Category: I-485, Adjustment of Status

Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, is used by a person in the United States to apply for lawful permanent resident status.

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I-907, Request for Premium Processing Fee hike

Effective Oct 19, 2020, USCIS has increased the Fee on Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing from $ 1440 to $2500 for all filings ($2,500 if you are filing Form I-140 requesting EB-1, EB-2, or EB-3 immigrant visa classification)

Premium processing provides expedited processing for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. EB1A, Aliens Extraordinary Ability EB1A applicants are Eligible for Premium Processing while EB2-NIW Not Yet Available. The Eligibility criteria for the designated classification within Form I-140 is provided at https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms/how-do-i-request-premium-processing

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I-944 (Declaration of Self Sufficiency) Discontinued from March 9, 2021

Note: As per USCIS info, Beginning from March 9, 2021, GC applicants should not be required to file Form i-944, Declaration of Self Sufficiency, or any evidence or documentation necessary on that form with their Form I-485, Adjustment of Status. Form I-944 has been discontinued.

Please go through I-944 Form USCIS Instruction for more detailed information on this newly added form in 2020.

According to USCIS

  • Form I-944, “Declaration of Self-Sufficiency” is used by an individual to demonstrate that he or she is not inadmissible based on the public charge ground (Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 212(a)(4)). In other words, the form is used by Green Card applicants to provide information about their financial situation.
  • If you file the form I-485, Adjustment of Status, you should submit Form I-944 to USCIS.
  • If you are exempt from the Public charge ground of inadmissibility as per criteria setup by USCIS, you do not need to file Form I-944.  
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