I-485 Adustment of Status - Green Card Through Self-Petition

Green Card applicants are now able to apply for a Social Security number (SSN) or replacement card as part of the I-485 application process as per the USCIS news dated on Aug. 9, 2021.

Previously, Green card applicants were required to submit a separate application for an SSN at a Social Security office. USCIS has updated Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to append the additional questions required to apply for a Social Security Card at the same time.

After approval of I-485 for the Green Card applicant, USCIS will electronically furnish the data to the SSA. Upon receiving the data, Social Security Administration (SSA) will issue automatically an original SSN card.

USCIS Partnership with SSA will not increase the fee for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. USCIS receives about 576,000 Forms I-485 annually.

USCIS Updated I-485 Form

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-485.pdf

Green card applicants can apply for a Social Security Number issued by the US SSA during I-485 process

Social Security Number Card

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.

Tag: I-485

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