A foreign national who is inadmissible under INA 212(a)(9)(A) may file an I-212 if are inadmissible under INA section 212(a)(9)(A) if he or she was previously removed from the United States or departed on their own after being ordered removed and were previously convicted of an aggravated felonyand have not completed the 5/10/20 year removal bar to reentry.
A foreign national who is inadmissible under INA 212(a)(9)(C) may file an I-212 if he or she is outside of the United States and has been so for more than 10 years since the date of their last departure.