USCIS Form I-212: Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal

Edition date

01/20/25. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Where to file

Please see our Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-212 page to determine where to file your form. If you are an applicant filing Form I-212 with U.S.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), you can now file electronically through the Electronic Secured Adjudication Forms Environment (e-SAFE). Manual filing will continue to be available in person at CBP designated ports of entry.

Search for “Form I-212” or “I-212” on the CBP website for more information if you: Wish to seek admission as a nonimmigrant at a U.S. port of entry but are not required to obtain a nonimmigrant visa; or Are a nonimmigrant visa applicant (other than a K, T, U, or V nonimmigrant) at a U.S. Consulate.

If you are in removal proceedings, follow the special filing instructions the immigration court gave to you. You should also carefully read the information on our Form I-212 and the Direct Filing Addresses pages.

For more information on obtaining immigration benefits while in removal proceedings, see our Immigration Benefits in EOIR Removal Proceedings page. We only adjudicate applications that are correctly filed with USCIS.

Filing fee

You can find the filing fee for Form I-212 by visiting our Fee Schedule page.

Initial evidence

Did you provide the following? Copies of documentation relating to every exclusion, deportation, or removal proceeding initiated against you, including the final order(s) of exclusion, deportation, or removal; Evidence of your relationship to any relatives listed in your application.

In addition, if your relative is a U.S. citizen, you must submit proof of their U.S. citizenship. If they are not a U.S. citizen, you must provide their: Full name; Date of birth; Place of birth; Place of admission to, or entry into, the United States; Current immigration status; Immigration status at the time of entry; and A-Number, if known.

Evidence regarding your inadmissibility under INA section 212(a)(9)(c) (if applicable), including: Your exclusion, deportation, or removal from the United States; The date you entered or attempted to reenter the United States without being admitted or paroled; The date of your last departure from the United States; and Evidence of your absence from the United States for 10 years since your last departure, including: Copies of entry/exit stamps from foreign countries in your passport; Receipts for, or copies of, airplane tickets;

USCIS filing tips

Complete all sections of the form. We will reject the form if these fields are missing: Part 1.

Information About You Family Name Mailing Address

Special instructions

E-Notification: If you want to receive an e-mail and/or text message that we have accepted your form at a USCIS lockbox, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, and clip it to the first page of your form.