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

2. 

Any identifying information you have about the law enforcement personnel involved in the case;

3. 

Any information you have about the status of the criminal investigation or prosecution, including any charges filed 

and the outcome of any criminal proceedings, or whether the investigation or prosecution was dropped and the 

reasons why; and

4. 

If you have refused a request for assistance in the investigation or prosecution, you must provide a detailed 

explanation of why you refused to comply with requests for assistance and why you believed that the requests for 

assistance were unreasonable.

NOTE:

  In certain cases, this requirement of ongoing assistance may require someone other than the principal applicant 

to provide evidence to USCIS.  For example, in some U nonimmigrant cases, the U-1 petitioner was a child (or 

incompetent or incapacitated) and was not directly required to provide the assistance in an investigation or prosecution 

of the qualifying criminal activity.  In these cases, someone other than the child, such as a parent, guardian, or next 

friend provided the assistance.  This person may need to provide evidence of continued assistance (or that there was no 

unreasonable refusal to comply) with an investigation or prosecution of the qualifying criminal activity.

Discretion 

Adjustment of status based on U nonimmigrant status is not an automatic benefit, so you bear the burden of showing that 

USCIS should use its discretion to approve your adjustment of status application.  When making a discretionary decision 

on your application, USCIS may take into account all factors, including those acts that would otherwise make you 

inadmissible.

Generally, favorable factors such as family ties, hardship, and length of residence in the United States, may be sufficient 

for USCIS to use its discretion to approve your application.  However, when adverse factors are present in your case, you 

may offset these by submitting supporting documentation of favorable factors you wish USCIS to consider.  See 8 CFR 

245.24(d)(11).