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class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-group"> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Most Accessed Forms</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-9" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-485" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-765" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-765, Application for Employment Authorization</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-90" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/n-400" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">N-400, Application for Naturalization</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Family Based Forms</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-129f" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-130" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-130, Petition for Alien Relative</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-360" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-600" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-751" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/forms/all-forms" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">All Forms</h3></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/file-online" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">File Online</h3></a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Employment Based Forms</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-129" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-140" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-526" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-539" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Humanitarian Based Forms</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-589" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-730" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-821" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item level-1"> <button class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link " aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="menu-4153" type="button"><span class="usa-nav__link__title">Newsroom</span></button> <div id="menu-4153" class="usa-nav__submenu usa-megamenu" hidden> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-title"><div class="desktop:grid-col-3"><div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"><a href="/newsroom" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h2 class="nav__submenu-item-parent-heading">Newsroom</h2></a></div></div></div> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-group"> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/newsroom/all-news" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">All News</h3></a> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/newsroom/alerts" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Alerts</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/news/all-news/fact-sheets" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Fact Sheets</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/newsroom/news-releases" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">News Releases</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/newsroom/media-contacts" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Media Contacts</h3></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/newsroom/video-and-photo-gallery" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Multimedia Gallery</h3></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/newsroom/social-media-directory" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Social Media Directory</h3></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/newsroom/speeches-statements-testimony" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Speeches, Statements, Testimony</h3></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item level-1"> <button class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link " aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="menu-88387" type="button"><span class="usa-nav__link__title">Citizenship</span></button> <div id="menu-88387" class="usa-nav__submenu usa-megamenu" hidden> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-title"><div class="desktop:grid-col-3"><div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"><a href="/citizenship" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h2 class="nav__submenu-item-parent-heading">Citizenship</h2></a></div></div></div> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-group"> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Learners</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/apply-for-citizenship" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Apply for Citizenship</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Learn About Citizenship</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/find-study-materials-and-resources" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Naturalization Test and Study Resources</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Educators</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/resources-for-educational-programs/educational-products-for-educators-and-program-administrators" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Educational Products for Educators</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/resources-for-educational-programs" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Resources for Educational Programs</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/resources-for-educational-programs/register-for-training" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Teacher Training Sessions</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Organizations</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/outreach-tools" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Outreach Tools</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship-resource-center/naturalization-related-data-and-statistics" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Naturalization-Related Data and Statistics</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Grants</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship-resource-center/civic-assimilation/learn-about-the-citizenship-and-assimilation-grant-program/success-stories-from-grant-recipients" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Success Stories from Grant Recipients</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item level-1"> <button class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link " aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="menu-42293" type="button"><span class="usa-nav__link__title">Green Card</span></button> <div id="menu-42293" class="usa-nav__submenu usa-megamenu" hidden> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-title"><div class="desktop:grid-col-3"><div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"><a href="/green-card" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h2 class="nav__submenu-item-parent-heading">Green Card</h2></a></div></div></div> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-group"> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Green Card Processes and