Documents for the waiver

General applicant documents:

1. Identity documents

• Birth certificate
• Passport
• Marriage certificate or license

2. Proof of immigration status

For waivers due to illegal entry

• I-130 approval
• Payment of NVC fees (for I-601A)
• Finding of inadmissibility by the consulate (for I-601)

or

For waivers due to criminal record or immigration fraud

• I-130 approval, if the residence is through a family petition
• Pending I-485 receipt
• Proof of legal entry to the US, such as the I-94

3. Letter explaining extreme hardship to qualifying relatives and discretionary factors

General documents of qualifying relatives:

Identity and biographical documents

• Birth certificate
• Passport
• Proof of immigration status in the US
• Resident card
• Naturalization certificate
• American passport
• Letter explaining extreme hardship

2. Proof of immigration status

Documents of good moral character:

• Police record letter
• Court judicial records
• Dispositions
• Accusation document
• Information
• Charging Document
• Indictment
• Arrest report or statement
• Reference letters from relatives and friends
• Proof of employment
• Copies of tax returns
• Documents showing volunteering and community service
• Letter from the pastor or priest

Extreme hardship documents:

Economic hardships

• Income and expenses chart
• Copies of mortgage documents, or home lease agreement
• Copies of receipts and invoices showing household expenses
• Proof of income of qualifying relatives
• Reports of macroeconomic indicators of the country of origin
• Most recent Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• GDP growth rate
• Unemployment rate
• Inflation rate
• Consumer price index
• Private investment
• Foreign direct investment
• Private consumption
• Private consumption growth rate
• Cost of basic basket - Living wage
• Minimum wage
• MIT, Living Wage Calculator for the State where the qualifying relative lives in the US
• USDA Food Plans

Psychological hardships

• Psychological evaluation

Separation hardships

• Sample prices of flights to the waiver applicant's country of origin
• School records of children in common
• Birth certificates of children in common

Relocation hardships

• Photographs of the waiver applicant's home or community in the country of origin
• Study records and/or professional credentials of the qualifying relative
• Proof of employment of the qualifying relative

Articles and publications (in English) about crime or danger conditions in the country of origin

If the qualifying relative is a woman, articles and publications (in English) about gender discrimination and feminicide in the country of origin