“We experienced a significant reduction in the administrative burden and the
elimination of many typical communication hold-ups associated with the traditional
model of providing immigration services.”
Corporate Counsel
Tokyo Electron
Form I-485 is the form used by an individual in the U.S. to
apply to the USCIS to register permanent residence or to adjust status. Form I-485
is regarded as the final step in the "green card process".
What are the Requirements for Filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent
Residence or Adjust Status?
How Long is the Approved
I-485 Valid?
Are Dependents Eligible
to File Form I-485?
VISANOW can prepare and submit the I-485 application if the
I-485 applicant is presently in the U.S.
Employment-Based Green Card Applications
You may file Form I-485, based on an underlying employment-based petition, if an
immigrant visa number is immediately available to you.
In an employment-based context, an immigrant number is immediately available in
the following scenarios:
- The employment-based petition does not require a labor certification i.e. EB-1 category
(priority workers): Aliens of Extraordinary Ability (EB-1A); Outstanding Researchers
or Researchers (EB-2B); and, Multinational Executives or Managers (EB-1C); or,
- The individual has a current priority date based on the date the labor certification
was filed or on the date the I-140 filed.
Typically, an Adjustment of Status Interview is not required for employment-based
immigrant visa applications but, on occasion, the USCIS does require such applicants
to undergo an interview.
When the I-485 application is approved, the USCIS will send
the applicant their "green card ". The permanent residence status is valid
as long as it is not abandoned by the individual or revoked by the USCIS.
Spouses and dependent children are eligible to adjust their
status through the primary applicant however, each individual that desires permanent
residency must file a separate I-485 application.