I-485

Employment Based I-485, I-765, I-131, and G-325 Information Checklist

Law Offices of Attorney P. Michael Khosla

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PLEASE USE A SEPARATE SHEET TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO ALL THE QUESTIONS BELOW. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW IS ESSENTIAL FOR COMPLETING THE INS DOCUMENTS

SPECIAL NOTES (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

  1. PLEASE MENTION EXACTLY WHAT APPLICATIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO FILE AT THIS TIME FOR YOURSELF, YOUR SPOUSE AND CHILD(REN)

(MENTION IN TERMS OF I-485, I-765 AND I-131)

FOR THE PRINCIPAL APPLICANT: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):

I WANT THE FOLLOWING TO BE FILED NOW WITH MY I-485: APPLICATION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS:

______I-765 FOR WORK AUTHORIZATION

______I-131 FOR ADVANCE PAROLE

FOR THE PRINCIPAL APPLICANT’S SPOUSE: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):

I WANT THE FOLLOWING TO BE FILED NOW WITH MY

SPOUSE’S I-485: APPLICATION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS:

______I-765 FOR WORK AUTHORIZATION

______I-131 FOR ADVANCE PAROLE

FOR THE PRINCIPAL APPLICANT’S CHILD(REN): (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):

I WANT THE FOLLOWING TO BE FILED NOW WITH MY CHILD (REN)’S

I-485: APPLICATION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS:

______I-131 FOR ADVANCE PAROLE

(Note: you do not have to file an EAD or Advance Parole for you or your spouse or family members at the time of filing I-485. it is advisable to do that at the time of I-485 filing, but you can always do it later also)

  1. IF YOU HAVE A CHILD OR CHILDREN WE ARE TO FILE FOR, PLEASE MENTION THE SEX OF THE CHILD OR CHILDREN IN THEIR CHECKLIST.
  1. PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME THAT THE ATTORNEY OR THE CASE MANAGER WILL KNOW ALL THE CITIES AND STATES IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY. WHEREVER ASKED, PLEASE WRITE (CITY/STATE/COUNTRY) WITHOUT FAIL, OTHERWISE IT WILL SIMPLY RESULT IN DELAYS IN THE PREPARATION OF YOUR 485 CASE DOCUMENTS
  1. WRITE ALL DATES IN NUMBERS AS 01/01/2003 (MONTH/DAY/YEAR) FOR ALL RESPONSES WHERE COMPLETE DATES ARE TO BE MENTIONED. STATE THE DATES IN THE MM / DD / YYYY FORMAT, UNLESS THE QUESTION SPECIFICALLY ASKS FOR ONLY MONTH AND YEAR
  1. PLEASE WRITE FULL NAMES (FIRST/MIDDLE/LAST) IN EVERY QUESTION THAT REQUIRES IT. DO NOT MENTION JUST ABBREVIATIONS OR INITIALS PLEASE EVEN FOR MIDDLE NAMES. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO STATE THE FULL NAME IN THE CORRECT MANNER
  1. MAKE SURE THAT ALL ADDRESS THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR CURRENT AND PAST RESIDENCES MENTION CLEARLY THE DATES (IN THE FORMAT MM / YYYY ) FOR THE PERIODS OF RESIDENCE. SAME GOES FOR CURRENT AND PAST EMPLOYMENT. STATE START AND END DATE OF EACH EMPLOYMENT IN THE FORMAT MM / YYYY. PROPER DATES ARE VERY IMPORTANT SO DO NOT FAIL TO PROVIDE THEM.
  1. IF ANY APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, BUT HAS A TAX ID NUMBER INSTEAD, PLEASE MENTION THAT TAX ID# IN THE CHECKLIST.
  1. PLEASE CHECK ALL DATES AND INFORMATION TWICE BEFORE EMAILING THIS INFORMATION CHECKLIST TO THE ATTORNEY OR THE CASE MANAGER. ERRORS IN THE COMPLETION OF THE CHECKLIST BY THE CLIENT ARE THE MAIN CAUSE FOR DELAYS ON OUR SIDE IN THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF THE FINAL 485 DOCUMENTS (BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SPEND TIME CORRECTING EACH ERROR IN SEVERAL RELATED DOCUMENTS)……(I.E., ONE ERROR FINDS ITS WAY IN SEVERAL DOCUMENTS BECAUSE SOME OF THE INFORMATION IS REPITITIOUS IN SEVERAL DOCUMENTS. SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN PREPARING THE I-485 CHECKLIST.
  1. WHEN MENTIONING EMPLOYMENT HISTORY FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS AS WELL AS YOUR PRESENT EMPLOYMENT DETAILS, PLEASE REFER TO THE LABOR CERTIFICATION THAT WAS FILED FOR YOU AND MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE NOW IN THE 485 CHECKLIST IS CONSISTANT WITH THE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY MENTIONED ON YOUR LABOR CERT. SEE A COPY OF THE ETA750 PART B THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU. MAKE SURE THE DATES OF EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE ETA750 PART B.
  1. Information required from the Principal Applicant

