Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status	Form	Modified	Available
Form I-485-Supplement J Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Offer or Request for Job Portability Under Section 204(j)	Form	New	Available
Form I-485 Supplement A Supplement A to Form I-485, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)	Form	Modified	Available
I485-INS-AC21+FR(011717-N)-TOC-11212016.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-12-22	Available
Public Comment Matrix - I-485 30 Day.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-12-22	Available
I485-INS-Current+FR(122316-N)-TOC-11212016.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-12-16	Available
PIA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-08-09	Available
I-485-Supporting Stat (Comp Rev+AC21-Fee Change)-Clean.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-12-21	Available
Reference Citations INA 245.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-08-05	Available
Reference Citation - Public Law 106-429.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-08-05	Repair queued
Reference Citation - PUBLIC LAW 105.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-08-05	Available
I485-INS-SUPP A-Comp+AC21+FR(062617-N)-TOC-11212016.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-12-21	Available
I485-FRM-SUPP A-Comp+AC21+FR(062617-N)-TOC-11212016.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-12-21	Available
I485-INS-Comp+AC21+FR(062617-N)-TOC-12212016.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-12-22	Available
I485-FRM-Comp+AC21+FR(062617-N)-TOC-12202016.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-12-22	Available
Public Comment Matrix - I-485 60-Day.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-29	Available
SORN - USCIS Benefits.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-29	Available
SORN - A-File.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-29	Repair queued
Published 30-day FRN (7-26-2016).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-27	Repair queued
Published 60-day FR (3-31-2016).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-08	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
43925	Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status	Form	Modified
224886	Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Offer or Request for Job Portability Under Section 204(j)	Form	New
222858	Biometrics Processing		New
218035	Instructions for I-485, Supplement E	Instruction	Removed
218034	Supplement A to Form I-485, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)	Form	Modified
218032	Supplement C, HRIFA	Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0023	ICR Reference No: 201607-1615-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201508-1615-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-485
Title: Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/22/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/10/2016
Terms of Clearance: USCIS may continue to use the previously approved instrument through December 22, 2016. USCIS will begin using the 12/23/16 version of the form and instructions on December 23, 2016 and the 01/17/17 version as of January 17, 2017. USCIS will begin using the 06/26/17 version of the form and instructions on June 26, 2017. Approved for two years only due to partial GPEA compliance.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2017
Responses	1,099,300	0	749,497
Time Burden (Hours)	4,200,168	0	4,495,927
Cost Burden (Dollars)	196,882,000	0	0

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Abstract: The information on Form I-485 will be used to request and determine eligibility for adjustment of permanent residence status. Supplement A is used to adjust status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1255 Name of Law: U.S. Code
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 18636	03/31/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 48836	07/26/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Offer or Request for Job Portability Under Section 204(j)	I-485-Supplement J, I-485-Supplement J	Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Offer or Request for Job Portability Under Section 204(j) ,   Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Offer or Request for Job Portability Under Section 204(j)
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status	I-485, I-485, I-485	Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status ,   Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Supplement A to Form I-485, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)	Form I-485 Supplement A, I-485 Supplement A	Supplement A to Form I-485, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i) ,   Supplement A to Form I-485, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)
Biometrics Processing
Supplement C, HRIFA
Instructions for I-485, Supplement E

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,099,300	749,497	0	490,026	-140,223	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,200,168	4,495,927	0	580,635	-876,394	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	196,882,000	0	0	0	196,882,000	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There has been a decrease in the annual hour burden hours. This is due to a decrease in the agency’s estimation of the number of respondents who will submit Form I-485. Form I-485 Supplements C and E have been incorporated in the reorganization of Form I-485. The time burden is no longer separated, instead it calculated into the burden hours for Form I-485. questions to make the form more user-friendly. The revised form expands upon existing inadmissibility questions to enhance national security and benefit integrity and support the USCIS mission to grant immigration benefits only to those applicants that are eligible under the law. The revision eliminates the requirement to file a separate Form G-325A (1615-0008) by incorporating Form G-325A questions into the new form. These changes will result in a decrease in the overall burden of seeking this benefit. Additionally, during the last submission the biometrics time burden was not included in the burden calculation. The time burden for biometrics collection has been included in this submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $729,544,245

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/10/2016

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