I-601 Waivers of Inadmissibility

The Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility, is used by applicants for immigrant visas, non-immigrant fiancé visas, V visas, and adjustment of status to request a waiver of the following grounds of inadmissibility in the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA):

• Section 212(a)(1) – health-related grounds;
• Section 212(a)(2) – criminal and related grounds,
• Section 212(a)(3)(D) - immigrant membership in a totalitarian party;
• Section 212(a)(6)(C) – misrepresentation in immigration matters;
• Section 212(a)(6)(E) - smugglers;
• Section 212(a)(6)(F) - subject to civil penalty;
• Section 212(a)(9)(B) – unlawful presence in the U.S. for at least 180 days, beginning on or after April 1, 1997, followed by departure from the U.S.