The procedure for filing for a green card in the U.S., known as "Adjustment of Status," involves a lot of paperwork. Applicants need to fill out a variety of forms provided by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as well as gathering, in some cases translating, and submitting a number of relevant documents. Learn more about how to successfully get through this part of the process here.
Find out how much income and assets the U.S. citizen or permanent resident sponsor will need to show for the foreign spouse's application to be approved.
Learn what a U.S. citizen or permanent resident petitioning an immigrant should know about the risks, liabilities, and financial obligations they are taking on.
Finding a joint sponsor, and other ways to compensate for the U.S. petitioner's relatively low income when sponsoring an immigrant.
Situations where green card applicants can avoid having the U.S. petitioner submit a promise of financial support.
Instructions for household members promising to add their income to the main petitioners for purpose of sponsoring an incoming immigrant.
Various categories of foreign-born persons who have the right to spend time in the U.S. do NOT have the right to work here as well, unless they have first applied for and received an employment authorization document (EAD), often referred to as a work permit.
Photos, fees, Form I-485, and other pieces of paperwork you'll need to submit to USCIS to adjust your status and obtain a U.S. green card.
Can you travel without jeopardizing your application for adjustment of status? The answer is in most cases no, unless you first file an application for advance parole.
A work permit and advance parole were available all in one card, but no longer.
A rundown of all the practical steps involved in applying for a green card as the married fiance of a U.S. citizen.
Need to apply for U.S. lawful permanent residence without the help of an abusive spouse? Here's how to complete the portion of the process known as adjustment of status.
Legal entry is, for some green card applicants, the key to being allowed to adjust status without leaving the U.S.—but what if you can't find the documents that prove your legal entry?
Get line-by-line instructions to complete USCIS Form I-485, application to register permanent residence or adjust status.
Proving that a green card applicant was lawfully inspected and admitted to the U.S.
If you will be submitting birth, marriage, or other certificates in a foreign language with your immigration application, learn the rules for translation into English.
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