(for whom the I-140 has been approved)

THIS INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO COMPLETE FORM G325

THIS FORM CAN BE VIEWED AT:

  1. Name (First/Middle/Last).
  1. Other names used in the past (Maiden Name/Names used from previous marriages)
  2. Current Residential Address in the United States.
  3. Date of Birth (M/D/Y).
  4. Place of Birth (City/State/Country).
  5. Social Security Number (If you don’t have SS#, but have a Tax ID #, pl. mention that)
  6. A # (Employment Authorization #) (If you have or have had an EAD card)
  7. Date when you had applied for Employment Authorization (M/D/Y)
  8. Name of INS Service Center where you had applied for Employment Authorization
  9. Validity dates of past Employment Authorization if it has already expired or is still valid (M/D/Y till M/D/Y) as mentioned on your EAD Card.
  10. Date and place of present marriage (M/D/Y) and (City/State/Country).
  11. Names of previous husbands/wives (First/Middle/Last)(Maiden last name for wife
  12. Date of birth for each of your previous spouses (M/D/Y)
  13. Dates and places of previous marriages (M/D/Y) and (City/State/Country).
  14. Dates and places of termination of previous marriages (M/D/Y) and (City/State/Country).
  15. Names/Date of Birth/Country of Birth of children from present / previous marriages
  16. Your residential address abroad (in full) if any.
  17. Name and address of your present employer if not self-employed or unemployed.
  18. Your current occupation with your present employer.
  19. YOUR current annual salary
  20. Date when your present employment began (M/D/Y).
  21. Names and addresses of all previous employers since the last 6 years (in full).
  22. Dates between which you worked with each employer (M/D/Y) to (M/D/Y) above.
  1. Your specific occupation with each employer above.
  2. Your last occupation abroad. Mention the Employer’s address, your occupation with the employer and the dates (M/D/Y) to (M/D/Y)
  1. List of all residences since the last 6years (addresses in full for each).
  2. Dates between which you resided at every place (M/D/Y) to (M/D/Y) above.
  3. Length of residence (years and months) for you at YOUR CURRENT address
  4. Your last address outside the U.S. at which you lived for more than 1 year. Mention (M/D/Y) to (M/D/Y)
  5. Your Mother’s and Father’s full name (First/Middle/Last)
  6. Your Mother’s Maiden name (First/Middle/Last)
  7. Your parents’ Dates and Places of birth (M/D/Y) and (City/State/Country)
  8. Your parents’ Place of current residence (City/State/Country)
  9. Current Immigration Status.
  10. Status on which you last arrived into the U.S.
  11. Date when you first arrived into the U.S. (M/D/Y)
  12. Your immigration status when you first arrived (whether on B1/B2/H-1/H4 or other)
  13. Date and place of last arrival into the U.S. (M/D/Y) and (City, State)
  14. Current Non-Immigrant Visa Number. (Found on the top right hand corner of the Visa)
  15. Consulate where the Visa was issued. (City/Country)
  16. Date on which Visa was issued (M/D/Y).
  17. Date on which your authorized stay in the U.S. will expire (M/D/Y).
  18. Arrival/Departure (I-94) Number.
  19. Your name as mentioned on the I-94
  20. Your Phone Numbers (Work and Home and Cell Phone)
  21. Your FAX Number at work and home (if any)
  22. Your E-Mail address (if any)
  1. Information required from the Principal Applicant’s Spouse and/or Child (child means unmarried and under age 21):

THIS INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO COMPLETE FORM G325

THIS FORM CAN BE VIEWED AT:

NOTE: IF FILING FOR YOUR CHILD(REN), PLEASE MENTION THE SEX (male or female) OF THE CHILD(REN) (state Male or Female next to their names)

