I-601 Application for Waiver of Ground of Excludability

OMB No. 1615-0029; Expires 02/29/08

I-601, Application for Waiver
of Grounds of Inadmissibility

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

Do not write in this block. For Government use only.
Fee Stamp

212 (a) (6)

212 (a) (1)
212 (a) (2)
212 (a) (3)
TPS Applicant:

212 (a) (9)
(specify ground(s))

A. Information about applicant
1. Family Name (Surname In CAPS)

11. Applicant was previously in the United States, as follows:
(First)

(Middle)

2. Address (Number and Street)

(Apartment Number)

3. (Town or City)

(Zip/Postal Code)

(State/Country)

Telephone Number
4. Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

City and State

From (Date)

To (Date)

Immigration Status

E-Mail Address
5. USCIS File Number
A-

6. City/Province-State of Birth
7a. Country of Birth

8. Date of Visa Application

7b. Country of
Citizenship/Nationality
9. Visa Applied for at:

10. Reason for Inadmissibility: (Please include a statement explaining the acts,
convictions, and medical conditions that make you inadmissible. If you
seek a waiver of inadmissibility because you have a Class A Tuberculosis
condition (as per HHS regulations), you must complete page 3 of this
form. If you seek a waiver because you have a HIV infection, you must
complete page 4 of this form. Applicants with physical or mental disorders
must attach the information requested in the instructions.)

12. Applicant's U.S. Social Security Number (if any)

B. Information about relative, through whom applicant claims
eligibility for a waiver
1. Family Name (Surname in CAPS)
2. Address (Number and Street)

Telephone Number

Initial receipt

Resubmitted

5. Immigration Status

Relocated
Received

Copy

(Zip/Postal Code)
E-Mail Address

4. Relationship to Applicant

FOR USCIS USE ONLY. DO
NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA.

(Middle)
(Apartment Number)

(State)

3. (Town or City)

(First)

Completed
Sent

Approved Denied Returned

Form I-601 (Rev. 07/30/07)Y

C. Information about applicant's other relatives in the United
States (List only U.S. citizens and permanent residents)
1. Family Name (Surname in CAPS)

(First)

(Apartment Number)

3. (Town or City)

(Zip/Postal Code)

4. Relationship to Applicant

5. Immigration Status

1. Family Name (Surname in CAPS)

(First)

(Middle)

2. Address (Number and Street)

(Apartment Number)

3. (Town or City)

(Zip/Postal Code)

(State)

4. Relationship to Applicant

5. Immigration Status

1. Family Name (Surname in CAPS)

(First)

(Middle)

2. Address (Number and Street)

(Apartment Number)

3. (Town or City)

(Zip/Postal Code)

(State)

4. Relationship to Applicant

Date

(Middle)

2. Address (Number and Street)
(State)

Preparer's Address

5. Immigration Status

Applicant's Signature and Certification.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that this
application and the evidence submitted with it are all true and correct to the best
of my knowledge and abilities. I authorize the release of any information from
my records that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) needs
to determine my eligibility for this waiver.

Signature of Applicant or Qualified Relative / Legal Guardian

Date

Preparer's Signature and Certification.
I declare that this document was prepared by me at the request of the applicant
or qualified relative/legal guardian of the applicant, and it is based on all
information of which I have knowledge and/or was provided to me by the above
named person in response to the exact questions contained on this form. I have
not knowingly withheld any information.

Preparer's Signature

Date

Copy

Form I-601 (Rev. 07/30/07)Y Page 2

To Be Completed for Applicants With Class A
Tuberculosis Condition (As Per HHS Regulations).
A. Statement by Applicant

C. Applicant's Sponsor in the United States

Upon admission to the United States I will:
1. Go directly to the physician or health facility named in
Section B;
2. Present all X-rays used in the visa medical examination to
substantiate diagnosis;
3. Submit to such examinations, treatment, isolation, and
medical regimen as may be required; and
4. Remain under the prescribed treatment or observation,
whether on inpatient or outpatient basis, until discharged.

