ALERT: On Jan. 31, 2024, we published afinal rule in theFederal Register that adjusts the fees required for most immigration applications and petitions. The new fees will be effective April 1, 2024.
Applications and petitions postmarked on or after April 1, 2024, must include the new fees or we will not accept them.
What to Know About Sending Us Your Form
The new filing fee is effective for filings postmarked April 1, 2024, and later. If you are filing an acceptable prior form edition on or after April 1, 2024, you must include the new filing fee.
Use this form to apply for a waiver of inadmissibility if you are an applicant for adjustment of status under section 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Forms and Document Downloads
Form I-690 (PDF, 448.33 KB)
Instructions for Form I-690 (PDF, 319.28 KB)
Form I-690 Supplement 1, Applicants with a Class A Tuberculosis Condition (PDF, 334.8 KB)
Form Details
Edition Date
04/01/24. Starting June 3, 2024, we will accept only the 04/01/24 edition. Until then, you can also use the 12/13/23 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.
The new filing fee is effective for filings postmarked April 1, 2024, and later. If you are filing an acceptable prior form edition, you must include the new filing fee.
Dates are listed in mm/dd/yy format.
If you complete and print this form to mail it, make sure that the form edition date and page numbers are visible at the bottom of all pages and that all pages are from the same form edition. If any of the form’s pages are missing or are from a different form edition, we may reject your form.
If you need help downloading and printing forms, read our instructions.
Where to File
USCIS Dallas Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
Attn: I-690 Manual Form
P.O. Box 660930
Dallas, TX 75266-0930
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: I-690 Manual Form(Box 660930)
2501 S. State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003
Filing Fee
You can find the filing fee for Form I-690 by visiting our Fee Schedule page.
The fee is effective for filings postmarked April 1, 2024, and later.
You can pay the fee with a money order, personal check, cashier’s check, orpay by credit cardor debit card usingForm G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions. If you pay by check, you must make your check payable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
When you send a payment, you agree to pay for a government service. Filing fees are final and non-refundable, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request, or if you withdraw your request.If you pay by credit card or debit card, you cannot later dispute the payment. Use ourFee Calculatorto help determine your fee.
If you are submitting multiple forms, pay each filing fee separately. We are transitioning to electronically processing immigration benefit requests, which requires us to use multiple systems to process your package. We may reject your entire package if you submit a single, combined payment for multiple forms.
Checklist of Required Initial Evidence (for informational purposes only)
Please do not submit this checklist with your Form I-690. The checklist is an optional tool to use as you prepare your form, but does not replace statutory, regulatory, and form instruction requirements. We recommend that you review these requirements before completing and submitting your form.Do not send original documents unless specifically requested in the form instructions or applicable regulations.
If you submit any documents (copies or original documents, if requested) in a foreign language, you must include a full English translation along with a certification from the translator verifying that the translation is complete and accurate, and that they are competent to translate from the foreign language into English.
Did you provide the following?
- Evidence that approval of your application is warranted as a matter of discretion with the favorable factors outweighing the unfavorable factors in your case;
- Evidence that a waiver would serve humanitarian purposes, family unity, or otherwise be in the public interest; and
- If you are requesting a waiver because you have a Class A tuberculosis condition:
- Supplement 1, Applicants with a Class A Tuberculosis Condition (As Defined by Health and Human Services Regulations); and
- Evidence that you object to vaccinations in any form, evidence that your objection is based on religious beliefs or moral convictions, and evidence that your beliefs or convictions are sincere if you are requesting a waiver of the vaccination requirements on account of religious or moral objection.
Form Filing Tips
Complete all sections of the form. We will reject the form if these fields are missing:
- Part 1 – Information About You (the Applicant)
- Family Name
- Mailing Address
Filing Tips:Review ourTips for Filing Forms by Mailpage for information on how to ensure we will accept your form.
Don’t forget to sign your form.We will reject any unsigned form.
