“Extreme hardship” is hardship that is, “greater than the hardship normally expected when a person is involuntarily separated from the US citizen or permanent resident spouse or parent (Relative).” Each case is different, but a few examples would be:

• The relative may have a major medical condition
• Is unable to move abroad due to ongoing treatment scheduled in the U.S.
• Needs the immigrant to remain in the U.S. to care for the relative
• The immigrant’s country is in a state of war or some kind of major political upheaval
• Sometimes there are children and the other parent will not allow the immigrant to take the children out of the U.S.
• The children have formed a strong emotional attachment to the immigrant
• The immigrant has a child s(he) is about to financially put through college