# Federal Register #2026-21698

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

**Buyer:** US CITIZENSHIP  IMMIGRATION SVCS
**Posted:** October 23, 2026
**Respond By:** December 22, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21698

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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