Form I-601 can be used to seek forgiveness for many grounds of inadmissibility in immigration cases. One of the most common times people need to seek forgiveness is when they are trying to adjust their status. For example, if someone is the child, spouse, or parent of a United States citizen and has entered the US legally, they are eligible to adjust their status, but they still need to be admissible. If they have been convicted of certain crimes or have lied to an Immigration Officer to obtain a benefit, then they are considered inadmissible. They will need to seek forgiveness using Form I-601. When seeking forgiveness, you must show complete remorse for your past behavior. You cannot plead innocent or not guilty, you must take full responsibility for your actions. Further, you must demonstrate why you deserve a positive exercise of discretion. And lastly, you must show your US citizen spouse, child, or parent would suffer extreme hardship in your absence. Extreme hardship could include financial, mental, educational, emotional, or any other hardship to a very high degree. It should be noted that if seeking forgiveness for fraud or misrepresentation to an Immigration Officer, your qualifying US relative cannot be your child. If you need help seeking forgiveness so that you can apply for your green card, give one of our experienced advocates at Dummit Fradin a call today.