Form i-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Part 2. Application Type or Filing Category, Item 

Numbers 1.a. - 1.g.

Some immigrant categories do not allow for derivative applicants, while a few categories allow additional family 

members to apply as derivative applicants.  See the 

Additional Instructions

 for more details. 

Under U.S. immigration law, you are a “child” if you are unmarried, under 21 years of age, and meet the definition of 

“child” found in the INA and USCIS policy guidance.  Visit 

www.uscis.gov/tools/glossary

 for more information on 

the definition of “child.”  You may still be considered a child for immigration purposes even after turning 21 years of 

age if you qualify under the provisions of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA).  For more information on CSPA, 

see 

www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/child-status-protection-act/child-status-

protection-act-cspa

.

3.  Other Immigrant Categories

If you are filing for adjustment of status based on an immigrant category not listed in