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class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-130, Petition for Alien Relative</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-360" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-600" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-751" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/forms/all-forms" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">All Forms</h3></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a 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/> <div class="content-loading-ani"></div> </form> </div> </div> <div class="views-scroll-marker"></div> <div class="views-row first"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/newsroom/alerts/uscis-revised-form-i-485-application-to-register-permanent-residence-or-adjust-status" hreflang="en">USCIS Revised Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-display-date"><div class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-12-10T14:22:41Z" class="datetime">December 10, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">On Dec. 10, 2024, we published a new edition of Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Resident or Adjust Status, which includes updates to questions and instructions. 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