Immigration Forms

In immigration law there are a large number of forms. Each government department that you work with generally has its own forms. This means that an unlucky applicant can be dealing with forms from four or five agencies! Generally each form has a set of instructions that are attached to it explaining what needs to be included.

For example the I-485 form is used for application for permanent residence or adjust status and has a filing fee of $1,010.00. The form comes with 11 pages of instructions informing the applicant of what they need to provide and how they need to provide it. The language can be confusing at times, especially if your command of the English language is weak.

The I-829 form is used by individuals who applied for an EB-5 visa and wish to remove the conditional status of their visa. The filing fee for this form is currently $2,930.00. This form comes with 4 pages of instructions.

As one can see the filing of immigration forms can be very expensive and add up quickly.