Procedures</h3></a> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/adjustment-of-status" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Adjustment of Status</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/green-card/after-we-grant-your-green-card" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">After We Grant Your Green Card</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/employment-authorization-document" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Employment Authorization Document</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/visa-availability-and-priority-dates" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Visa Availability and Priority Dates</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/green-card/green-card-eligibility-categories" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Green Card Eligibility Categories</h3></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a 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href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-245/section-245.23">8 CFR 245.23</a> - Adjustment of noncitizens in T nonimmigrant classification</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1367&num=0&edition=prelim">8 U.S.C. 1367</a> - Penalties for disclosure of information</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1154&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 204(l)</a> - Surviving relative consideration for certain petitions and applications</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1157&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 207(c)(3)</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-207/section-207.3">8 CFR 207.3</a> - Waivers of grounds of inadmissibility for refugees</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1157&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 207</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-207">8 CFR 207</a> - Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1159&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 209(c)</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-209/section-209.1">8 CFR 209.1(f)</a> - Adjustment of status for refugees and asylees - waiver of inadmissibility</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1159&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 209</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-209">8 CFR 209</a> - Adjustment of status of refugees and asylees</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1160&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 210(c)(2)(B)(i)</a> - Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility for special agricultural workers</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1160&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 210</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-210">8 CFR 210</a> - Special agricultural workers</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1181&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 211</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-211">8 CFR 211</a> - Admission of immigrants into the United States</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(a)(1)</a> - Health-related grounds</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(a)(3)</a> - Security and related grounds of inadmissibility</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i)</a> - Illegal entrants and immigration violators - misrepresentation</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(a)(9)(B)(v)</a> - Waiver of the 3-year or 10-year unlawful presence bar</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(d)(13)</a>; <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212/section-212.18">8 CFR 212.18</a> - Waivers of inadmissibility</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(d)(14)</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212#212.17">8 CFR 212.17</a> - Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility for U nonimmigrants</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(d)(3)</a> - Nonimmigrant waiver of inadmissibility</p> </div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(d)(3)(A)(ii)</a>; <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212/section-212.18">8 CFR 212.18</a> - Waivers of inadmissibility</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(g)</a> - Bond and conditions for admission of alien excludable on health-related grounds</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(h)(1)(B)</a> - Waiver for certain criminal and related grounds</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212(i)</a> - Admission of immigrant excludable for fraud or willful misrepresentation of material fact</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 212</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212">8 CFR 212</a> - Excludable aliens</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1184&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 214</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-214">8 CFR 214</a> - Admission of nonimmigrants</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1254a&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 244(c)(2)</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-244/section-244.3">8 CFR 244.3</a> - Temporary protected status - applicability and waiver of grounds of inadmissibility</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1254a&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 244</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-244">8 CFR 244</a> - Temporary protected status</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1255&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 245(l)(2)</a> - Waivers for adjustment of status for victims of trafficking</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1255&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 245</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-245">8 CFR 245</a> - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1255a&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 245A(d)(2)(B)(i)</a> - Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility for certain adjustment of status entrants before January 1, 1982</p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1255a&num=0&edition=prelim">INA 245A</a>, <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-245a">8 CFR 245a</a> - Adjustment of status of certain entrants before January 1, 1982 to that of person admitted for lawful residence</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__container"> <div class="pm-resource__header">Forms</div> <div class="pm-resource__data"> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-1 pm-resources-block_1 js-view-dom-id-02f313bc12d60f2f85a75dde5de08d8d696902f715c6a5fb4d7d82378c7d8db8 hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/g-1055" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="944bb8d1-cae6-467c-96b4-979e03f8ca66" data-entity-substitution="canonical">G-1055, Fee Schedule</a></p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/node/41152">G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/i-130">I-130, Petition for Alien