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

The 245(i) supplement. It lets someone who entered without inspection, or who otherwise could not adjust status, do so anyway if they were the beneficiary of a petition or labour certification filed by April 30, 2001. Everyone who qualifies pays a $1,000 penalty fee with it.

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Fee: $1,000 whether filed on paper or online. $0 for an unmarried child under 17, and $0 for the spouse or unmarried child under 21 of a legalised immigrant who attaches proof of a properly filed Form I-817.
Fee waiver: Not available
Who files: People grandfathered under INA 245(i), filing with a Form I-485.
Where to file: Filed with the Form I-485 it supplements.

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What changed in 2025 and 2026

245(i) grandfathering is one of the few remaining routes to a green card for someone who entered without inspection and is married to a permanent resident. The qualifying petition must have been filed by April 30, 2001, with physical presence on December 21, 2000 for petitions filed after January 14, 1998.

Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/i-485supa. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.