Status Adjustment I-485

This is the process of obtaining permanent residence from within the United States, without going to the home country’s United States Embassy. It is important to point out that not everyone is eligible for this process. There are many requirements to obtain adjustment of status, among them, are:

• Be legally married to a citizen and have a legal entry to the United States, or the 245i law protection, or the protection of a President Obama’s Executive Order, known as Parole in Place (PIP).

• Have won a political asylum case allows the asylee to apply for residency, after one year, through the process of adjustment of status.

• Have won a U visa case for being a victim of crime. After three years of having the U Visa, the person can apply for adjustment of status.

• Having a won a PERM case with the Department of Labor, in some cases, can allow the worker to archive the adjustment of the status procedure if he/she has the 245i protection, or because he/she has not accrued unlawful presence in the U.S.

• If the applicant is the parent of a 21 years of age or older U.S. citizen and LEGALLY entered the country or has the 245i protection, can also make an adjustment of status in the U.S.

• If the person still has the 245i law protection and is applying for residency from a relative, he/she can end their case with adjustment of status when it is their waiting turn (priority date).