Form I-602 Application by Refugee for Waiver of Grounds of Excludab

OMB No. 1615-0069; Exp. 10/31/08

I-602, Application by Refugee for
Waiver of Grounds of Excludability

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

To be completed by all applicants. Type or print in black ink.

PART 1.
Family Name (in capital letters)

First Name

Present Address: Number and Street

City or Town

Date of Birth
(mm/dd/yyyy)

Place of Birth
City or Town

A File #

Middle Name

State

Zip Code

Country of Birth
Country of Citizenship

PART 2.
I have been declared inadmissible or ineligible for adjustment of status under the following section(s) of 212(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA): (NOTE: Sections 212(a)(4), 212(a)(5) and 212(a)(7)(A) do not apply to refugees under Sections 207 or 209 of
the INA.)

I am inadmissible because: (List the specific acts, convictions or physical or mental conditions. If you have active or suspected
tuberculosis, fully complete Part 3 on Page 2. If you have, or have had, a physical or mental disorder and behavior asociated with the
disorder that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety or welfare of you or others, fully complete Part 3A on Page 2.)

I request a waiver of the grounds inadmissibility listed above for the following reasons (Check the appropriate block and explain
below):

For humanitarian reasons

To assure family unity

In the public interest

Date:

Applicant's Signature:

Do not write below this line. For USCIS Use Only.
Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility is granted. Basis for Favorable Action:

Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility is denied. Basis for Denial:

Date of Action

USCIS Office Director

USCIS Field Office

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PART 3.

To be completed for appplicants with active or suspected tuberculosis or who have or have had a physical or
mental disorder and behavior associated with the disorder.

A. Statement by applicant:
Upon admission to the United States I will:
1. Go directly to the physician or health facility named in Part B below; and
2. Present copies of diagnostic tests used in the medical examination to substantiate the diagnosis; and
3. Submit to counseling and such examminations, treatment and medical regimen as may be required: and
4. Remain under prescribed treatment or observation whether on inpatient or outpatient basis, until I am
discharged.

Signature

Date:

NOTE to Applicant's Sponsor in United States: Arrange for medical care of the applicant and have the physician complete Section B
below.

B. Statement by physician and/or health facility:
This section of Form I-602 may be executed by a private physician, health department, other public or private health facility or
military hospital. NOTE: Upon arrival of the alien in the United States, Form CDC 75.18, Report on Alien With Tuberculosis
Waiver, will be sent to the address given below.

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 to the health officer named below (Section C) either (a) within 30 days of the alien's
reporting for care, indicating presumtive diagnosis, test results and plans for future care of the alien; or (b) 30 days after
receiving Form CDC 75.18, if the alien has not reported. (NOTE: Military Hospitals should submit this form directly to the
Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.)
Satisfactory financial arrangements have been made. (NOTE: This statement does not relieve the alien of submitting such
evidence as the consul may require to establish that the alien is not likely to become a public charge.)

I represent (Check the appropriate box and give the complete name and address of the facility):
1.

Local Health Department Outpatient Clinic

2.

Military Hospital

3.

Other Public or Private Health Facility

4.

Private Practice

Signature of Physician:

Date:

Address: (If military, enter name and address of receiving hospital.)

NOTE to Applicant's Sponsor in United States: If medical care will be provided by a physician who checked Box 3 or 4 in Section
B above, have Section C completed by the local or state health officer who has jurisdiction in the area where the applicant plans to
reside in the United States. Provide the health officer with the address where the applicant plans to reside in the United States.
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C.

Endorsement by 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 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.

Signature:

Date:

Enter name and address of the local health department to which Form CDC 75.18, Notice of Arrival of Alien With Tuberculosis Waiver,
should be sent when the alien arrives in the United States.
Local Health Department Address

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, 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 contains a currently valid OMB control number. We try to create forms and
that are accurate, can be easily understood and that impose the least possible burden on you to provide us with information. Often this
is difficult because some immigration laws are very complex. The estimated average time to complete and file this application is 15
minutes per application. If you have comments regarding the accuracy of this estimate or suggestions for making this form simpler, you
may write to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.,3rd flr., Suite 3008,Washington, DC 20529;
OMB No. 1615-0069 (Do not mail your completed application to this address.)

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