I-601 WAIVER & PRIOR CRIMINAL OFFENSE!

USCIS   announced  that it will reopen, on its own motion, all I-601A waiver applications that were denied prior to January 24, 2014, solely because of a prior criminal offense. USCIS will review each case within 60 days to determine whether there is reason to believe the prior criminal offense might render the applicant inadmissible, and will re-adjudicate the cases where applicants have not been issued an immigrant visa, consistent with new field guidance.