Expansion of Provisional Waiver I601A

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https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-allow-additional-applicants-provisional-waiver-process

Does anyone know what's changed? It's a little confusing.

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Currently, to be eligible for the I-601A provisional unlawful presence waiver, the immigrant must be in the Immediate Relative category (spouse, under-21 child, or parent of US citizen), AND the qualifying relative (who must be a spouse or parent of the immigrant) that "extreme hardship" is to must be a US citizen. This is only a subset of the people that qualify for a regular I-601 unlawful presence waiver. For I-601 for the unlawful presence waiver, the immigrant can be in any category, and the qualifying relative (who must be a spouse or parent of the immigrant) that the hardship is to can be a US permanent resident or US citizen.

The I-601A relaxes both of these restrictions to match the eligibility of I-601. So:

• Currently people in non-Immediate Relative categories (including F1 & F3, over-21 children of US citizens; F2, spouse and unmarried children of permanent residents; F4, siblings of US citizens; as well as employment-based categories, etc.) do not qualify for I-601A. They now qualify.
• Currently people whose qualifying relatives are LPRs do not qualify for I-601A. They now qualify.

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ok so this should be great news for a lot of people. Thanks so much!