Arrange for medical care of the applicant and have the physician
complete Section B.
If medical care will be provided by a physician who checked Box 2
or 3, in Section B, have Section D completed by the local or State
Health Officer who has jurisdiction in the United States area where
the applicant plans to reside.
If medical care will be provided by a physician who checked Box
4, in Section B, forward this form directly to the military facility at
the address provided in Section B.
Address in the United States where the alien plans to reside:

Signature of Applicant
Address (Number and Street)

(Apt #)

Date
City, State and Zip Code

B. Statement by Physician or Health Facility
(May be executed by a private physician, health department or
other public or private health facility, or military hospital.)
I agree to supply any treatment or observation necessary for the
proper management of the alien's tuberculosis condition.
I agree to submit Form CDC 75.18, "Report on Alien with
Tuberculosis Waiver," to the health officer named in Section D:

D. Endorsement of Local or State Health Officer
Endorsement signifies recognition of the physician or facility for
the purpose of providing care for tuberculosis. If the facility or
physician who signed his or her name in Section B is not in your
health jurisdiction and not familiar to you, you may want to contact
the health officer responsible for the jurisdiction of the facility or
physician prior to endorsing.

1. Within 30 days of the alien's reporting for care, indicating
presumptive diagnosis, test results, and plans for future
care of the alien; or

Endorsed by: Signature of Health Officer

2. 30 days after receiving Form CDC 75.18, if the alien has
not reported.

Date

Satisfactory financial arrangements have been made. (This
statement does not relieve the alien from submitting evidence, as
required by consul, to establish that the alien is not likely to
become a public charge.)
I represent (enter an "X" in the appropriate box and give the
complete name and address of the facility below.)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Local Health Department
Other Public or Private Facility
Private Practice
Military Hospital

Enter below the name and address of the Local Health
Department where the "Notice of Arrival of Alien with
Tuberculosis Waiver" should be sent when the alien arrives in the
United States.
Official Name of Department
Address (Number and Street)

(Room/Suite Number)

Name of Facility (Please type or print in black ink)

City, State and Zip Code

Address (Number and Street)

NOTE: If further assistance is needed, contact the USCIS office
with jurisdiction over the intended place of U.S. residence of the
applicant.

(Room/Suite Number)

City, State and Zip Code
Signature of Physician

Date

If you are approved for a waiver and after admission to the United States
you fail to comply with the terms, conditions, and controls that were
imposed, you may be subject to removal under Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) section 237(a).
Form I-601 (Rev. 07/30/07)Y Page 3

To Be Completed for Applicants With
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
A. Statement About Applicant
Upon admission to the United States I will:
1. Go directly to the physician or health facility named in
Section B;
2. Present copies of diagnostic tests used in the visa
examination to substantiate diagnosis;
3. Submit to counseling and such examinations, treatment,
and medical regimen as may be required; and
4. Remain under prescribed treatment or observation,
whether on inpatient or outpatient basis, until discharged.

Signature of Applicant

C. Applicant's Sponsor in the United States
Arrange for medical care of the applicant and have the
physician of facility complete Section B.
If medical care will be provided by a physician who
checked box 2 or 3 in Section B, have Section D
completed by the local or State Health Officer who has
jurisdiction in the area where the applicant plans to reside
in the United States.
If medical care will be provided by a physician who
checked box 4 in Section B, forward this form directly to
the military facility at the address provided in Section B.
Address where the alien plans to reside in the United States:

Date
B. Statement by Physician or Health Facility
(May be executed by a private physician, health department,
or other public or private facility, or military hospital.)

Address (Number & Street)

I agree to supply counseling and any treatment or
observation necessary for the proper management of the
alien's HIV infection condition.

City, State, & Zip Code

I agree to submit a copy of my evaluation of the alien's
condition to the health officer named in Section D and to the
Division of Quarantine (E03), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta Georgia 30333:
1. Within 30 days of the alien's reporting for care, indicating
plans for future care of the alien; or
2. A report that the alien has not reported within 30 days
after receiving a notice from the Division of Quarantine,
CDC.
Satisfactory financial arrangements have been made. (This
statement does not relieve the alien from submitting
evidence, as required by consul, to establish that the alien is
not likely to become a public charge.)
I represent (enter an "x" in the appropriate box and give the
complete name and address of the facility below:)

APT No.

