New York City Immigration Lawyer. NYC immigration lawyer assisting with K-1 fiancee visas, EB 1-A Extraordinary Abilities Visa, EB 1-2 Outstanding Researchers and Professors Visa, and all other visas, green cards, naturalization and citizenship. Gafner Law Firm is a full service NYC immigration law firm serving clients in Manhattan, Staten Island, Brookyln, the Bronx, Queens, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, Yonkers, Astoria, Greenpoint, Murray Hill, Bushwick, Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Brownsville, Corona, Harlem, SoHo, Tribeca, Longwood, Hunts Point, Flatbush, Brooklyn Heights, Wall Street, Jersey City and from throughout the world. » I-485 http://www.gafnervisalaw.com A NYC Immigration Lawyer Providing Immigration and Naturalization Advice to Clients from throughout the World. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:44:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 New I-485 Form and Procedures http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/2010/03/30/new-i-485-form-and-procedures/ http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/2010/03/30/new-i-485-form-and-procedures/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:22:55 +0000 Chris Gafner http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/?p=1846 The USCIS recently announced new procedures for the filing of the I-485 form.  Additionally, the USCIS has created a new I-485 form that must be used by all applicants who need to adjust status to permanent residency.

The I-485 form allows foreign nationals to “adjust status” and become lawful permanent residents in the United States and is [...]]]> The USCIS recently announced new procedures for the filing of the I-485 form.  Additionally, the USCIS has created a new I-485 form that must be used by all applicants who need to adjust status to permanent residency.

The I-485 form allows foreign nationals to “adjust status” and become lawful permanent residents in the United States and is very widely used.  Failure to adhere to the new procedures, or to use the new form, will result in the rejection of the application and may have lasting consequences on individuals who are nearing the end of their lawful presence in the United States.

The new procedures in the I-485 generally represent a change in filing locations for the forms.  Additionally, the new form itself has many changes including a question about whether a foreign national has received any military training, and whether the foreign national has understood every question asked on the form.

If you are contemplating using the I-485, please contact a New York City immigration attorney to assist you.

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Form I-485 is used by foreign nationals who possess (or are applying for) immigrant visas using form I-130 or form I-140.  The I-485 allows for foreign nationals to adjust status to lawful permanent residency.

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