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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

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I-690 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

The waiver that goes with the 1986 legalisation and special agricultural worker programmes. It forgives inadmissibility grounds for those specific applicants and has no wider use.

Fee
$905
Fee waiver
Not available
Who files
Applicants under INA 245A or 210.
Where to file
By mail to the USCIS office holding the underlying case.

Usually filed with

Part of these processes

What changed in 2025 and 2026

  • Applies only to 245A and 210 applicants. It is not a general waiver.

Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/i-690. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.