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Original Date Announced
June 26, 2017USCIS publishes new Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. The new form eliminates the need to file a Form G-325A, includes a list of 27 immigrant categories which allows applicants to identify the specific immigrant category under which they are applying, and updates admissibility-related questions. The form triples in length from six to eighteen pages. New questions include, among others, whether the applicant has ever been denied a visa or admission to U.S., ever violated the terms of a nonimmigrant visa, ever entered without inspection, etc. Other questions have been reworded or expanded. [ID #604]
USCIS News Release: USCIS Introduces Redesigned Form for Green Card ApplicantsEffective Date
June 26, 2017Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
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June 25, 2020
Proposed rulemaking to form I-485
USCIS seeks public comments regarding proposed revisions to Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and related forms.
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September 29, 2020
Extension to comment on proposed rule
USCIS provides a 30-day extension of comment period on proposed revisions to Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and related forms. Comments are now due 10/29/20.
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Biden Administration Action: Proposed Revocation/Replacement/Modification
September 8, 20232023.09.08 Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
This Biden administration action proposes revisions to Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. The new form will retain the changes made in the initial Trump administration action while making primarily non-substantive changes to other sections in the new version of the form.
Comments will be accepted for 60 days until November 7, 2023.
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September 8, 20232023.09.08 Form I-485 Table of Proposed Changes
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May 17, 20242024.05.17 - Notice for Information Collection: Application to Register or Adjust Status
DHS and USCIS submitted an information collection request allowing for an additional 30-day public comment period for the notice originally published in the Federal Register on September 8, 2023 regarding proposed revisions to Form I-485. Eight comments were received in connection with the original September notice, which initially allowed for a 60-day public comment period.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until June 17, 2024.
View DocumentBiden Administration Action: Modified
December 10, 2024Form I-485_10.24.2024 edition
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December 10, 20242024.12.10 Revision to Form I-485
This Biden administration action modifies the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On December 10, 2024, USCIS published a revised Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Resident or Adjust Status (edition date 10/24/2024). Starting Feb. 10, 2025, USCIS will accept only the 10/24/24 edition of Form I-485 and will reject any older editions of Form I-485. The new form requires applicants who need to submit a Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, to submit Form I-693 with their Form I-485, among other changes.
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Fully in EffectMost Recent Action
December 10, 2024 Action: Modified 2024.12.10 Revision to Form I-485September 8, 2023Acted on by Biden Administration
September 8, 2023Acted on by Biden Administration
May 17, 2024Acted on by Biden Administration
December 10, 2024Acted on by Biden Administration
December 10, 2024Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Actions: Change in Practice Forms and Information CollectionSubject Matter: Immigrant VisasAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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Form I-485 was previously six pages and had fewer admissibility-related questions.
ILRC Practice Advisory: Changes to the Form I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
Biden Administration Policy Documents
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