What supporting evidence must be submitted with the immigration Form I-601 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility?
If you were to Google the phrase "I-601 Waiver" thousands of websites would appear for immigration attorneys, and other immigration professionals, advertising their services.
Immigration attorneys charge - on average - $5,000.00 to prepare the I-610 Waiver package. One nationwide immigration law firm charges $10,000.00 for the same service.
What if? What if you had the chance to look at the actual I-601 Waiver checklist used by top immigration law firms? You would find that preparing an I-601 Waiver package is simpler than you think. Moreover, there are cheaper alternatives to using immigration law firms.
Well, here it is. The secret is out. The following is the actual list of requirements – used by immigration law firms – for the I-601 Waiver package:
Form I-601 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility.
Form G-325A, Biographic Information
Extreme Hardship Letter
Country Report on living condition in the applicant home country
Cover sheet with the title: "Extreme Medical Hardship" (if applicable) with copies attached.
Cover Sheet with the title: "Extreme Financial Hardships" with copies attached.
Cover Sheet with the title: "Extreme Educational Hardships" with copies attached.
Cover Sheet with the title: "Other Extreme Hardships" with copies attached.
Cover Sheet with the title: "Qualifying Relatives Family Ties to the United States" with copies attached.
Cover Sheet with the title: "Evidence of Qualifying Relatives Relationship to the Applicant" with copies attached.
Cover Sheet with the title: "Supporting Letters of Recommendation by Family Friends" with letters attached.
Five (5) family photographs 8" x 10" (the 8"x10" size is required by the immigration service)
Where can I obtain the immigration forms?
For both the I-601 Waiver form and the G-325A, go to http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis then go to "Forms," then go to Form I-601 or G-325A
What if I just wanted professional help to prepare the Extreme Hardship letter?
The Extreme Hardship Letter is the most important attachment to the I-601 Waiver. It is your story as to how you are going to suffer if your spouse, or child, was to be barred from returning to the United States for 10 years. The following firm offers the preparation of just the Extreme Hardship letter for $495.00
http://www.immigrationcountryreports.com/
or call (847) 924-2833
Where can I purchase a "Country Report" on living conditions in the country to which the qualifying relative would relocate?
If you just need the immigration country report, the same firm sells this required report for only $9.99
http://www.immigrationcountryreports.com/
or call (847) 924-2833
What paperwork is attached to the Cover Sheets?
"Cover Sheets" are important because it helps the reviewing immigration officer make sense of the evidence included with the I-601 Waiver.
Immigration officer hate it when an I-601 Waiver package are not properly organized. Imagine being an immigration officer given a 5" to 10" thick pile of paperwork and then he has to make head or tails out of it. He may just place your I-601 Package aside and look at another one that is more organized.
For instance, if there is an Extreme Medical Hardship, the items that should be attached to the "Extreme Medical Hardship" are 1) letter by your doctor detailing what the medical condition is and what treatment is being administered, and 2) copies of medical records. In the case of "Qualifying Relatives Family Ties in the United States," the items that should be attached to that cover sheet are copies of your family's birth certificates, Naturalization Certificates, and/or Permanent Resident Cards.