On March 9, 2012, the USCIS held the Teleconference addressing new changes in how the USCIS is adjudicating Waivers of Inadmissibility (USCIS Form I-601).
These new changes are different from the announced earlier this year "Conditional Waiver" which is expected to take effect by the end of 2012.
However, procedural changes in adjudication of I-601 are expected to take effect as soon as end of spring - beginning summer 2012.
I've attended the Teleconference, and these are my brief notes.
(1) The filing fee will remain the same, US$585.
(2) Filing location for ALL I-601 will change. There will be one nationwide central filing location - a Lockbox in Phoenix, Arizona. All I-601 filed from within the USA or from abroad will be filed at the Lockbox in Phoenix.
(3) ALL I-601 petitions will be received in Phoenix and forwarded for adjudication to Nebraska (Nebraska Service Center).
(4) Goal is to reduce processing time to no more than 6 months.
(5) An applicant will be able to check case status for a pending I-601 petition online at uscis.gov website. And the USCIS will start publishing I-601 processing times.
(6) Procedures for requesting to expedite processing of the I-601 will remain the same. Military families are one of the examples of people who can request to expedite processing of the I-601 Waiver. (For more details see May 2011 USCIS Memo).
These changes are designed to lead to uniform and fast adjudication of all I-601 waivers. As USCIS reported, there are approximately 23,000 waivers filed every year with USCIS. Often, I-601 can take more than a year. With the new system of adjudication in place, I-601 processing should not take more than 6 months.
If you require assistance with preparing and filing of your Waiver of Inadmissibility (form I-601) or Permission to apply for readmission after Deportation (form I-212), you are welcome to contact our office and to schedule a telephone or Skype consultation. Please email at Attorney@law-visa-usa.com
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