USCIS will require a new Form I-485 edition starting September 18, 2026, updated to reflect the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Final Rule, with no grace period — meaning older editions submitted on or after that date will be rejected outright.
USCIS announced it will grant Adjustment of Status only in “extraordinary circumstances,” reaffirming that most applicants must pursue immigrant visa processing through consular channels abroad. The policy signals heightened scrutiny and strategic shifts for individuals and employers planning permanent residence cases.
USCIS has released its FY2025 Q4 Form I‑485 quarterly data, detailing adjustment of status receipts, approvals, denials, and pending cases by office and category, offering insight into processing trends and workload patterns affecting applicants and employers nationwide.
The BIA in Matter of Forjoe limits INA 237(a)(1)(H) fraud waivers to misrepresentations at lawful entry, overruling Matter of Agour prospectively, and affirms denial of termination, a 237(a)(1)(H) waiver, and a 212(i) extreme hardship waiver for a Ghanaian LPR who committed long‑term marriage‑based misrepresentation.
The BIA dismissed the respondent’s appeal from an Immigration Judge’s finding of removability based on willful misrepresentation of material facts regarding military service during the Bosnian War and sustained the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) appeal, denying a discretionary fraud waiver due to the nature and extent of the misrepresentations.