Relative</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/node/41170">I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant</a></p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/node/41191">I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal</a></p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/i-360">I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/i-485">I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status</a></p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/i-601">I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility</a></p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/i-601a">I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver</a></p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/i-602">I-602, Application by Refugee for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability</a></p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/i-690">I-690, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Act</a></p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/node/41223">I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record</a></p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/node/44131">I-864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA</a></p></div> </div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a href="/i-914">I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__container"> <div class="pm-resource__header">Other Materials</div> <div class="pm-resource__data"> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-1 pm-resources-block_1 js-view-dom-id-5d2e38447a4fd1d0ade786f5b95ed4449cc9d900653874712f1e85585876f8af hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <div class="row-data pm-resources"> <div class=""><p><a data-entity-substitution="media" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="837656db-38a5-4ce9-a548-27a2b09d6b57" data-lang="en" href="/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-resources/HowToUseTheUSCISPolicyManualWebsite.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=3130835">How to Use the USCIS Policy Manual Website</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="appendices" class="tabcontent tabcontent--appendices hidden"> <div class="pm-resource__container"> <h2>Appendices</h2> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-2 pm-resources-block_2 js-view-dom-id-32b4ee8e42427b50c2948416890e6b21887a9105e19152309a1a661cf5ebfa24 hide-view-label"> <div class="pm-resources empty"><p>No <em class="placeholder">appendices</em> available at this time.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="updates" class="tabcontent tabcontent--updates hidden"> <h2>Updates</h2> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-3 pm-resources-block_3 js-view-dom-id-796ffef19b1dd3aadcbd4c81c90df18a27f4c58502776c5057c3312f3071882c hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">Technical Update - Replacing the Term "Noncitizen"</div> <div><br><time datetime="2025-02-26T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">February 26, 2025</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>This technical update replaces all instances of the term “noncitizen” with “alien” 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”], and makes other technical and conforming changes.</p></div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-1bd0c551d07d9967e164f6c9f7e7f9cd52ad21f14919edda971281ae66e8c39d hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-1"><span class="citation">1 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-2"><span class="citation">2 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 3 - Humanitarian Protection and Parole</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-4"><span class="citation">4 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 4 - Refugees and Asylees</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-5"><span class="citation">5 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 5 - Adoptions</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-6"><span class="citation">6 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 6 - Immigrants</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-7"><span class="citation">7 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-8"><span class="citation">8 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 8 - Admissibility</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-10"><span class="citation">10 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 10 - Employment Authorization</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-11"><span class="citation">11 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 11 - Travel and Identity Documents</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-12"><span class="citation">12 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">POLICY ALERT - T Nonimmigrant Status for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons</div> <div><br><time datetime="2024-10-23T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">October 23, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to incorporate changes from the Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T” Nonimmigrant Status Final Rule (T Final Rule), including updated citations, new definitions, and clarifications.</p></div> <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20241023-VictimsOfTrafficking.pdf" title="Select to read more about T Nonimmigrant Status for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons" class="btn btn--anchor">Read More</a> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-31200c0c6c3a3d283b1369c1127afe1eb92158ca30b9b30e2bc34568bf058f02 hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-1"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.1</span> - <span>Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-2"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.2</span> - <span>Chapter 2 - Eligibility Requirements</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-3"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.3</span> - <span>Chapter 3 - Documentation and Evidence for Principal Applicants</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-4"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.4</span> - <span>Chapter 4 - Family Members</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-5"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.5</span> - <span>Chapter 5 - Documentation and Evidence for Family Members</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-6"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.6</span> - <span>Chapter 6 - Bona Fide Determinations</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-7"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.7</span> - <span>Chapter 7 - Adjudication</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-8"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.8</span> - <span>Chapter 8 - Annual Cap and Waiting List</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-9"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.9</span> - <span>Chapter 9 - Applicants in Removal Proceedings</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-10"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.10</span> - <span>Chapter 10 - Duration and Extensions of Status</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-11"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.11</span> - <span>Chapter 11 - Federal Benefits and Work