Adjustment of Status Procedures

Noncitizen spouses, parents, and ummarried minor children of U.S. citizen members of the U.S. military have a possible path to a green card that others don't.

Understanding the Visa Bulletin cutoff dates in the “dates for filing” and “final action dates” charts, and when they allow you to submit your green card application and get a U.S. work permit.

For some , the question of whether they are eligible to use the U.S.-based green-card application procedures known as "adjustment of status" is as important as whether they meet the underlying eligibility criteria for a green card.

Once you've spent at least a year in the U.S. in asylum status, you can apply for a green card (adjustment to lawful permanent resident status).

A breakdown of the various costs you will need to pay the U.S. government, doctors, lawyers, and more who will help you get a U.S. green card through the adjustment of status process.

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.

Because so much is at stake, it is easy to make simple mistakes, such as forgetting to bring important documents, trying to do the interview in English when you really need an interpreter, and so on.

A step-by-step description of the typical adjustment of status interview (for a case based on family relationship).