  1. Name (First/Middle/Last).
  2. Other names used in the past (Maiden Name/Names used from previous marriages)
  3. Current Residential Address in the United States.
  4. Date of Birth (M/D/Y).
  5. Place of Birth (City/State/Country).
  6. Social Security Number. (If you don’t have SS#, but have a Tax ID #, pl. mention that)
  7. A # (Employment Authorization #) (If you have or have had an EAD card)
  8. Date when you had applied for Employment Authorization (M/D/Y)
  9. Name of INS Service Center where you had applied for Employment Authorizatio
  10. Validity dates of past Employment Authorization if it has already expired or is still valid (M/D/Y till M/D/Y) as mentioned on your EAD Card.
  11. Date and place of present marriage (M/D/Y) and (City/State/Country).
  12. Names of previous husbands/wives (First/Middle/Last)(Maiden last name for wife)
  13. Date of birth for each of your previous spouses (M/D/Y)
  14. Dates and places of previous marriages (M/D/Y) and (City/State/Country).
  15. Dates and places of termination of previous marriages (M/D/Y) and (City/State/Country).
  16. Names/Date of Birth/Country of Birth of children from present / previous marriages
  17. Your residential address abroad (in full) if any.
  18. Name and address of your present employer if not self-employed or unemployed.
  19. Your current occupation with your present employer.
  20. YOUR current annual salary
  21. Date when your present employment began (M/D/Y).
  22. Names and addresses of all previous employers since the last 6 years (in full).
  23. Dates between which you worked with each employer (M/D/Y) to (M/D/Y) above.
  24. Your specific occupation with each employer above.
  25. Your last occupation abroad. Mention the Employer’s address, your occupation with the employer and the dates (M/D/Y) to (M/D/Y)
  26. List of all residences since the last 6years (addresses in full for each).
  27. Dates between which you resided at every place (M/D/Y) to (M/D/Y) above.
  28. Length of residence (years and months) for you at YOUR CURRENT address
  29. Your last address outside the U.S. at which you lived for more than 1 year. Mention (M/D/Y) to (M/D/Y)
  30. Your Mother’s and Father’s full name (First/Middle/Last)
  31. Your Mother’s Maiden name (First/Middle/Last)
  32. Your parents’ Dates and Places of birth (M/D/Y) and (City/State/Country)
  33. Your parents’ Place of current residence (City/State/Country)
  34. Current Immigration Status.
  35. Status on which you last arrived into the U.S.
  36. Date when you first arrived into the U.S. (M/D/Y)
  37. Your immigration status when you first arrived (whether on B1/B2/H-1/H4 or other)
  38. Date and place of last arrival into the U.S. (M/D/Y) and (City, State)
  39. Current Non-Immigrant Visa Number. (Found on top right hand corner of the Visa)
  40. Consulate where the Visa was issued. (City, Country)
  41. Date on which Visa was issued (M/D/Y).
  42. Date on which your authorized stay in the U.S. will expire (M/D/Y).
  43. Arrival/Departure (I-94) Number.
  44. Your name as mentioned on the I-94
  45. Your Phone Numbers (Work and Home)
  46. Your FAX Number at work and home (if any)
  47. Your E-Mail address (if any)

C.List of additional documents required:

a) DOCUMENTS NEEDED FORM THE PRINCIPAL APPLICANT

1. A color copy of alien's passport page bearing photo and basic biographical information, as well as a color copy of the alien’s US driver’s license.

2. Copy of I-94 and ALL previous F1, H1, TN or other nonimmigrant visa/status approval notices.

3. Copy of all previous I-20's issued to you while on F1 status

4. Copy of all previous EAD cards (the employment authorization card)

5. Copy of current nonimmigrant visa from passport (H-1, F-1, J-1, B-1, B-2 etc.)

6. Copy of US social security card (if any)

7. See below

(i) If either principal applicant or the spouse has been married before, please provide copies of divorce decrees

(ii) Copy of marriage certificate and marriage license if presently married

(iii) Birth certificate** (see important note below concerning birth certificates) copies for each person adjusting status (i.e., the principal applicant, his/her spouse, and all children) . If the BC is in non-English, then a copy of it plus English translation plus a translator's certificate (see attached)

  1. Current pay-stubs copies for each applicant (if lawfully employed)
  2. Last 3 years TAX RETURNS COPIES (FEDERAL ONLY)
  3. I-140 petition copy with all supporting documents
  4. Copy of the I-140 approval notice
  5. Signed signature card - Form I-765 CARD (1-23-91)

SEE END OF THIS CHECKLIST FOR THIS CARD

NOTE: Even if my law office has handled your Labor Cert. and/or I-140 before on the basis of which this I-485 is being filed, and even though we already have copies of some or all of the documents in one or more of either the Labor Cert or the I-140 files, please send us all the documents in items 1-9 above.

Those clients for whom I did not do the Alien Labor Cert or the I-140, please mail me copies of items 10-11 also.

b)Additional documents needed FROM THE PRINCIPAL APPLICANT’S DERIVATIVE BENEFICIARIES, I.E., SPOUSE AND/OR CHILD(REN) (if your spouse and/or child is adjusting status) (for those who are married only)

1. Color copy of alien's passport pages bearing photo and basic biographical information as well as a color copy of the alien’s US driver’s license.

