On July 14, 2015, DHS proposes to expand its current provisional waiver process in two important ways.
First, DHS proposes to allow all eligible foreigners to apply for a provisional waiver. Currently, provisional waivers are only available to immediate relatives of U.S. citizens.
Secondly, hardship to lawful permanent resident relatives may also be considered in the adjudication of the waiver application. In order to be eligible for a provisional waiver, an applicant must demonstrate with evidence that his or her citizen spouse or parent will suffer extreme hardship if the waiver application is denied. The new rule proposes to expand these so-called "anchor relatives" to include also LPR spouses and parents.
This is only a proposed rule and DHS is seeking public comments on it. The effective date will be published with the final rule in the future. Applicants may not file applications based on the proposal.
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The proposed expansion was published in the Federal Register on 7/22/15. Public comments were received, and according to USCIS in a recent liaison meeting with AILA, USCIS is currently reviewing these comments and will publish the Final Rule in the future (no date has been set yet).
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