USCIS has just revised Form I-601, the Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility in order to make the form easier for applicants to complete. In the new form, applicants can select from a list of grounds of inadmissibility presented on the form itself, and can mark all grounds that apply in order to request a waiver. Additionally, the form also includes a section where applicants can describe in their own narrative the reasons why they believe they are inadmissible. Previously, information about grounds of inaccessibility could only be found in the form’s accompanying instructions.

The new Form I-601, and its instructions, are available at the USCIS website. USCIS additionally notes that filing fees may be waived in individual cases when an individual is unable to pay, only in instances where the individual is either an alien in valid T or U nonimmigrant status, an approved VAWA self-petitioner, or an alien seeking adjustment of status to whom section 212(a)(4) does not apply (this alien is not required to prove that he or she is not likely to become a public charge).