I-508
Request for Waiver of Certain Rights, Privileges, Exemptions and Immunities
Form I-508, Request for Waiver of Certain Rights, Privileges, Exemptions and Immunities, is the form a non-U.S. citizen working for a foreign government mission or international organization uses to give up the diplomatic rights, privileges, exemptions and immunities tied to their job. USCIS says this includes any exemption from paying U.S. income taxes on salaries paid by the foreign government or organization.
It applies to people employed in an occupational status that would entitle them to A, G or E nonimmigrant status who are lawful permanent residents or are seeking adjustment of status to permanent residence. The USCIS page says that under INA section 247(a), a permanent resident in such a position who does not execute Form I-508 is adjusted to A, G or E nonimmigrant status, and that adjustment applicants who do not execute it are ineligible to adjust status.
The form is four pages long. The instructions say that as permanent residents, filers are or will be ineligible for the diplomatic rights and immunities their sending country, office or organization held on their behalf.
Name, A-Number and Social Security number if any, date of birth, the State Department-issued Personal Identification Number (PID), mailing and physical address, and the name and address of the mission or organization you work for.
You write your name into a statement that you believe you have an occupational status under INA section 101(a)(15)(A), (E) or (G), and that you waive all diplomatic rights, privileges, exemptions and immunities that status would bring.
Daytime and mobile telephone numbers, email address, the certification under penalty of perjury, and the signature and date of the person executing the waiver.
Name, organization, contact details, certification and signature of anyone who interpreted the form for you.
Name, organization, contact details, certification and signature of the person who prepared the form, if not you.
Extra space for longer answers, with page, part and item number boxes for each answer.
Type or print in black ink. The USCIS page says the edition date and page numbers need to be visible on every page of a printed copy, and all pages need to come from the same edition.
Enter your State Department-issued PID in Item 5 and the name and address of your mission or organization in Item 9. If your mailing and physical addresses differ, give the physical address in Item 8.
Part 2 is a single statement. Your name goes in the blank at the start of Item 1.
The instructions say to write N/A where a question does not apply and None for a zero. Extra answers go in Part 6 with your name, A-Number, and the page, part and item number, and each extra sheet is signed and dated.
The instructions say a stamped or typewritten name is not accepted. A parent or legal guardian may sign for someone under 14. This page lets you fill the form online free, then print it for signature.
An interpreter completes Part 4 and a preparer completes Part 5. The instructions say a person who acted as both completes both parts.
You get the real form, filled in a browser tab, with nothing standing between you and the finished PDF.
The USCIS page says to file Form I-508 with your local USCIS office, unless you are filing it at the same time as Form I-131, in which case it goes to the same office as the Form I-131. Adjustment of status applicants file it with the same office as their Form I-485.
The fee is on the USCIS Fee Schedule page, and the instructions point to Form G-1055. Fees can change, so check it on the day you file.
The instructions say to send the evidence listed in them at the time of filing. A foreign-language document needs a full English translation with the translator's signed certification and contact information.
Send legible photocopies unless an original is requested. USCIS treats a photocopy, fax or scan of the original handwritten signature as valid for filing.
The USCIS page says it rejects any unsigned form, and may reject a form with missing pages or pages from a different edition.
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339 fields, 14 pages
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The USCIS page says that under INA section 247(a), a permanent resident in such a position who does not execute Form I-508 is adjusted to A, G or E nonimmigrant status.
The USCIS page says the waiver covers the rights and exemptions tied to the job, including any exemption from paying U.S. income taxes on salaries paid by the foreign government or organization.
No. The Form I-508 instructions say Form I-508F is no longer required to be submitted by French nationals.
The USCIS page says adjustment of status applicants file Form I-508 with the same office as their Form I-485.
USCIS fees change, so this page does not list one. The I-508 page points to the USCIS Fee Schedule, and the instructions point to Form G-1055.