Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Non-Immigrant

[I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant]

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Purpose of Form :

For an alien who is otherwise not permitted to enter the United States to apply for permission to temporarily enter the United States.

Number of Pages :

3

Edition Date :

10/26/05. Prior versions acceptable.

Where to File :

Local office with jurisdiction over the port-of-entry where the non-immigrant will enter the United States.

Filing Fee :

$265.00

Special Instructions :

Note on Filing Fee :

A $70.00 per person fee for biometrics may be required.

Please consult the “Paying Fees” section of your local office to learn which forms of payment are accepted. Acceptable forms of payment may vary by office. Checks should be made payable to Department of Homeland Security or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
OMB No. 1615-0017; Expires 09/30/08
I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant
[Pursuant to Section 212(d)(3) of the INA]

Instructions

1. This application must be executed in duplicate and filed with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) field office having jurisdiction over the port of entry.

What Is the Fee?

2. A fee of $265.00 must be paid for filing this application.

The fee cannot be refunded regardless of the action taken on the application. Do not mail cash. All fees must be submitted in the exact amount. Payment by check or money order must be drawn on a bank or other institution located in the United States and be payable in United States currency.

If the applicant resides in Guam, the check or money order must be payable to the “Treasurer, Guam.” If the applicant resides in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the check or money order must be payable to the “Commissioner of Finance of the Virgin Islands.” All other applicants must make the check or money order payable to the Department of Homeland Security.

When a check is drawn on an account of a person other than the applicant, the name of the applicant must be entered on the face of the check. If the application is submitted from outside the United States, remittance may be made by a bank international money order or foreign draft drawn on a financial institution in the United States and payable to the Department of Homeland Security in U.S. currency.

Personal checks are accepted subject to collectibility. An uncollectible check will render the application and any document issued pursuant thereto invalid. A charge of $30.00 will be imposed if a check in payment of a fee is not honored by the bank on which it is drawn.

How to Check If the Fee Is Correct.

The fee on this form is current as of the edition date appearing in the lower right corner of this page. However, because USCIS fees change periodically, you can verify if the fee is correct by following one of the steps below: – Visit our website at www.uscis.gov and scroll down to “Forms and E-Filing” to check the appropriate fee, or – Review the Fee Schedule included in your form package, if you called us to request the form, or – Telephone our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask for the fee information.

3. If the application is made because the applicant may be inadmissible due to present or past membership in or affiliation with any Communist or other totalitarian party or organization, there shall be attached to the application a written statement of the history of the applicant’s membership or affiliation, including the period of such membership or affiliation, whether the applicant held any office in the organization, and whether membership or affiliation was voluntary or involuntary. If involuntary membership or affiliation is alleged, there shall also be attached to the application a written statement to support said allegation.

4. If the application is made because the applicant may be inadmissible due to disease, mental or physical defect, or disability of any kind, the application shall describe the disease, defect or disability. If the purpose of seeking admission to the United States is for treatment, there shall be attached to the application statements in writing to establish:

  • 1) That satisfactory treatment cannot be obtained outside the United States;
  • 2) That arrangements have been completed for treatment, and where and from whom treatment will be received;
  • 3) What financial arrangements for payment of expenses incurred in connection with the treatment have been made; and
  • 4) That a bond will be available if required by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

5. If the application is made because the applicant may be inadmissible due to conviction of crime, the designation of the crime, date and place of its commission and of conviction thereof, and sentence or other judgment of the court shall be stated in the application. In such case the application should be supplemented by an official record of conviction and any other documents relating to commutation of sentence, parole, probation or pardon.

USCIS Forms and Information.

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Need to Make an Appointment at a USCIS Office? Use InfoPass.

As an alternative to waiting in line for assistance at your local USCIS office, you can now schedule an appointment through our internet-based system, InfoPass. To access the system, visit our website at www.uscis.gov. Use the InfoPass appointment scheduler and follow the screen prompts to set up your appointment. InfoPass generates an electronic appointment notice that appears on the screen. Print the notice and take it with you to your appointment. The notice gives the time and date of your appointment, along with the address of the USCIS office.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, an agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection and a person is not required to respond an information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. We try to create forms and instructions that are accurate, can be easily understood and which impose the least possible burden on you to provide us with information. Often this is difficult because some immigration laws are very complex. The estimate average time to complete and file this application is 15 minutes per application. If you have comments regarding the accuracy of this estimate, or suggestions for making this form simpler, you may write to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20529. (Do not mail your completed application to this address.)