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

Derivative Applicants

Refugee derivative applicants may file Form I-485 with the principal applicant or independently from the principal 

applicant.

Evidence of Financial Support

If you are filing Form I-485 as a refugee, you do not need to submit evidence of financial support.

Additional Evidence Requirements

As a refugee, you must submit evidence showing you meet certain requirements specific to this immigrant category.  

Therefore, in addition to the evidence listed in the 

What Evidence Must You Submit with Form I-485

 section, principal 

and derivative applicants must also submit evidence of refugee status, such as a Form I-94 or a Refugee Travel Document 

(Form I-571).

Additional Instructions for Applicants Filing Under Special Adjustment Programs

Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA)

You may apply for adjustment of status if you are a native or citizen of Cuba who was inspected and admitted or paroled 

into the United States after January 1, 1959, and you have been physically present in the United States for at least one year 

or if you are a spouse or unmarried child of a Cuban described above (regardless of your nationality or place of birth) who 

was inspected and admitted or paroled after January 1, 1959, and you have been physically present in the United States for 

at least one year.