D. Endorsement of Local or State Health Officer
Endorsement signifies recognition of the physician or
facility for the purpose of providing care for HIV infection.
If the facility or physician who signed in Section B is not in
your health jurisdiction and is not familiar to you, you may
wish to contact the health officer responsible for the
jurisdiction of the facility or physician prior to endorsing.
Endorsed by: Signature of Health Officer

Date
Enter below the name and address of the Local Health
Department to which the "Notice of Arrival of Alien with
HIV infection Waiver" should be sent when the alien
arrives in the United States.

Official Name of Department

1. Local Health Department
2. Other Public or Private Facility
3. Private Practice

Address (Number & Street)

4. Military Hospital

City, State, & Zip Code

APT No.

Name of Physician or Facility (Please type or print)
Address (Number & Street)
City, State, & Zip Code
Signature of Physician
Date

Please read instructions with care.
NOTE: If further assistance is needed, contact the USCIS
office with jurisdiction over the intended place of U.S.
residence of the applicant.
If you are approved for a waiver and after admission to the
United States you fail to comply with the terms, conditions, and
controls that were imposed, you may be subject to removal
under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 237(a).
Form I-601 (Rev. 07/30/07)Y Page 4

OMB No. 1615-0029; Expires 02/29/08

I-601, Application for Waiver
of Grounds of Inadmissibility

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

Do not write in this block. For Government use only.
212 (a) (1)
212 (a) (2)
212 (a) (3)
TPS Applicant:

212 (a) (6)
212 (a) (9)

Fee Stamp

(specify ground(s))

A. Information about applicant
1. Family Name (Surname In CAPS)

11. Applicant was previously in the United States, as follows:
(First)

(Middle)

2. Address (Number and Street)

(Apartment Number)

3. (Town or City)

(Zip/Postal Code)

(State/Country)

Telephone Number
4. Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

City and State

From (Date)

To (Date)

Immigration Status

E-Mail Address
5. USCIS File Number
A-

6. City/Province-State of Birth
7a. Country of Birth

8. Date of Visa Application

7b. Country of
Citizenship/Nationality
9. Visa Applied for at:

10. Reason for Inadmissibility: (Please include a statement explaining the acts,
convictions, and medical conditions that make you inadmissible. If you
seek a waiver of inadmissibility because you have a Class A Tuberculosis
condition (as per HHS regulations), you must complete page 3 of this
form. If you seek a waiver because you have a HIV infection, you must
complete page 4 of this form. Applicants with physical or mental disorders
must attach the information requested in the instructions.)

12. Applicant's U.S. Social Security Number (if any)

B. Information about relative, through whom applicant claims
eligibility for a waiver
1. Family Name (Surname in CAPS)

(Apartment Number)

3. (Town or City)

(Zip/Postal Code)

(State)

E-Mail Address

4. Relationship to Applicant

Initial Receipt

(Middle)

2. Address (Number and Street)

Telephone Number

FOR USCIS USE ONLY. DO
NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA.

(First)

Resubmitted

Relocated
Received

AGENCY COPY

5. Immigration Status

Completed
Sent

Approved Denied Returned

Form I-601 (Rev. 07/30/07)Y Page 5

C. Information about applicant's other relatives in the United
States (List only U.S. citizens and permanent residents)
1. Family Name (Surname in CAPS)

(First)

2. Address (Number and Street)
3. (Town or City)

(Middle)
(Apartment Number)

(State)

(Zip/Postal Code)

4. Relationship to Applicant

5. Immigration Status

1. Family Name (Surname in CAPS)

(First)

(Middle)

2. Address (Number and Street)

(Apartment Number)

3. (Town or City)

(Zip/Postal Code)

(State)

4. Relationship to Applicant

5. Immigration Status

1. Family Name (Surname in CAPS)

(First)

(Middle)

2. Address (Number and Street)

(Apartment Number)

3. (Town or City)

(Zip/Postal Code)

(State)

4. Relationship to Applicant

5. Immigration Status

USCIS Use Only: Additional Information and Instructions

Signature and Title of Requesting Officer
Address

Date

AGENCY COPY

Form I-601 (Rev. 07/30/07)Y Page 6