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Instructions for Supplement A to Form I-485,

Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)

USCIS

Form I-485

Department of Homeland Security

OMB No. 1615-0023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Expires 06/30/2019

If you are filing Supplement A to Form I-485, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i) (Supplement A), together

with Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, in order to apply for lawful permanent

residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 245(i), you must read these Supplement A Instructions

and the Form I-485 Instructions. Carefully review the Additional Instructions section in the Form I-485 Instructions

for information that relates to your family-based, employment-based, special immigrant, or Diversity Visa immigrant

category.

What Is the Purpose of Supplement A?

If you are disqualified from adjusting status under INA section 245(a), you may be eligible to adjust status under INA

section 245(i). For more information on who may be disqualified from adjusting under INA section 245(a), see the Bars

to Adjustment and Grounds of Inadmissibility section below.

You should use Supplement A if you seek to adjust status under INA section 245(i).

You cannot adjust status based on filing Supplement A alone. You must also file Form I-485 and be eligible for a visa

under a family-based, employment-based, special immigrant, or Diversity Visa immigrant category. Supplement A and

Form I-485 are used to determine whether you qualify for INA section 245(i) adjustment.

Who May File to Adjust Status Under INA Section 245(i) Using Supplement A?

Use Supplement A if you are applying to adjust status under INA section 245(i). You may file Supplement A when:

1. You are filing your Form I-485 at the same time; or

2. You previously filed your Form I-485 and it remains pending.

You may file Supplement A only if:

1. ONE of the following applies to you:

A. You are or were the principal beneficiary of an immigrant petition or application for permanent labor

certification properly filed on or before January 14, 1998, which was approvable when filed;

B. You are or were the principal beneficiary of an immigrant petition or application for permanent labor

certification properly filed on or after January 15, 1998, but on or before April 30, 2001, which was approvable

when filed and you were physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000;

C. You are or were the derivative beneficiary of an immigrant petition or application for permanent labor

certification properly filed on or before January 14, 1998, which was approvable when filed;

D. You are or were the derivative beneficiary of an immigrant petition or application for permanent labor

certification properly filed on or after January 15, 1998, but on or before April 30, 2001, which was approvable

when filed and the principal beneficiary was physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000; or

E. You are currently the spouse or child (unmarried and under 21 years of age) eligible to accompany or follow-

to-join a principal or derivative beneficiary described in Items A. - D. above.

NOTE: “Properly filed” and “approvable when filed” are explained in the What Evidence Must You Submit to

Establish Your Eligibility for Adjustment of Status under INA Section 245(i) section of these Instructions.

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