Waivers (I-601 and I-212)

I-601 Waiver

The most common waiver clients are searching for is the I-601 waiver for inadmissibility.  The typical scenario is that a foreign national arrived years ago without documentation and they find their love and marry or are engaged to a US citizen.  What next?  The process can be complicated because, in most cases, to become ‘legal’ the foreign national must return to their home country and submit a waiver to overcome their inadmissibility for being unlawfully present in the US for many years.  When they leave the United States, they have triggered a bar to reentry and this can only be overcome with a successful waiver application.  Therefore, it can be risky to leave the United States without being prepared for the waiver application and the consequences of the delay and potential denial of the waiver application.

Before retaining your attorney, inquire as to whether or not he or she has represented clients with waivers in the past and if they have experience with your country.  From experience, the firm has seen attorney legal fees for waivers vary from $500-$7500+.  You must examine how much experience the firm has with waivers and how that corresponds with the service they will provide.  Not all immigration attorneys have the same experience with waivers.

The Law Office of Ruby L. Powers has experience with many successful I-601 waivers and has worked on waivers with the following countries: Mexico, Romania, Japan, Nigeria, England, and Honduras.

I-212 Waiver

Will be updated soon.