Form I-485: Current Edition, Fee and Form Checks
The current USCIS edition and filing fees for Form I-485, with the date FormVeritas checked them on uscis.gov, and what FormVeritas checks when you fill the form in its Form Workspace.
About Form I-485
Form I-485 is titled “Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status”. Get the form and its instructions from uscis.gov, the official source:
Current edition
USCIS lists 09/18/26 as the current edition of Form I-485. USCIS lists no other accepted edition.
The FormVeritas Form Workspace fills this edition.
Checked October 21, 2026, against Form I-485 on uscis.gov. Editions change, so confirm the edition on uscis.gov before you file.
Filing fee
The fees below are copied from Form G-1055, Fee Schedule (edition 10/16/26), as USCIS states them, with the date FormVeritas checked each one.
I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
| Filing category | Paper filing fee | Online filing fee |
|---|---|---|
General Filing | $1,440 | $1,390 |
If under 14 years of age and submitting Form I-485 concurrently with the Form I-485 of one parent. | $950 | $900 |
If you are filing as an applicant who served honorably on active duty in the U.S. armed forces and who is filing under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 101(a)(27)(K). Select Part 2., Item Number 3.c.: Certain U.S. Armed Forces Members (also known as the Six and Six program) (does not include non-military derivative spouses or children). | $0 | $0 |
If you are a refugee or you were paroled as a refugee. Select Part 2., Item Number 3.d.: Refugee Status (INA section 207); or indicate refugee status or paroled as refugee in Part 1. | $0 | $0 |
If you are in deportation, exclusion, or removal proceedings before an immigration judge, and the court waives your application fee. | $0 | $0 |
If you are filing as a person seeking or granted Special Immigrant Juvenile classification. Select Part 2., Item Number 3.c.: Special Immigrant Juvenile. | $0 | $0 |
If you are filing as a U nonimmigrant seeking adjustment of status under INA section 245(m). Select Part 2., Item Number 3.e.: Victim of Qualifying Criminal Activity (U Nonimmigrant). | $0 | $0 |
If you are filing as a T nonimmigrant seeking adjustment of status under INA section 245(l). Select Part 2., Item Number 3.e.: Human Trafficking Victim (T Nonimmigrant). | $0 | $0 |
If you are filing as a person seeking or granted special immigrant visa or status as:
Select Part 2., Item Number 3.c.: Certain Afghan or Iraqi National. | $0 | $0 |
If you are filing under Section 13 of Pub. L. 85-316 as an Afghan diplomat or immediate family member who held valid A or G status on July 14, 2021. Select Part 2., Item Number 3.f.: Diplomats or High-Ranking Officials Unable to Return Home. | $0 | $0 |
If you are filing as a person seeking adjustment of status as an abused spouse or child under the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA). Select Part 2., Item Number 3.f.: A Victim of Battery or Extreme Cruelty as a Spouse or Child Under the Cuban Adjustment Act. | $0 | $0 |
If you are filing as a person seeking adjustment of status as an abused spouse or child under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA). Select Part 2., Item Number 3.f.: A Victim of Battery or Extreme Cruelty as a Spouse or Child Applying Based on Dependent Status Under the Haitian Refugee Immigrant Fairness Act. | $0 | $0 |
If you are filing as a person seeking immigrant classification as a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitioner (including derivatives). Select Part 2., Item Number 3.a.: VAWA self-petitioning spouse, child, or parent. | $0 | $0 |
Certain applicants may be eligible for a Fee Waiver. See Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, Instructions.
Source: Form G-1055 on uscis.gov. Checked October 21, 2026.
This page does not tell you which fee applies to your filing. Confirm the fee before you file with the USCIS Fee Calculator.
Fees for Form I-485 and the notices USCIS prints on Form G-1055, in the edition and fee checker
Processing time
Form I-485 is listed on the USCIS processing-times page. See what USCIS reports for it, by office, and the date USCIS published it.
What FormVeritas checks on Form I-485
When you run an audit of Form I-485 from the FormVeritas Form Workspace, FormVeritas reviews the answers you entered with checks written for this form. They cover:
Answers left blank
FormVeritas points out blank answers in the places its checks for this form look at.
Areas include: names; A-Numbers; addresses; employment and education; the interpreter, preparer and representative sections; Yes/No answers and their explanations; signatures and dates of signature.
How entries are written
FormVeritas checks how entries are written, against what each field asks for.
Areas include: names; places of birth; USCIS online account numbers; Social Security numbers; receipt numbers; passports, visas and arrival records; addresses; telephone numbers and email addresses; marriage and family details; employment and education; immigration status and history; the interpreter, preparer and representative sections.
Dates
FormVeritas checks the dates entered on this form.
Areas include: dates of birth; passports, visas and arrival records; addresses; employment and education; immigration status and history.
Answers that do not fit together
FormVeritas compares related answers on this form and points out ones that do not fit together.
Areas include: names; A-Numbers; passports, visas and arrival records; addresses; marriage and family details; employment and education; Yes/No answers and their explanations.
Check boxes and Yes/No questions
FormVeritas checks how boxes are selected in the groups of choices on this form.
Signatures
FormVeritas checks the signature lines on this form.
On every form
When an entry for a person is partly filled in, for example a given name with no family name, FormVeritas points out a blank family name, given name, date of birth or country of birth in that entry.
What these checks do not do
They do not check that every question that applies to you is answered, whether your answers are true, or whether you are eligible for what you are asking for.
A report with no findings does not mean USCIS will accept or approve your filing.
Read the Form I-485 instructions on uscis.gov before you file.
Fill and check it in the Form Workspace
Fill in Form I-485 in the FormVeritas Form Workspace on a desktop or laptop browser, then run these checks on your answers before you file.