All non-immigrant visas have a specified validity period contingent to the purpose of the visit. The US tourists visa can be for a few months, while the student visa may be valid until the end of the course.

Before the allowable period of stay lapses, he or she must leave immediately to avoid deportation or removal. During the time he or she illegally remains in the United States, he or she is “overstaying”.

The US Immigration law is very strict when it comes to person guilty of overstaying. The sanction to be imposed is contingent to the length of illegal stay. If unlawfully present for more than 180 days but less than a year, inadmissible for 3 years; but if the overstay lasted for more than one year the sanction is inadmissibility for ten years.

I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility. The I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, will not prevent one from being removed after having been found guilty of overstaying. However, once approved, the issue of overstaying will no longer bar the applicant from requesting for an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.

How to apply for I-601?

The applications for I-601 are received and processed by the designated USCIS Center. The application must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee and the supporting documents. The fee to be mailed must be exact and in the form of money order or check payable in US currency. Decisions on every application are always be in writing.

Only the grounds and events disclosed in the application can be waived upon approval of the I-601. If not all the grounds were stated, the person may still apply for another waiver especially for the remaining grounds. He or has to pay filing fee for the subsequent request.

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