Federal Register #2026-21698

USCIS Seeks Comment on Form I-485 and Related Information Collection

USCIS is requesting public comment on its continued collection of information for adjustment-of-status applications and related processes. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). - Notice purpose: USCIS proposes to extend the existing information collection without change; this is a public-comment notice, not a procurement for products or services. - Forms and processes covered: Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status; Supplement A for adjustment under INA section 245(i); Supplement J for confirming a bona fide employment offer or job portability; the Physicians National Interest Waiver; and biometrics processing. - Estimated annual respondents: 791,897 for paper Form I-485; 263,965 for e-filed Form I-485; 5,343 for Form I-485 PDFi; 33,636 for Supplement A; 11,212 for e-filed Supplement A; 57,353 for Supplement J; and 1,061,205 for biometrics processing. - Estimated annual respondent burden: 8,391,317 hours and $363,993,315 in costs. These are estimated information-collection burdens, not a contract value. - Requested feedback: Whether the collection is necessary and useful, whether burden estimates are accurate, whether the information is clear and of sufficient quality, and how respondent burden could be reduced. - OEMs and vendors: None identified.

Description

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, seeks public comment on an extension without change of its approved information collection. The collection includes Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Supplement A, Supplement J, and the Physicians National Interest Waiver. Form I-485 is used to request and determine eligibility for adjustment of permanent residence status, with related forms covering adjustment under INA section 245(i), employment-based job offers or portability, and physician national interest waiver requirements. Comments are requested on the collection’s necessity, burden estimates, quality and clarity, and ways to reduce respondent burden; comments are accepted until December 22, 2026.

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