I-485

Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Purpose of Form:

To apply to adjust your status to that of a permanent resident of the United States.

Number of Pages: 11

Edition Date:

4/1/06. Prior versions acceptable.

Where to File:

Please see Special Instructions.

Filing Fee: $325.00

Special Instructions: 

Note on Filing Fee:

Original fee plus $70.00 biometrics services fee if you are 14 years of age or older. If you are under 14 years of age, the fee is $225.00 with no biometric services fee. If you are 79 years of age or older, the fee is $325.00 with no biometrics services fee.

If you are applying for permanent residence based on having been admitted to the U.S. as a refugee, there is no application fee; however, applicants age 14 - 79 will still need to pay a $70.00 biometrics fee.

Note on Where to File: For Individuals Living in the Jurisdiction of the:

  • Dallas District Office
  • El Paso District Office
  • Oklahoma City Sub Office

Effective October 23, 2006, if you are residing within the jurisdiction of the Dallas District Office, and effective November 20, 2006, if you are residing within the jurisdiction of the El Paso District Office or
Oklahoma City Sub-Office, you must follow the special instructions in the Related Links section of his page.

Family-Based Applications

If you are filing for lawful permanent resident status based on a family relationship with a U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent
resident, file your I-485 at:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Or, for non-United States Postal Service (USPS) deliveries (such as overnight delivery services):

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Attn: FBASI
427 S. LaSalle - 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60605-1098

Employment-Based Applications

If you are filing for lawful permanent resident status based on an offer of permanent employment in the United States, you should
submit your I-485 to:

USCIS Nebraska Service Center
P.O. Box 87485
Lincoln, NE 68501-7485

This includes an employment-based I-485 if you are filing a Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker, concurrently with
your I-485, or an I-485 filing basedon a pending or an approved Form I-140