---identifier: "/us/cfr/t8/s212.10"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "8 CFR § 212.10 - Section 212(k) waiver."title_number: 8title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"section_number: "212.10"section_name: "Section 212(k) waiver."chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"subchapter_number: "B"subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS"part_number: "212"part_name: "DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: NONIMMIGRANTS; WAIVERS; ADMISSION OF CERTAIN INADMISSIBLE ALIENS; PAROLE"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-04-05"last_updated: "2026-04-05"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "6 U.S.C. 111, 202(4) and 271; 8 U.S.C. 1101 and note, 1102, 1103, 1182 and note, 1184, 1187, 1223, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1255, 1359; section 7209 of Pub. L. 108-458 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note); Title VII of Pub. L. 110-229 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note); Pub. L. 115-218; 8 CFR part 2."regulatory_source: "17 FR 11484, Dec. 19, 1952, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "212"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t8/s212.10
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Department of Homeland Security
Authority
6 U.S.C. 111, 202(4) and 271; 8 U.S.C. 1101 and note, 1102, 1103, 1182 and note, 1184, 1187, 1223, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1255, 1359; section 7209 of Pub. L. 108-458 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note); Title VII of Pub.... 6 U.S.C. 111, 202(4) and 271; 8 U.S.C. 1101 and note, 1102, 1103, 1182 and note, 1184, 1187, 1223, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1255, 1359; section 7209 of Pub. L. 108-458 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note); Title VII of Pub. L. 110-229 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note); Pub. L. 115-218; 8 CFR part 2.
# 212.10 Section 212(k) waiver.Any applicant for admission who is in possession of an immigrant visa, and who is inadmissible under section 212(a)(5)(A) or 212(a)(7)(A)(i) of the Act, may apply at the port of entry for a waiver under section 212(k) of the Act. If the application for waiver is denied, the application may be renewed in removal proceedings before an immigration judge as provided in 8 CFR part 1240.[76 FR 53787, Aug. 29, 2011]