Table of Changes

TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

FORM I-601

10-24-2008

Page 1	Who May File This Form? … 8. A Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitioner	Who May File This Form? … 8. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitioner; or 9. A T nonimmigrant visa status holder filing for adjustment of status who is inadmissible by reason of a ground that has not already been waived in connection with the T nonimmigrant status; and
Page 1	Who May File This Form? … I. INA section 212(a)(9)(C)(Unlawfully Present After Previous Immigration Violations) for a VAWA self-petitioner.	Who May File This Form? … I. INA section 212(a)(9)(C)(Unlawfully Present After Previous Immigration Violations) for a VAWA self-petitioner; or J. T nonimmigrant visa status holders applying for adjustment of status may receive a waiver of INA section 212(a)(1)(Public Health) and INA section 212(a)(4)(Public Charge), and any other ground of inadmissibility (with the following exclusions). Grounds that cannot be waived are INA section 212(a)(3)(Security Related Grounds), INA section 212(a)(10)(C)(International Child Abductors), or INA section 212(a)(10)(E)(Former Citizens who Renounced Citizenship to Avoid Taxation).
Page 5	Applicants Seeking a Waiver of Inadmissibility Based on the Three-Year or Ten-Year Bar Pursuant to INA Section 212(a)(9)B)(v) If you are inadmissible because you have been unlawfully present in the United States in excess of either 180 days (three (3)-year bar) or one (1) year (10-year bar), you may seek a waiver by filing this form. …	Applicants Seeking a Waiver of Inadmissibility Based on the Three-Year or Ten-Year Bar Pursuant to INA Section 212(a)(9)B)(v) T nonimmigrant visa status holders seeking exemption from only INA section 212(a)(9)(B) do not need to file this form. If you are inadmissible because you have been unlawfully present in the United States in excess of either 180 days (three-year bar) or one year (10-year bar), you may seek a waiver by filing this form.
Page 7	What Evidence Should Be Submitted With the Application? … H. If you are a VAWA self-petitioner and you seek a waiver under INA section 212(a)(9)(C)(iii), submit any evidence that you believe establishes a connection between the battery or extreme cruelty that is the basis for the VAWA claim, your unlawful presence and your departure, or your removal, and your unlawful return or attempted unlawful return.	What Evidence Should Be Submitted With the Application? … H. If you are a VAWA self-petitioner and you seek a waiver under INA section 212(a)(9)(C)(iii), submit any evidence that you believe establishes a connection between the battery or extreme cruelty that is the basis for the VAWA claim, your unlawful presence and your departure, or your removal, and your unlawful return or attempted unlawful return; and I. If you are a T nonimmigrant status holder seeking a waiver under INA section 212(a)(1) or section 212(a)(4), submit any evidence that demonstrates it is in the national interest to waive these grounds. If you are seeking a waiver under any other INA section 212(a) ground, submit any evidence that demonstrates it is in the national interest to waive such ground and that the activities rendering you inadmissible were caused by or were incident to your victimization.

* No changes to form portion.

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