Form I-601A Waiver for Lawful Permanent Resident Spouse

New Form I-601A Waiver.

If an individual comes to the United States  #undocumented and subsequently gets married to an American citizen, that person has to travel to his or her country of #chargeability (country of citizenship/country of nationality) to be processed for his/her lawful permanent resident status (green card). If the #undocumented person stayed in the United States for more that 180 days after entry, that person is bared for three years from reentry. If that person stays in the US for more than one year after entry, that person is barred for 10 years. To overcome the bar, that person would travel to engage on consular processing and if successful (s)he would be invited to file Form I-601 Waiver; six month or more wait outside of the US. On 01/03/2013, the President signed an executive order (EO) that  allows the development and implementation of Form I-601A that is described as a "provisional waiver. Simply put, one would apply for a waiver inside the United States before traveling for consular processing. If the interview goes well, the waiver is activated and the intending immigrant returns to the United States in about 7 to 14 days. Effective 08/29/2016, the Form I-601A will be expanded to Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) petitioning spouse. Marcus-Jarvis Law Limited is a local, national, and international Immigration and business law firm. Telephone 763 425 5447. www.m-jlawltd.com