Adjustment of Status

Apply for Permanent Residence Without Leaving the United States, If Your Case Allows It

Adjustment of status is the process through which certain individuals who are already in the United States may apply for permanent residence, also known as a Green Card, without completing the process through a consulate abroad.

Not everyone who is inside the United States can adjust status. Eligibility depends on the immigration basis of the case, the way the person entered the country, immigration history, visa availability when applicable, and other factors that must be carefully reviewed. 

Immigration Basis

There Must Be a Path to Request Permanent Residence

Adjustment of status may be based on a family petition, an employment-based category, asylum, certain humanitarian protections, or other available immigration categories.

Manner of Entry

Entry into the United States Is an Important Factor

In many cases, the person must have been inspected and admitted or paroled into the United States. There are exceptions and specific rules that require an individual legal evaluation.

Current Eligibility

Your History Can Change the Strategy

Factors such as overstays, unauthorized employment, prior entries, immigration orders, denials, fraud, or inconsistent information may affect eligibility or require an additional strategy.

Our Mission

Analyze Your Case Before Choosing the Immigration Path

Adjustment of status can represent an important opportunity to move toward permanent residence without leaving the United States. However, choosing the wrong strategy can create unnecessary risks.

Our team works to understand your full situation before recommending next steps.

During the process, we help you:

  • Identify the immigration basis that may allow adjustment of status.
  • Review the way you entered the United States.
  • Analyze your current status and immigration history.
  • Confirm whether visa availability exists when required.
  • Review possible inadmissibility issues.
  • Evaluate whether an immigration waiver may be necessary.
  • Organize civil, immigration, and financial documents.
  • Prepare a clear strategy for filing the case.
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Important Elements for Adjustment of Status

A Valid Immigration Basis

This may include a family petition, an employment-based category, humanitarian protection, or another pathway that allows the person to apply for permanent residence.

Documented Entry into the United States

Documents such as a visa, I-94, travel record, parole document, or other evidence related to the person’s entry may be relevant to the analysis.

Eligibility Under the Applicable Category

The immigration category must allow the person to file an adjustment of status application and, when required, a visa must be available.

Complete Immigration History

It is important to review entries, departures, previous applications, changes of status, immigration orders, denials, and any prior interaction with immigration authorities.

Civil and Personal Documents

Passports, birth certificates, marriage or divorce certificates, identity documents, and other records may be necessary.

Medical Exam and Additional Evidence

USCIS may require specific initial evidence, including Form I-693 in applicable cases.

Do You Want to Know Whether You Can Apply for Permanent Residence from Inside the United States?

You do not need to have all your documents organized before contacting us. Complete an initial evaluation and briefly tell us about your immigration situation so our team can identify which options may apply.
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