I-918 Ins Toc

TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

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

OMB Number: 1615-0104

07/12/2022

Reason for Revision: Fee Rule

Project Phase: OMB Review

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Edition Date 12/06/2021

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Page 4, Specific Instructions for Form I-918	[Page 4] Specific Instructions for Form I-918 … [Page 5] NOTE: If you were admitted to the United States by CBP at an airport or seaport after April 30, 2013, you may have been issued an electronic Form I-94 by CBP, instead of a paper Form I-94. You may visit the CBP Website at www.cbp.gov/i94 to obtain a paper version of an electronic Form I-94. CBP does not charge a fee for this service. Some travelers admitted to the United States at a land border, airport, or seaport after, April 30, 2013 with a passport or travel document, who were issued a paper Form I-94 by CBP, may also be able to obtain a replacement Form I-94 from the CBP website, it may be obtained by filing Form I-102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record, with USCIS. USCIS does charge a fee for this service. …	[Page 4] Specific Instructions for Form I-918 … [Page 5] NOTE: If you were admitted to the United States by CBP at an airport or seaport after April 30, 2013, you may have been issued an electronic Form I-94 by CBP, instead of a paper Form I-94. You may visit the CBP Website at www.cbp.gov/i94 to obtain a paper version of an electronic Form I-94. CBP does not charge a fee for this service. Some travelers admitted to the United States at a land border, airport, or seaport after, April 30, 2013 with a passport or travel document, who were issued a paper Form I-94 by CBP, may also be able to obtain a replacement Form I-94 from the CBP website, it may be obtained by filing Form I-102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record, with USCIS. USCIS does charge a fee for Form I-102. See Form G-1055, available at www.uscis.gov/forms, for specific information about the fees applicable to this form. …
Pages 10-14, General Requirements	[Page 10] General Requirements … [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 10] General Requirements … [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. …
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.	[deleted]
Pages 15-16, Processing Information	[Page 15] Processing Information … Derivative family members are also employment authorized incident to status, however an employment authorization document is not automatically issued. If he or she wishes to obtain an Employment Authorization Document, as evidence of authorization, he or she may file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with appropriate fees or requests for fee waivers. …	[Page 15] Processing Information … Derivative family members are also employment authorized incident to status, however an employment authorization document is not automatically issued. If he or she wishes to obtain an Employment Authorization Document, as evidence of authorization, he or she may file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. …

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