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

Additional Instructions for Family-Based Applicants

Immediate relative of a U.S. citizen (Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative)

Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens include the following relatives of U.S. citizens:  spouses, unmarried children under 21 

years of age, and parents (if the U.S. citizen is 21 years of age or older). 

Immediate relatives do not have to wait until Form I-130 is approved to file Form I-485.  You may file your Form I-485 

together with your Form I-130, while Form I-130 is pending, or after your Form I-130 is approved.  Immediate relatives 

always have a visa available once Form I-130 is approved. 

Derivative applicants are not allowed in this category. 

Other relative of a U.S. citizen or relative of a lawful permanent resident under the family-based