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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Forms

I-698 Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident (Under Section 245A of the INA)

Moves a 1986 legalisation temporary resident to permanent residence. It is the second half of the 245A process and applies to the same small group of class members.

Fee
$1,670
Fee waiver
Not available
Who files
Temporary residents under INA 245A.
Where to file
By mail to the USCIS office named in the instructions.

Usually filed with

Part of these processes

What changed in 2025 and 2026

  • The final step in the 1986 legalisation route, still used by late-legalisation class members.

Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/i-698. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.