I-602, Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds
ALERT: On Jan. 30, 2024, USCIS announced a final rule, published in the Federal Register, that adjusts the fees required for most immigration applications and petitions. The new fees will be effective April 1, 2024.
Applications and petitions postmarked on or after April 1, 2024, must include the new fees or USCIS will not accept them.
What to Know About Sending Us Your Form
The new filing fee is effective for filings postmarked April 1, 2024, and later. If you are filing an acceptable prior form edition on or after April 1, 2024, you must include the new filing fee.
Use this form if you are a refugee who has been found inadmissible to the United States for reasons such as felony conviction or health conditions and you want to apply for a waiver of inadmissibility for humanitarian reasons, family unity, or national interest.
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Contact the Resettlement Support Center that helped you prepare your Form I-590 for instructions on how to file Form I-602. |
| You are filing your Form I-602 at the same time your petitioner files Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition | Send your Form I-602 to the same USCIS office that processes your petitioner’s Form I-730. See the Where to File section on our Form I-730 page for more information. |
| You reside outside the United States and a petitioner already filed Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, on your behalf | Send your Form I-602 to the USCIS international field office with jurisdiction over your residence. |
| You are in the United States and a petitioner has already filed Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, on your behalf | Send your Form I-602 to the USCIS office that is currently adjudicating your petitioner’s Form I-730. |
| You are filing Form I-602 together with your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status | Mail both forms according to the instructions on our Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-485 page. |
| You are filing Form I-602 after you have filed your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status | Send your Form I-602 to the USCIS office that is currently adjudicating your Form I-485. |
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