Authorization</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-12"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.12</span> - <span>Chapter 12 - Travel Outside the United States</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b-chapter-13"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B.13</span> - <span>Chapter 13 - Revocation of Status</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-o-chapter-2"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM O.2</span> - <span>Chapter 2 - Waivers for Victims of Trafficking</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-o-chapter-3"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM O.3</span> - <span>Chapter 3 - INA 212(d)(13) Waivers</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-o-chapter-5"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM O.5</span> - <span>Chapter 5 - Waivers for T Nonimmigrants Applying for Adjustment of Status</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-o-chapter-6"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM O.6</span> - <span>Chapter 6 - Adjudication and Post-Adjudication Matters</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">POLICY ALERT - T Nonimmigrant Status for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons</div> <div><br><time datetime="2021-10-20T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">October 20, 2021</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20211020-VictimsOfTrafficking.pdf" title="Select to read more about T Nonimmigrant Status for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons" class="btn btn--anchor">Read More</a> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-8ef0b9be5e9ae550fed659576a45c1367244126a73d9242538d5c22a14625f35 hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3-part-b"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM B</span> - <span>Part B - Victims of Trafficking</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-o"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM O</span> - <span>Part O - Victims of Trafficking</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">Technical Update - Implementation of COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Immigration Medical Examination</div> <div><br><time datetime="2021-10-01T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">October 01, 2021</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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.</p> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-b607e0c82a319462ca05d11aa5613bfc83391ce7b53cd05d0e69fe50df22178d hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-8-part-b-chapter-9"><span class="citation">8 USCIS-PM B.9</span> - <span>Chapter 9 - Vaccination Requirement</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-d-chapter-3"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM D.3</span> - <span>Chapter 3 - Waiver of Immigrant Vaccination Requirement</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">POLICY ALERT - COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Immigration Medical Examination</div> <div><br><time datetime="2021-09-14T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">September 14, 2021</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20210914-COVIDVaccinationRequirement.pdf" title="Select to read more about COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Immigration Medical Examination" class="btn btn--anchor">Read More</a> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-9f10b7ad59e6edb33084afdbefb7acef7a680fc1047c23cb189aabe456b40f01 hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-8-part-b-chapter-9"><span class="citation">8 USCIS-PM B.9</span> - <span>Chapter 9 - Vaccination Requirement</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-d-chapter-3"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM D.3</span> - <span>Chapter 3 - Waiver of Immigrant Vaccination Requirement</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">Technical Update - Replacing the Term “Alien”</div> <div><br><time datetime="2021-05-11T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">May 11, 2021</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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”].</p> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-0a29ef9a3e31b12df5fb4cc96831fe31dc47438f17f7918967209e6ad6fab7f1 hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-1"><span class="citation">1 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-2"><span class="citation">2 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-6"><span class="citation">6 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 6 - Immigrants</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-7"><span class="citation">7 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-8"><span class="citation">8 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 8 - Admissibility</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-10"><span class="citation">10 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 10 - Employment Authorization</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-11"><span class="citation">11 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 11 - Travel and Identity Documents</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-12"><span class="citation">12 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">Technical Update - Moving the Adjudicator’s Field Manual Content into the USCIS Policy Manual</div> <div><br><time datetime="2020-05-21T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">May 21, 2020</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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 <a data-entity-substitution="media" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="349de2b5-990b-4b61-b780-2eb4c0ed58cf" href="/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-afm/afm-pmcrosswalk.pdf">crosswalk</a> between the AFM and the Policy Manual.</p> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-2f09f53c17d9b44a7eeb43433bdeb298892034d094e5c3e5c90a14dc0fb6a3b5 hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-1"><span class="citation">1 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-2"><span class="citation">2 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-3"><span class="citation">3 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 3 - Humanitarian Protection and Parole</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-4"><span class="citation">4 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 4 - Refugees and Asylees</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-5"><span class="citation">5 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 5 - Adoptions</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-6"><span class="citation">6 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 6 - Immigrants</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-7"><span class="citation">7 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-8"><span class="citation">8 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 8 - Admissibility</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-11"><span class="citation">11 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 11 - Travel and Identity Documents</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-12"><span class="citation">12 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">Technical Update - Replacing the Term “Foreign National”</div> <div><br><time datetime="2019-10-08T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">October 08, 2019</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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”].