Adjustment of status (AOS) allows a person who qualifies to be a permanent resident to obtain a green card without having to leave the United States. When a person applies for AOS, he also applies for a work permit (EAD) and, if eligible, for a travel permit (Advance Parole or AP). Generally, an applicant for AOS […]
Will Section 245i allow me to adjust my status to permanent resident? Section 245i allows you to get a green card through adjustment of status without having to leave the United States even if you violated or overstayed your status or entered the country unlawfully. You submit form I-485, pay the regular filing fee plus […]
This is about how to use Section 245i of the Immigration Law to turn a denial into an approval. The path to obtaining the green card in the United States can be a long and winding road, full of treacherous bends. Unless you have a good navigator, or perhaps even an alchemist, to assist you, […]
On December 21, 2000, the LIFE (Legal Immigration Family Equity) Act was signed into law. Section 245(i) was extended to people physically present in the United States on the date of the law’s enactment. It allows persons who qualify for permanent residence, but who are ineligible their status adjust status in the U.S., to pay […]
Section 245i allows certain persons who have overstayed their visas or entered the United States without papers to adjust their status without having to leave the US. They must pay a fine, but they do not have to return to their home countries in order to apply for green cards. In this video, Carl Shusterman, a […]
