How Can a Waiver Help Me Avoid Deportation?

Receiving a notice for deportation proceedings by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can turn your world upside down. If you are put on the spot like this, you must help your case in any way possible. Arguably one of the most effective ways to do this is by filing Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility. Follow along to find out how a waiver can help you avoid deportation and how a proficient Lyndhurst immigration waiver attorney at the Law Offices of Salvatore A. Falletta can help you execute this.

Why am I being threatened with deportation from the United States?

The USCIS may threaten you with deportation and removal from the country after you have been accused of violating federal, state, or municipal statutes; or otherwise after violating the terms and conditions of your visa type. More specific reasonings are as follows:

• You may be accused of committing a crime of moral turpitude:
  • You may be accused of theft, robbery, or burglary.
  • You may be accused of aggravated assault or sexual assault.
  • You may be accused of spousal abuse, child abuse, or domestic violence.
• You may be accused of being a public charge in the United States:
  • You may be accused of entering long-term institutionalization in a government-funded facility (i.e., mental health facility).
  • You may be accused of becoming heavily dependent on government assistance programs for financial support (i.e., welfare).
• You may be accused of violating the laws surrounding your United States visa:
  • You may be accused of committing marriage fraud to gain entry into the United States on a family-based visa.
  • You may be accused of providing false information in your visa application to gain entry into the United States.

How can a waiver help me avoid deportation from the United States?

In your deportation proceedings, you may contest any charges of removability placed against you. Or, you may respond by filing a Form I-601 waiver.

Namely, you may be eligible to file this waiver to respond to the criminal grounds, economic grounds, and immigration violation grounds mentioned above. However, this is so long as you also meet the following criteria:

• You are an applicant for an applicant for an immigrant visa, K visa, or V visa.
• You are an applicant for an immigrant visa under the Violence Against Women Act.
• You are an applicant for an adjustment of status to become a lawful permanent resident.
• You are an applicant for an adjustment of status under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief.
• You are an applicant for temporary protected status.

Rest assured, there may be other ways in which you are eligible. So whenever you are ready, a talented Lyndhurst deportation and removal defense attorney is here to provide legal assistance. Please schedule your initial consultation with us at the Law Offices of Salvatore A. Falletta today.