TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS
Form I-485, Instructions for Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
OMB Number: 1615-0023
04/01/2019
Reason for Revision: 83C to update Additional Evidence Requirements for CAA applicants.
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Additional Evidence Requirements
As a CAA applicant, 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 applicants must also submit:
1. Evidence of Cuban birth or citizenship, if not contained in your birth certificate; and
2. Evidence that you have been physically present in the United States for at least one year.
In addition to the evidence listed in the What Evidence Must You Submit with Form I-485 section, derivative applicants must submit:
1. Evidence you have been physically present in the United States for at least one year; and
2. Evidence that you reside with the principal applicant.
If you are a derivative applicant, you do not need to submit evidence of Cuban birth or citizenship. As mentioned above, you may file to adjust status as a derivative applicant under the CAA regardless of your nationality or place of birth.
Evidence of Nationality
Principal applicants must submit evidence of Cuban citizenship. The following are examples of acceptable documents to prove your citizenship: 1. A valid Cuban passport; or 2. A Cuban Civil Registry document issued in Havana.
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Additional Evidence Requirements
As a CAA applicant, 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 applicants must also submit:
1. Evidence of being a native or citizen of Cuba; and
2. Evidence that you have been physically present in the United States for at least one year.
Evidence of Being a Cuban Native (If You Were Born in Cuba)
Examples of evidence submitted by principal applicants that demonstrates being a Cuban native can include but are not limited to:
1. An expired or unexpired Cuban passport (Pasaporte de la Republica de Cuba) that lists the holder’s place of birth as being Cuba; and
2. A Cuban birth certificate issued by the appropriate civil registry in Cuba. (Note: A Cuban birth certificate acknowledging a birth outside of Cuba or Cuban consular birth record issued for a principal applicant who was not born in Cuba is not sufficient to prove Cuban citizenship.)
Evidence of Cuban Citizenship (If You Were Born Outside of Cuba)
Examples of evidence submitted by principal applicants that demonstrates Cuban citizenship can include but are not limited to:
1. An unexpired Cuban passport (Pasaporte de la Republica de Cuba);
2. Nationality Certificate (Certificado de Nacionalidad); and
3. Citizenship Letter (Carta de Ciudadania).
In addition to the evidence listed in the What Evidence Must You Submit with Form I-485 section, derivative applicants must submit:
1. Evidence you have been physically present in the United States for at least one year; and
2. Evidence that you reside with the principal applicant.
If you are a derivative applicant, you do not need to submit evidence of Cuban birth or citizenship. As mentioned above, you may file to adjust status as a derivative applicant under the CAA regardless of your nationality or place of birth.
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