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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-Era 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 Form I-485 Table of Proposed Changes
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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, 2023 Action: Proposed Revocation/Replacement/Modification 2023.09.08 Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust StatusSeptember 8, 2023Acted on by Biden Administration
September 8, 2023Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Actions: Change in Practice Forms and Information CollectionSubject Matter: Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated 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