Form I-485, Adjustment of Status

How is I-485 filled out?

Part by part, in the order USCIS asks — and in our software, from your answers: you answer simple questions once, and the fields fill themselves.

Part by part

What the form asks

You and your entries
Your identity and every arrival in the U.S. — the I-94 record and your status history.
The basis
Which petition your application rides on: a family petition, an employment petition, asylum, or another path.
The eligibility questions
A long section of yes/no questions about history and admissibility. Answered carefully and truthfully — this is where cases get hurt.
The medical exam
Form I-693, completed by a USCIS-designated doctor and submitted in its sealed envelope.

Form I-485

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