Adjustment of Status
March, 2009
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program Extended
Certain Form I-526 Petitions and Form I-485 Applications Affected
03/12/2009
USCIS Meets Another Milestone in Eliminating FBI Name Check Backlogs
Name Checks Pending More Than Six Months Now Completed
03/04/2009
February, 2009
Premium Processing Service Expanded for Certain Form I-140 Petitions
02/24/2009
Premium Processing Service for Certain Form I-140 Petitions Begins March 2, 2009
02/24/2009
December, 2008
Questions and Answers: Qualifying Family Members of U Visa Beneficiaries May Obtain Lawful Permanent Residence
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently published an interim final rule that allows T and U nonimmigrants to adjust status to become lawful permanent residents.
12/10/2008
September, 2008
Two Categories of Special Immigrant Religious Workers to Expire on October 1
09/19/2008
July, 2008
USCIS Changes Vaccination Requirements To Adjust Status To Legal Permanent Resident
07/24/2008
June, 2008
USCIS to Offer Premium Processing for Certain Form I-140 Petitions
Service Begins June 16, 2008
06/11/2008
Questions and Answers: Expedited Processing Available for Certain Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries
SSI Beneficiaries can request expedited processing of Forms I-485 and N-400
06/05/2008
May, 2008
Update: USCIS Moves Lockbox to New Site in Chicago
Private Courier Deliveries Automatically Forwarded For 90 Days - Does Not Affect U.S. Mail
05/30/2008
USCIS Settles Kaplan Class Action
SSI Beneficiaries can request expedited processing of Forms I-485 and N-400
05/15/2008
April, 2008
USCIS Modifies Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
Revised Form I-693 Effective on May 1, 2008
04/29/2008
Fact Sheet: USCIS Issues Guidance For Approved Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petitioners
04/22/2008
USCIS and FBI Release Joint Plan to Eliminate Backlog of FBI Name Checks
Partnership Establishes Series of Milestones To Complete Checks
04/02/2008
February, 2008
Questions and Answers: Background Check Policy Update
02/28/2008
USCIS Revises Filing Instructions for Petition for Alien Relative (28KB PDF)
02/19/2008
November, 2007
Fact Sheet: Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program (35KB PDF)
11/21/2007
Questions and Answers: Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program (48KB PDF)
11/21/2007
July, 2007
Frequently Asked Questions #2: Employment-Based Adjustment Applications Filed by Aliens Whose Priority Dates are Current under Department of State July Visa Bulletin No. 107 (35KB PDF)
07/27/2007
Frequently Asked Questions #1: Employment-Based Adjustment Applications Filed by Aliens Whose Priority Dates are Current under Department of State July Visa Bulletin No. 107 (38KB PDF)
07/23/2007
USCIS Announces Revised Processing Procedures for Adjustment of Status Applications (41KB PDF)
07/17/2007
USCIS Announces Update on Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Processing (39KB PDF)
07/02/2007
October, 2006
USCIS Reminds Applicants to Apply for Travel Documents for Holiday Travel Abroad Before the End of October (30KB PDF)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) anticipates an unusually high volume of requests for advance parole and other travel documents this winter, given the occurrence of three major religious observances - Christmas, Hanukkah, and Hajj during the month of December. USCIS urges applicants needing a travel document (Reentry Permit, Refugee Travel Document, or Advance Parole) to file
Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, before the end of October 2006.
10/18/2006
USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status and Other Benefits to Obtain Advance Parole Before Holiday Travel Abroad (31KB PDF)
U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) reminds individuals with a pending application for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident, a pending application for relief under section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA 203), a pending asylum application, or an approved application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), to obtain Advance Parole by filing Form I-131.
10/04/2006
May, 2006
USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status to Obtain Advance Parole Before Summer Travel Abroad (31KB PDF)
U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) reminds individuals who have been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and individuals with an application for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident, an application for relief under section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA 203), or an asylum application, that they must obtain Advance Parole by filing Form I-131, Application for Travel Document with USCIS before traveling abroad.
05/24/2006
November, 2005
USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status to Obtain Advance Parole Before Holiday Travel Abroad (30KB PDF)
U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) reminds individuals with an application for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident, an application for relief under section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA 203), or an asylum application, that they must obtain Advance Parole by filing Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, with USCIS before traveling abroad.
11/02/2005
March, 2005
USCIS Announces New Guidance Regarding Indochinese Parolee Adjustments (141KB PDF)
03/30/2005
April, 2004
Fact Sheet: USCIS I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence) Pilot Program in the Dallas District Office (207KB PDF)
04/21/2004
January, 2003
INS Announces New Rule for the Adjustment of Status of Certain Nationals from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (20KB PDF)
01/08/2003
May, 2001
Syrian Adjustment Act (P.L. 106-378) (31KB PDF)
05/17/2001
April, 2001
April 30 Deadline Approaching Relating to Section 245(i) Adjustment of Status (19KB PDF)
04/20/2001
September, 2000
INS Reminds People to Use New Adjustment of Status Form I-485 (revised) (31KB PDF)
09/07/2000
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