USCIS Updated Version of Form I-881

Form I-881. A December 14, 2012, version of Form I-881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (Pursuant to Section 203 of Public Law 105-100, NACARA),16 has been released by USCIS. The agency also continues to accept previous versions, including the July 8, 2011, version.


The new Form I-881 expires on December 31, 2014. The form and its instructions have changed very little from the July 8, 2011, version. As with Form I-829, USCIS has removed the bar code from the form. On the instructions, USCIS has corrected the lettering of the items in Part I, Who Is Eligible to Apply, so that the second item (“A Guatemalan national who:”) is letter “B” rather than a second letter “A”; the agency has updated references to this item accordingly throughout the rest of the document. USCIS has also changed the presentation of some information, making it easier to comprehend, e.g., the “where to file” information on page 7 is now in a table, and the reasons for denial of an application for suspension of deportation or an application for special rule cancellation of removal on pages 7 and 8 are now set out in list format. Additionally, much of Part VIII, Address Notification Requirements, Penalties, Forms, Privacy Act Notice and Paperwork Reduction, has been updated to be consistent with other forms. A few other minor technical changes, such as replacing “biometrics” with “biometric services” are also found on both the form and instructions. For more information, please visit our website at www.lawschell.com