2. Copy of all I-94 and all previous F1, F2, H1, H4, TN, TD or other nonimmigrant visa/status approval notices

3. Copy of all previous I-20's issued to you while on F1 status (if applicable)

4. Copy of all previous EAD cards (the employment authorization card)

5. Copy of current nonimmigrant visa from passport (H-1, H-4, F-1, F-2, J-1, J-2, B-1, B-2, TN, TD etc.)

6. Copy of social security card (if any)

7. See below:

(iv) If either principal applicant or the spouse has been married before, please provide copies of divorce decrees

(v) Copy of marriage certificate and marriage license if presently married

(vi) Birth certificate ** (see important note below concerning birth certificates) copies for each person adjusting status (i.e., the principal applicant, his/her spouse, and all children) . If the BC is in non-English, then a copy of it plus English translation plus a translator's certificate (see attached)

8. Current pay-stubs copies for each applicant (if lawfully employed)

9. Last 3 years TAX RETURNS COPIES (FEDERAL ONLY)

NOTE (important note below concerning birth certificates)

Note 1

In the event that a person’s birth certificate was issued by the issuing authority on a date that was more than 1 year after that date of birth of the person, the INS will want to see two affidavits from two separate persons (such as (i) your mother/father, and (ii) uncle/aunt), making a sworn declaration about your date of birth and place of birth. Of course it goes without saying that your mother and father have personal knowledge of your birth date and place of birth. But for an uncle, aunt or some other relative, they also must have had personal knowledge of the birth (i.e., that must have been present at the time of your birth.

The format of this affidavit from parents/relatives is attached at the end of this checklist. It is called “Affidavit in addition to a Birth Certificate”

Note 2

In the event that a person’s birth certificate was never ever issued by the issuing authority, the INS will want to see the following: (1) a certificate of non-availability of the birth certificate from the municipal corporation having jurisdiction over the city/state/country where you were born; and (2) two affidavits from two separate persons (such as (i) your mother/father, and (ii) uncle/aunt), making a sworn declaration about your date of birth and place of birth. Of course it goes without saying that your mother and father have personal knowledge of your birth date and place of birth. But for an uncle, aunt or some other relative, they also must have had personal knowledge of the birth (i.e., that must have been present at the time of your birth.

To get the certificate of non-availability, you must write to the municipal corporation. A format letter is available at the end of this checklist and it is called Letter to Home Country Municipal Corp reg BC or Cert of Non-Avail.

A format of the certificate of non availability is also attached, and it is called Certificate of nonavailability of Birth Cert from Municipal Corp.

The format of this affidavit from parents/relatives is attached at the end of this checklist. It is called “Affidavit in LIEU of a birth certificate”

Also see theCertification by Translator, below

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c) Photographs (8 for each applicant)

d)Medical Examination results

List of USCIS Certified Physicians:

You need to provide your Medical Exam results on Form I-693, sealed by an INS certified physician before we can file your I-485 for adjustment of status to a permanent resident application

For: Civil Surgeons Locator for medical examinations

Click on:

For: Medical Examination Forms

Click on:

NOTE THAT THIS IS A NEW FORM IN EFFECT FROM 4/27/05. THE OLD VERSION CAN ONLY BE USED UP TO 9/30/05.

I SUGGEST THAT YOU DOWN LOAD THE NEW FORM FROM AND GIVE TO YOUR PHYSICIAN IN THE EVENT THAT HE/SHE MAY NOT HAVE THE NEW FORM

For each applicant, medical exam results need to be provided to the attorney. These results will be provided to you in a sealed envelope from the INS certified physician in an INS form called I-693. Please email me, or call my office, and we will provide a list of latest INS certified physicians for your area. Please check with the doctor to make sure that they carry the INS Form I-693. Sometimes they do not. In those cases, read below:

Special Note about I-693 Forms:

An INS I-693 form is a 10-page document (2 page Instructions and 8-page form) and it is multicolored, as explained below. This form is to be filled out by the physician after he/she completes the medical examination, and returned back to you in a sealed envelope. You will in turn, forward this sealed envelope to me. The sealed envelope contains the confidential medical report.

Most physician offices keep a stack of these I-693 forms in their offices. Some do not. When making an appointment, please make sure that the physician’s office has these forms in stock.

Sometimes, some of my clients will get an appointment from a physician who does not carry these forms. In this case, my clients request my law office to send them these I-693 forms so that that they can provide these to the physician’s office. In the past, when this has been requested, I have done so. However, more and more, it is getting to be a hassle to send these forms out. In the first place, it is the INS certified physician that is supposed to keep an abundant supply of these forms in his office. That is one reason why the physician is INS certified. In the second place, these forms are downloadable and printable off the Internet at