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USCIS Releases New Form I-485 and Lockbox Filing Locations |
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Written by Jordana Hart
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has posted a revised Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. In addition to the revised form, there are new filing locations. The changes are part of an overall effort to transition the intake of USCIS benefit forms from Service Centers to Lockbox facilities. Please go to www.uscis.gov and click on "Forms" link to view or download the new form, filing instructions, and filing locations.
As of February 25, 2010, most applicants must submit Form I-485 to a USCIS Lockbox facility, depending on the eligibility category under which they are filing, as provided in the form instructions. USCIS Service Centers will forward all Form I-485 applications to the appropriate Lockbox facility until March 29, 2010. USCIS will accept previous versions of Form I-485 until March 29, 2010. After that date, USCIS will only accept the Form I-485 dated 12/03/09 and any previous versions of the form will be rejected. After the transitional period, the Service Centers will return any incorrectly filed Form I-485 with instructions to send the application to the correct location.
At this time, applicants should NOT concurrently file Form I-485 with an Immigrant Petition for Alien
Worker (Form I-140) at a USCIS Lockbox facility. Instead, they should refer to the Form I-140 filing Instructions for information on how to file forms concurrently.
When filing Form I-485 at a Lockbox facility, you may elect to receive an email and/or text message
notifying you that USCIS has accepted your application. To receive notification, you must complete
an E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance (Form G-1145), and attach it to the first page of
your application.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 26 February 2010 )
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