Inadmissibility
ALIEN SMUGGLING INADMISSIBILITY
Last Updated: December 24, 2024INA §212(d)(11) Waiver Factors Once a person has met these requirements, she then must convince the adjudicator to grant the waiver because of one or more of the following grounds: NO WAIVER EXISTS FOR SOMEONE WHO • assisted someone other than, or in addition to, her own son/daughter, parent, or spouse; • seeks to immigrate...
UNLAWFUL PRESENCE BARS
Last Updated: December 24, 2024What Are the Three- and Ten-Year Bars? The three- and ten-year bars were created as part of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) of 1996. Incorporated into section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the statute imposes re-entry bars on immigrants who accrue “unlawful presence” in the United States, leave...
WAIVER OF DRUG ABUSE & ADDICTION
Last Updated: December 24, 2024Waiver of Drug Abuse and Addiction A. Adjustment of Status and Immigrant Visa Applicants In general, no waiver is available for adjustment of status and immigrant visa applicants who are found inadmissible because of drug abuse or drug addiction.[1] B. Remission Although a waiver is unavailable for health-related inadmissibility due to drug abuse or addiction, an applicant may still overcome this inadmissibility...
Waiver of Immigrant Vaccination Requirement
Last Updated: December 24, 2024Waiver of Immigrant Vaccination Requirement A. General An applicant seeking an immigrant visa at a U.S. consulate or an applicant seeking adjustment of status in the United States who is found inadmissible for not being vaccinated may be eligible for the following waivers: Each of these waivers has its own requirements. Unlike some other waivers, no qualifying relative is required for the applicant to be eligible for a...
WAIVER OF MEDICAL OR MENTAL DISORDER
Last Updated: December 24, 2024Waiver of Physical or Mental Disorder Policy Manual Volume 9 – Waivers and Other Forms of Relief Part D – Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility Chapter 4 – Waiver of Physical or Mental Disorder Accompanied by Harmful Behavior 1. Qualifying Relationship Unlike waivers for communicable diseases of public health significance, waivers for physical or mental disorders with associated...