Step 4: Submit USCIS Form I-485 to Request Adjustment of Status and Green Card This is the moment you’ve been waiting for! Suppose you’ve gone through the previous steps and are eligible to adjust your status in the U.S. (while having filed all the requested immigration petitions). In...
Certain people with accrued unlawful presence in the United States may still be eligible to apply for Adjustment of Status (under 245(i), for example). Such applicants, with properly filed and pending I-485, are considered "present in the US under a period of stay authorized by the attorney...