Adjustment of Status Documentation List

For most, if not all, adjustment of status (AOS) cases, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires a basic set of documentary evidence. This documentation includes:

  • Two recent, identical color photos
  • Medical exam report, submitted with Form I-693 and supplement, which must be signed and sealed by a USCIS-certified physician
  • Evidence of financial support

    -For employment-based AOS petitions:

    1. Employment verification letter from sponsoring U.S. employer
    2. Form W-2s from the three years prior to filing
    3. Federal and state tax returns from the three years prior to filing
    4. Copy of most recent paystub

    -For family-based AOS petitions:

    1. Sponsors must submit evidence of financial ability in an affidavit of support, filed with Form I-864
  • Copy of approval or receipt notice for the underlying immigration petition, if applicable (note that this documentation is not required when an AOS petition is filed concurrently with the immigration petition)
  • Copy of passport(s) and visa(s)
  • Copy of I-94
  • Copy of I-797, I-20, IAP-66, if applicable
  • Marriage certificate, if applicable
  • Birth certificate

The above documentary evidence is submitted to USCIS with a petitioner’s completed Form I-485. Older minors and most adults are additionally required to have their biometrics taken and processed. AOS applications must include the proper filing fee. As of August 2017, AOS filing fees are as follows:

Applicant Characteristic

Fee

Biometrics

Total

Younger than 14 years old and filing with at least one parent

$750

$0

$750

Younger than 14 years old and not filing with at least one parent

$1,140

$0

$1,140

Between 14 and 78 years old

$1,140

$85

$1,225

79 years old or older

$1,140

$0

$1,140

Refugee

$0

$0

$0

  Source: USCIS

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While the above documentation applies to virtually every AOS petition, it is important to stress that each application for adjustment varies as a function of an alien’s unique circumstances. As such, we emphatically recommend retaining an experienced immigration attorney. To begin your potential AOS case, contact Zhang & Associates for an initial free consultation by clicking here.

For more detailed information on adjustment of status, including related issues, refer to the following links:

General AOS Topics

Further Reading on AOS

 

Updated 08/10/2017