Revised Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and Revised Filing Locations
A revised version of Form I-485 has been posted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The Form I-485 is being used by an individual in the United States to apply to the USCIS in order to register for permanent residence or to adjust status. There is also a change in the form filing locations. This amendment has been brought into being in an aim to shift the immigration benefit forms from the Service Center to the USCIS Lockbox facility.
The centralization of form filing facilitates the USCIS to process the applications in a more organized way. Commencing from February 25, 2010, visa applicants are obliged to submit Form I-485 to a USCIS Lockbox facility, rather than a Service Center. USCIS Service Centers will work towards forwarding the Form I-485 applications to the Lockbox facility until March 29, 2010. The previous versions would be accepted only until March 29, 2010. Form I-485 applications being submitted after March 29, 2010 will be taken into consideration only if it is dated “12/03/09”. The rest will be rejected. Once the changeover period comes to an end, the forms which have been incorrectly filed will be sent back to the applicants, directing them to send it to the correct location.
An Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (Form I-140) cannot be filed simultaneously along with a Form I-485. The Form I-140 filing instructions can be referred to locate the details on how to file forms simultaneously.
To be notified about the application status, the Form G-1145 has to be filled in, and attached to the application. You can choose the notification mode which may be through an e-mail and/or a text message.
An application may be rejected if the applicant does not comply with the eligibility criteria of the USCIS. If a green card holder is found to be an offender, their permanent resident status might be lost.
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