22 Feb 2012
Alert: I-601 Provisional Waiver Is Not in Effect
"USCIS is considering changes that would allow
certain immediate relatives (the spouse, children or parents of a U.S.
citizen) who can demonstrate extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen spouse
or parent to receive a provisional waiver of the unlawful presence bars
before leaving the United States.
These procedures are not in effect and will not be available to potential applicants until USCIS publishes a final rule in the Federal Register specifying the effective date. USCIS plans to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the coming months and will consider all comments received as part of that process before publishing a final rule.
These procedures are not in effect and will not be available to potential applicants until USCIS publishes a final rule in the Federal Register specifying the effective date. USCIS plans to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the coming months and will consider all comments received as part of that process before publishing a final rule.
- Do not send an application requesting a provisional waiver at this time. USCIS will reject any application requesting this new process and we will return the application package and any related fees to the applicant. USCIS cannot accept applications until a final rule is issued and the process change becomes effective.
- Be aware that some unauthorized practitioners of immigration law may wrongly claim they can currently file a provisional waiver application (Form I-601) for you. These same individuals may ask you to pay them to file such forms although the process is not yet in place. Please avoid such scams. USCIS wants you to learn the facts about protecting yourself and your family against scammers by visiting uscis.gov/avoidscams.
If
you already have an immigrant visa interview with the U.S. Department
of State, we strongly encourage you to attend. The Department of State
may cancel your immigrant visa registration if you fail to appear at
this interview." - USCIS, Feb. 22, 2012.