The Waivers We Handle

Unlawful presence — the provisional waiver

Applicants facing the three- and ten-year bars may apply for a provisional waiver before departing for the consular interview — converting the terrifying question of whether a spouse can come back into one answered in advance. Eligibility turns on proving extreme hardship to a qualifying U.S. citizen or resident spouse or parent.

Misrepresentation and criminal grounds

Fraud and misrepresentation findings, and certain criminal grounds, carry their own waiver standards and qualifying-relative rules. These cases are fought on two fronts: contesting whether the ground was properly applied at all, and proving the hardship if it was.

Extreme hardship, proven — not asserted

Hardship is built from evidence: medical records, country conditions, financial documentation, psychological evaluations, the qualifying relative's ties and obligations. Every family separation is painful; the waiver is won by documenting why this one exceeds the ordinary consequences of removal or refusal.