Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States after Deportation or Removal

OMB No. 1615-0018; Exp. 06/30/2010

Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Instructions for I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for
Admission Into the United States After Deportation or Removal
Instructions

Submit application in duplicate.

Who May File This Form.
Persons Permitted to Reapply for Admission Without
Filing This Application.
1.

Persons who were excluded from admission and
removed or deported more than one year ago.

2.

Persons who voluntarily departed from the United States
without expense to the U.S. Government and without an
order of removal or deportation having been entered.

3.

Persons who have been outside the United States for five
successive years following their last removal or
deportation.

If you are in the United States and are applying for adjustment
of your status under section 245 of the INA, or are seeking to
be granted advance permission to reapply prior to your
departure from the United States, submit the application to the
USCIS District Director having jurisdiction over the place
where you are residing.

What Must Accompany Your Application.
1.

Attach all correspondence that you have in your
possession relating to your deportation or removal.

2.

If you have listed any relative under Item 18 on the form,
you must submit documentary evidence of your
relationship to that person. In addition, if such person is a
U.S. citizen, you must submit proof of his or her
citizenship. If he or she is not a U S. citizen, you must
furnish such person's full name, date and place of birth
and place of admission to the United States, and his or her
Alien Registration Number (A#), if known.

Where to Submit Your Application.
1.

2.

3.

If you are abroad and intend to apply for an immigrant
visa, submit the application to the District Director or
Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and
Citizenship Services (USCIS) of the district where your
removal or deportation proceedings were held, unless you
are concurrently applying for a waiver of inadmissibility
under section 212 (g), (h) or (i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA), as amended.
In the latter event, this application should be filed with the
American Consul with whom you are filing your
application for a waiver of the grounds of inadmissibility.
If you are abroad and intend to apply to an American
Consul for a nonimmigrant visa or a border crossing card,
this application should be filed with the American Consul
with whom you are also filing your application for a
nonimmigrant visa or border crossing card, if requested to
do so by the Consul.
If you are at a port of entry applying for admission into
the United States, submit the application to the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) field office
having jurisdiction over that port.

If you are in the United States and will file an application for
waiver under section 212 (g), (h) or(i) of the INA with an
American Consul, you should file this application and the
application for the waiver simultaneously with the American
Consul.

What Is the Filing Fee.
The filing fee for a Form I-212 is $545.00.
The fee cannot be refunded, regardless of the action taken on
the application. Do not mail cash. All fees must be
submitted in the exact amount.
Use the following guidelines when you prepare your check or
money order for the Form I-212 fee:
1. The check or money order must be drawn on a bank or
other financial institution located in the United States and
must be payable in U.S. currency; and
2.

Make the check or money order payable to U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, unless:
A. If you live in Guam and are filing your petition there,
make it payable to Treasurer, Guam.
B. If you live in the U.S. Virgin Islands and are filing
your petition there, make it payable to
Commissioner of Finance of the Virgin Islands.
C. If you live outside the United States, Guam, or the
U.S. Virgin Islands, contact the nearest U.S.
consulate or embassy for instructions on the method
of payment.

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NOTE: Please spell out U.S. Department of Homeland
Security; do not use the initials "USDHS" or "DHS."
Notice to Those Making Payment by Check. If you send us
a check, it will be converted into an electronic funds transfer
(EFT). This means we will copy your check and use the
account information on it to electronically debit your account
for the amount of the check. The debit from your account will
usually take 24 hours, and will be shown on your regular
account statement.
You will not receive your original check back. We will
destroy your original check, but we will keep a copy of it. If
the EFT cannot be processed for technical reasons, you
authorize us to process the copy in place of your original
check. If the EFT cannot be completed because of insufficient
funds, we may try to make the transfer up to two times.
How to Check If the Fees Are Correct.
The form fee on this form is current as of the edition date
appearing in the lower right corner of this page. However,
because USCIS fees change periodically, you can verify if the
fees are correct by following one of the steps below:
1. Visit our website at www.uscis.gov, select
"Immigration Forms" and check the appropriate fee;
2. Review the Fee Schedule included in your form
package, if you called us to request the form; or
3. Telephone our National Customer Service Center at
1-800-375-5283 and ask for the fee information.

Address Changes.
If you change your address and you have an application or
petition pending with USCIS, you may change your address
on-line at www.uscis.gov, click on "Change your address with
USCIS" and follow the prompts or by completing and mailing
Form AR-11, Alien's Change of Address Card, to:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Change of Address
P.O. Box 7134
London, KY 40742-7134
For commercial overnight or fast freight services only, mail
to:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Change of Address
1084-I South Laurel Road
London, KY 40744

Processing Information.
Acceptance. Any application that is not signed or
accompanied by the correct fee will be rejected with a notice
that the application is deficient. You may correct the
deficiency and resubmit the application. However, an
application is not considered properly filed until accepted by
USCIS.
Initial Processing. Once the application has been accepted, it
will be checked for completeness, including submission of the
required initial evidence. If you do not completely fill out the
form or file it without the required initial evidence, you will
not establish a basis for eligibility and we may deny your
application.
Requests for More Information. We may request more
information or evidence, or we may request that you appear at
a USCIS office for an interview. We may also request that
you submit the originals of any copy. We will return these
originals when they are no longer needed.
Decision. The decision on the Form I-212 involves a
determination of whether you have established eligibility for
the requested benefit. You will be notified of the decision in
writing.

USCIS Forms and Information.
To order USCIS forms, call our toll-free number at
1-800-870-3676. You can also get USCIS forms and
information on immigration laws, regulations and procedures
by telephoning our National Customer Service Center at
1-800-375-5283 or visiting our internet website at www.uscis.
gov.
As an altenative to waiting in line for assistance at your local
USCIS office, you can now schedule an appointment through
our internet-based system, InfoPass. To access the system,
visit our website. Use the InfoPass appointment scheduler and
follow the screen prompts to set up your appointment.
InfoPass generates an electronic appointment notice that
appears on the screen.

Penalties.
If you knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material
fact or submit a false document with this Form I-212, we will
deny the Form I-212 and may deny any other immigration
benefit.
In addition, you will face severe penalties provided by law and
may be subject to criminal prosecution.

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Privacy Act Notice.
We ask for the information on this form, and associated
evidence, to determine if you have established eligibility for
the immigration benefit for which you are filing. Our legal
right to ask for this information can be found in the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. We may
provide this information to other government agencies.
Failure to provide this information, and any requested
evidence, may delay a final decision or result in denial of
your Form I-212.

Paperwork Reduction Act.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information
collection and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number. The public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated at two hours per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
completing and submitting the form. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, to: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue, N.W., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529.
OMB No. 1615-0018. Do not mail your application to this
address.

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