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TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

Form I-918, Instructions for Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status and Supplement A, Petition for Qualifying Family Member of U-1 Recipient

OMB Number: 1615-0104

10/30/2019

Reason for Revision: Fee Rule.

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Edition Date 4/24/2019

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Page 13 … 8. Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility	[Page 13] … 8. Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility. To be eligible for U nonimmigrant status, you must be admissible to the United States. If you or your qualifying family members answered “Yes” to any of the questions in Part 3. of Form I-918 or Part 5. of Supplement A, USCIS may deem you or your qualifying family members as inadmissible. If you and/or your qualifying family members are or become inadmissible for conduct that occurs while the petition for U nonimmigrant status is pending, you and/or your family members are not eligible for U nonimmigrant status unless the ground of inadmissibility is waived by USCIS. Petitioners seeking a waiver of inadmissibility must submit Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant. You may file your Form I-192 with your Form I-918. You must submit the appropriate I-192 fee or a request for a fee waiver (Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, or a written request). If you request a fee waiver you must also submit any required evidence of your inability to pay the fee. You can review the fee waiver guidance at www.uscis.gov/feewaiver. USCIS will decide eligibility for the fee waiver.	[Page 13] … 8. Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility. To be eligible for U nonimmigrant status, you must be admissible to the United States. If you or your qualifying family members answered “Yes” to any of the questions in Part 3. of Form I-918 or Part 5. of Supplement A, USCIS may deem you or your qualifying family members as inadmissible. If you and/or your qualifying family members are or become inadmissible for conduct that occurs while the petition for U nonimmigrant status is pending, you and/or your family members are not eligible for U nonimmigrant status unless the ground of inadmissibility is waived by USCIS. Petitioners seeking a waiver of inadmissibility must submit Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant. You may file your Form I-192 with your Form I-918. You must submit the appropriate I-192 fee or a request for a fee waiver (Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver). You can review the fee waiver guidance at www.uscis.gov/feewaiver.
Page 15, What Is the Filing Fee?	[Page 15] What Is the Filing Fee? There is no filing fee for Form I-918 or Supplement A. You are required to provide biometrics information, but are not required to pay the biometrics services fee. After you submit Form I-918 and Supplement A (if applicable), USCIS will notify you and your family member (if applicable) of when and where to go for biometrics services.	[Page 15] What Is the Filing Fee? There is no filing fee for Form I-918 or Supplement A. After you submit Form I-918 and Supplement A (if applicable), USCIS will notify you and your family member (if applicable) of when and where to go for biometrics services.

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