What is Form I-485?
Form I-485 is known as the Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. If you belong to an immigrant category (principal applicant) or are a principal applicant family member who is known as a derivative applicant, you may apply this form. A principal applicant may be a beneficiary of the immigrant petition. A derivative applicant is the person who has any relationship to the principal applicant.
What is Form I-485 for?
This form must be used by the individuals living in the United States if they want to apply for an official lawful status of a permanent resident.
When is Form I-485 Due?
Being an immigrant visa beneficiary, you must file this form only after the USCIS approves your petition, and you get your immigrant visa number.
Is Form I-485 Accompanied by Other Forms?
To have more chances for your visa petition approval you need to file such forms as I-130, I-360 and I-140. Attach them to your completed I-485 when sending to whom it may concern.
What Information do I Include in Form I-485?
There are three parts in the form. Part 1 is devoted to the information about the applicant. You must indicate here the full name (family, middle and given), address, country and date of birth, country of nationality and citizenship, social security number, date of last arrival, current USCIS status and the date of expiration. Part 2 is called the Application Type. Here you have to choose the type from the offered list. The third part is devoted to the processing information. Provide your mother and father names, current occupation, full address, nonimmigration visa number, place of last entry in the United States, date visa was issued, consulate where it was issued, marital status. There is a special chart where you need to indicate all your children and a spouse and provide the basic information about them.
Where do I Send Form I-485?
File this form with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