</p></div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-e39e0b12d9737ec4973f0f71d730d5e29449210f39a9fb9b9b5c692f6bf49794 hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-1"><span class="citation">1 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-2"><span class="citation">2 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-6"><span class="citation">6 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 6 - Immigrants</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-7"><span class="citation">7 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-8"><span class="citation">8 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 8 - Admissibility</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-10"><span class="citation">10 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 10 - Employment Authorization</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-11"><span class="citation">11 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 11 - Travel and Identity Documents</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-12"><span class="citation">12 USCIS-PM</span> - <span>Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">Technical Update - Communicating with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</div> <div><br><time datetime="2019-05-03T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">May 03, 2019</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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.</p></div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-e22a3505b675c0dbff55032c06c6aeeae07d111c7dac5091bbae587959665fe1 hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-d-chapter-2"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM D.2</span> - <span>Chapter 2 - Waiver of Communicable Disease of Public Health Significance</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-d-chapter-4"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM D.4</span> - <span>Chapter 4 - Waiver of Physical or Mental Disorder Accompanied by Harmful Behavior</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">POLICY ALERT - Waiver Policies and Procedures</div> <div><br><time datetime="2017-08-23T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">August 23, 2017</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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.</p></div> <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20170823-Waivers.pdf" title="Select to read more about Waiver Policies and Procedures" class="btn btn--anchor">Read More</a> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-9bc6836863550fe25a155071ff0114e05bc94991cb360bb03da1cafd8f21159b hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-a"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM A</span> - <span>Part A - Waiver Policies and Procedures</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">POLICY ALERT - Determining Extreme Hardship</div> <div><br><time datetime="2016-10-21T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">October 21, 2016</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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.</p></div> <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20161021-ExtremeHardship.pdf" title="Select to read more about Determining Extreme Hardship" class="btn btn--anchor">Read More</a> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-62bb928f0af6f02d177df58e9ff58edf4277af3bca40009f5f9d73f0ca5c7ed2 hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-b"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM B</span> - <span>Part B - Extreme Hardship</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">POLICY ALERT - Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation Grounds of Inadmissibility</div> <div><br><time datetime="2014-03-25T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">March 25, 2014</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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).</p></div> <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20140325-FraudMisrepInadmissibilityAndWaiver.pdf" title="Select to read more about Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation Grounds of Inadmissibility" class="btn btn--anchor">Read More</a> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-8b0e42f912306182145af77a0d4db2f558be9f58ae9baf898c0bec21da1d0cfe hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-8-part-j"><span class="citation">8 USCIS-PM J</span> - <span>Part J - Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-f"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM F</span> - <span>Part F - Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-data "> <div class="pm-updates"> <div class="pm-resource__header"> <div class="pm-resource__update_header">POLICY ALERT - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility and Waivers</div> <div><br><time datetime="2014-01-28T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">January 28, 2014</time> </div> </div> <div class="pm-resource__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field__item"><p>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).</p></div> <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20140128-HealthRelatedInadmissibilityAndWaivers.pdf" title="Select to read more about Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility and Waivers" class="btn btn--anchor">Read More</a> </div> <div class="pm-resource__associated_pages"> <div class="pm-resource__associated_page__heading">Affected Sections</div> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="container container--views pm-resources block-5 pm-resources-block_5 js-view-dom-id-e4c990e3916ccac7ed1c4f8fe7405876f5890cdb6a5c3f29329fbe7d79097f9e hide-view-label"> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-8-part-b"><span class="citation">8 USCIS-PM B</span> - <span>Part B - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility</span></a></p><p class="affected-sections"><a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-d"><span class="citation">9 USCIS-PM D</span> - <span>Part D - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="page-versions-71224" class="tabcontent tabcontent--versions hidden" data-cnt="0" data-error="Unable to load the content at this time." data-id="71224"> <h2>Version History</h2> <p>No historical versions available.</p> </div> </section> <span id="hidden-resources" class="hidden"></span> <span id="hidden-appendices" class="hidden"></span> <span id="hidden-updates" class="hidden"></span> <span id="hidden-versions" class="hidden">0</span> <nav class="nav-sub-tree" aria-labelledby="nav-sub-tree-label"> <div class="visually-hidden" id="nav-sub-tree-label">Page sub tree links</div> <ul class="book-tree-toc"> <li class="menu__item "> <div class="link-wrap"> <a href="/policy-manual/volume-9-part-a" hreflang="en"> Part 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