General Instructions: How to Apply for I-601 Extreme Hardship Waiver in Certain European Countries? What are Extreme Hardships?

Certain foreign nationals may be required to file for a Form I-601 Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility when applying for immigrant visa at the U.S. Consulate abroad. Immigrant visa is one of the processes for obtaining green card status in the United States. An I-601 extreme hardship waiver is required, for example, when an applicant was unlawfully present in the United States for a certain period of time and...

U.S. Citizen Pled Guilty to Marriage Fraud & Sponsored Wife is Now a Fugitive

As a result of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), on June 22, 2010, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen pled guilty to marriage fraud in that he entered into a phony marriage with a Cambodian national for the purposes of assisting her to evade U.S. immigration law and to obtain U.S. permanent residency. In exchange for entering into the fraudulent marriage, the U.S. citizen was paid about...