Can I adjust my status to permanent resident in the US using Section 245(i)?

Section 245i of the Immigration and Nationality Act may allow you to apply for adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence without leaving the US even if you entered the U.S. unlawfully or overstayed your immigration status. Instead of returning to your country, you submit form I-485, pay the regular filing fee plus a $1,000 fine and get your green card in the US without having to worry about submitting an unlawful presence waiver.

In order to qualify under section 245i, you (or your parents while you were a minor) must have had a relative file a visa petition (forms I-130 and I-140) or a labor certification application on your behalf on or before April 30, 2001. If the visa petition or labor certification was filed between January 15, 1998, and April 30, 2001, there is an additional requirement that you be present in the U.S. on December 21, 2000, the day the final extension of section 245i was signed into law.

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