Instructions For Supplement A To Form I-485, Adjustment Of Status Under Section 245(I) (Page 7 of 11) in pdf

Copies. You should submit legible photocopies of documents requested, unless the Instructions specifically state that you

must submit an original document. USCIS may request an original document at the time of filing or at any time during

processing of an application, petition, or request. If USCIS requests an original document from you, it will be returned to

you after USCIS determines it no longer needs your original.

NOTE: If you submit original documents when not required or requested by USCIS, your original documents may

remain a part of the record, USCIS will not automatically return them to you, and your original documents may be

immediately destroyed upon receipt.

Translations. If you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you must also submit a full English

translation. The translator must sign a certification that the English language translation is complete and accurate, and that

he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English. The certification must include the translator’s

signature. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recommends the certification contain the translator’s printed

name and the date and the translator’s contact information.

How To Fill Out Supplement A

1. Type or print legibly in black ink.

2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this supplement, attach a separate sheet of paper; type or print

your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number,

Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers; and sign and date each sheet.

3. Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been

married and the question asks, “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise

directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many

children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None,” unless

otherwise directed.

4. USCIS Online Account Number (if any). If you have previously filed an application, petition, or request using the

USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide the

USCIS Online Account Number you were issued by the system. You can find your USCIS Online Account Number

by logging in to your account and going to the profile page. If you previously filed certain applications, petitions,

or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online Account Access

Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. If you received such a notice, your USCIS Online Account

Number can be found at the top of the notice. If you were issued a USCIS Online Account Number, enter it in the

space provided. The USCIS Online Account Number is not the same as an A-Number.

5. Immigrant Category for Adjustment of Status. When you filed your Form I-485, you selected an immigrant

category in Part 2., Item Number 1. as the basis of your eligibility to adjust status. Insert the full title of that

immigrant category in Part 2., Item Number 5.

6. Part 4. Applicant’s Statement, Contact Information, Declaration, Certification, and Signature. Select the

appropriate box to indicate whether you read this supplement yourself or whether you had an interpreter assist you.

If someone assisted you in completing the supplement, select the box indicating that you used a preparer. Further,

you must sign and date your supplement and provide your daytime telephone number, mobile telephone number (if

any), and email address (if any). Every supplement MUST contain the signature of the applicant (or parent or legal

guardian, if applicable). A stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature is not acceptable.

7. Part 5. Interpreter’s Contact Information, Certification, and Signature. If you used anyone as an interpreter to

read the Instructions and questions on this supplement to you in a language in which you are fluent, the interpreter

must fill out this section, provide his or her name, the name and address of his or her business or organization (if any),

his or her daytime telephone number, his or her mobile telephone number (if any), and his or her email address (if

any). The interpreter must sign and date the supplement.

Form I-485 Supplement A Instructions 12/13/17 N

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