USCIS Form I-601A: Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver

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

Mail your Form I-601A to the Chicago lockbox. U.S.

Postal Service (USPS): USCIS Attn: I-601A P.O. Box 4599 Chicago, IL 60680-4599 FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS Attn: I-601A (Box 4599) 131 S.

Dearborn, 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Filing fee

You can find the filing fee for Form I-601A by visiting our Fee Schedule page.

Initial evidence

Did you provide the following? Your Department of State (DOS) Immigrant Visa (IV) Processing Fee Receipt (for immediate relatives, family-sponsored, and employment-based immigrant visa applicants); The fee receipt must show a payment status of “PAID ”.

The receipt cannot be accepted with a payment status of “In Process”. You can get your receipt on the DOS Immigrant Visa Process webpage.

Your immigrant visa petition approval notice or DOS Electronic Diversity Visa Entrant Status Check printout (if applicable); A copy of your Department of Justice EOIR Administrative Closure Order (if applicable); A copy of your Form I-797, Notice of Action, showing we approved your Form I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal (if applicable); Evidence of your relationship to your qualifying relative (if applicable); Evidence of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status of your qualifying relative (if applicable); Evidence of your admission or parole; Evidence of extreme hardship; and Evidence your case warrants a favorable exercise of discretion.

USCIS filing tips

Filing Tips for Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver We will reject your form if any of the following are missing: Part 1 – Information About You Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any) Family Name Your U.S. Physical Address Date of Birth Country of Birth Part 3 – Information About Your Immigrant Visa Case Basis on which you are immigrating to the United States (1.a. – 1.e.) DOS Diversity Visa Case Number (KCC Case Number) (if applicable) USCIS receipt number for your approved immigrant visa petition (Form I-130, I-140 or I-360) (if applicable) DOS Consular Case Number (NVC Case Number) (if applicable) Include all required supporting documentation and evidence listed in the form instructions, including: Evidence that you are the beneficiary of an approved immigrant visa petition, Diversity Visa Program selectee, or derivative including: A copy of your Department of State immigrant visa processing fee receipt (IV fee payment receipt).

The fee receipt must show that the fee has been paid in full.

Special instructions

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