INSTRUCTIONS : ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS/APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENT (Form I-485)

• The Form I-485 Adjustment of Status is the Application to register for permanent status and is needed to adjust your status to that of a permanent resident of the United States of America. You may apply for the adjustment of status or permanent status if you an immigrant visa number is made immediately available to you based on a pre-approved immigration petition or if you are filing the application with a completed relative petition, special immigrant juvenile petition or special immigrant military petition.

• The Application consists of 6 pages and is filed at a location dependent on the eligibility category under which you are filing. Before beginning the application, you should review the “Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-485” link found at the United Citizenship and Immigration Service’s website for the most current guidance on where to submit your application. 

• The Filing Fee attached to the Form I-485 is $985; and additional $85 biometric fee, when applicable, will be placed on the initial filing charge bringing your total cost to bring your total to roughly $1070.

• Those applicants who are over the age of 79 will not be charged a biometric fee; additionally there is no fee for those applicants who are filing Form I-485 and maintain refugee status. For individuals under the age of 14, you must file the Form I-485 with at least one parent; the fee for children is $635. If you are a child under the age of 14 and do not file with a parent you will be charged the full $985.

• The I-485 Adjustment of Status form will first for initial evidence, pertaining to your criminal history, if applicable, your birth certificate and passport. Additionally, you will need to submit two identical color photographs of yourself taken within 30 days of filing the application. The photos must be 2X2’s, in color, with a full face frontal view on a white to off-white background. Additionally, when filing your Form I-485, you should also include your medical examination report with the application, unless you are a refugee. 

INSTRUCTIONS : CHINESE VISA APPLICATION FORM

A Chinese Visa Application Form is used by the Government of China for foreign nationals seeking entrance into the country.  Temporary visas are available for students, government officials, and business purposes. 

In this case, we are using the Chinese Visa Application Form provided by the government of China.   Examples of the Chinese Visa Application form can be found online or through the Chinese embassy.    

The first step in completing the form is to provide your general information in the first section.

1. Provide your name, sex, Chinese name, nationality, birthday, and passport information.  You must also indicate in box 1.14 your current occupation or status.

2. In section 2, you must indicate your reason for travel to China.  You must select the major purpose of your visit, the number of entries you will make, the date of entry, the counties and cities you plan to travel, and whether you need expedited visa service. 

3.  In section 3, you must include your health information and previous travel to other nations.  Check yes or no in the corresponding boxes to indicate your health status.  Any yes answer requires that you provide an explanation of your answer, which must be attached to your Chinese visa application form.

4. Provide your contact information in section 4.  Include your employer or school contact, your home address, and phone contact numbers.

5. Section 5 can be used for stating additional information that pertains to your visa application.  Leave blank if you do not have anything to write. 

6. If the application was filled out by another person than the applicant, that person must fill out section 6 with their name and contact information. 

7. At the end of the Chinese visa application form, the applicant must sign and date the form.

8. Submit the form to the local Chinese embassy and keep a copy for your records.