I-485 · Form reference
Form I-485
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Applies for a green card from within the United States (adjustment of status) — the domestic path to permanent residence.
Confirm your filing fee
The amount to pay is not established by this page. Confirm the current fee entry for your filing category, age, filing method and any related applications. Additional statutory fees, exemptions and court-filing rules may also matter.
For I-485, check the basis of adjustment and age. If the applicant is under 14, confirm whether they are filing concurrently with a parent. Check I-765 and I-131 fees separately if those applications are involved.
Processing information
Select the applicable form, category and location in the official tool. We do not have a verified current result for your combination. Historical medians cannot determine your completion date or whether USCIS will accept an inquiry today.
Historical medians by filing basis
FY2016–FY2024; FY2024 is partial. Each row describes only its listed category.
| Filing basis | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 12.9 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 13.9 |
| Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago | 5.5 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 21.6 | 13.3 |
| Employment-based adjustment applications | 5.5 | 7 | 10.6 | 10 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 11 | 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | 6.1 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 9.4 |
National median months from receipt to completion across all USCIS offices. FY2024 reflects Oct 1, 2023 – Jan 31, 2024 (partial year). Historical fiscal-year medians use a different methodology than the live USCIS processing-times tool and are not directly comparable. Official historical factsheet. Existing source record: March 5, 2024. These figures have not been refreshed as current processing data.
Questions about this form
Where do I confirm the fee for I-485?
Use the official form instructions and current G-1055 schedule. The fee can depend on category, age, filing method, concurrent applications, exemptions and additional statutory charges. A single historical base amount is not a complete payment quote.
How do I check processing information for I-485?
Use the official USCIS tools and the form category and location they request. Where this page shows historical fiscal-year medians, each row applies only to its named basis and period; no individual completion or inquiry date is calculated.
Legacy form record reviewed: 2026-06-12. This is not a current fee or processing-time verification. Always obtain the current form edition and instructions from USCIS.