USCIS Extends Form I-485 Green Card Application Collection: Comment Period Open Through December 2026

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a notice in the Federal Register on October 23, 2026, announcing the extension of an existing information collection activity without change. The collection in question covers Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status — the primary form used by eligible immigrants to finalize their green card through the adjustment of status process. This type of notice is a routine administrative requirement under the Paperwork Reduction Act, which mandates that federal agencies periodically renew approval for forms they use to collect information from the public. In this case, USCIS is seeking to continue using the existing Form I-485 without any modifications to its content or requirements. For EB-3 applicants who are in the United States and eligible to file for adjustment of status, this notice confirms that Form I-485 will remain in use in its current form. No procedural changes to the adjustment of status process are indicated by this notice. Members of the public who wish to comment on the information collection burden or other aspects of Form I-485 may do so through December 22, 2026, via Regulations.gov at the docket USCIS-2009-0020-0246. This is an opportunity for stakeholders to provide formal feedback to USCIS regarding the form's requirements.