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USCIS Revised Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Release Date 

12/10/2024

On Dec. 10, 2024, USCIS published a new edition of Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Resident or Adjust Status, which includes updates to questions and instructions. Starting Feb. 10, 2025, USCIS will accept only the 10/24/24 edition of Form I-485 and will reject any older editions of Form I-485.

The new edition of Form I-485 features these major changes:

USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap

Release Date 

12/02/2024

USCIS has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2025.

USCIS will send non-selection notices to registrants through their online accounts over the next few days. When USCIS finishes sending these non-selection notifications, the status for properly submitted registrations that USCIS did not select for the FY 2025 H-1B numerical allocations will show:

USCIS Forms Update Notice - Form I-485

USCIS recently updated the following form(s):

Form I-485 Supplement A, Supplement A to Form I-485, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)

08/28/2024 02:36 PM EDT

Edition Date: 08/28/24. M. USCIS will also accept the 08/28/24 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Form I-485 Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Job Offer or Request for Job Portability Under INA Section 204(j)

08/28/2024 02:36 PM EDT

USCIS Form Update - I-941, Application for Entrepreneur Parole

USCIS recently updated the following form:

Form I-941, Application for Entrepreneur Parole

10/01/2024 01:14 PM EDT

Edition Date: 10/01/24. Starting Jan. 27, 2025, USCIS will accept only the 10/01/24 edition. Until then, you can also use the 05/06/24 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.