After your K-1: Adjustment of Status

If you entered the U.S. on a K-1 visa and married the same person who petitioned for you, the next filing is usually Form I-485 (Adjustment of Status) - not a new petition. This page is an early look at that next step.

The guided Form I-485 workflow is available. It includes the adjustment questionnaire, conditional Form I-864 preparation, evidence guidance, proofread checks, and client-side review-packet generation. The medical-document section helps identify the likely Form I-693 route, track the sealed original, and prefill applicant facts for the clinic when a new form is needed. The civil surgeon still controls every medical finding, clinical section, certification, and sealed original.

Am I a routine self-file case?

Most of the added complexity in an I-485 filing comes from a short list of specific situations. Answer honestly - this only takes a minute.

These answers stay temporarily in this browser and are copied into the encrypted case only if you choose to create one. Nothing here is legal advice.

Are you physically present in the United States now?

Did you marry the same person who filed your I-129F petition?

Did the marriage happen within 90 days of K-1 entry to the U.S.?

Have you left the U.S. at any point since entering on the K-1 visa?

Is there any removal order, deportation proceeding, or unlawful-reentry history?

Have you, the person applying for adjustment, ever been arrested, detained, charged, cited, or convicted anywhere, even if the record was cleared?

Have you ever used fraud or willfully misrepresented a material fact to seek a U.S. immigration benefit?

Is the petitioner still living?

Are you still married and not separated?

Are there any K-2 children (the beneficiary's children who came on a derivative visa)?

Already understand the eligibility rules? You can continue to the I-485 questionnaire without completing this preliminary check.

Effortless Visa keeps the supported form edition and filing-readiness checks inside your case. Official government forms and instructions control if anything here conflicts with them. View your saved cases