Adjustment of status in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of the United States refers to the legal process of conferring permanent residency upon any alien who is a refugee, asylee, nonpermanent resident, conditional entrant,[1] parolee, and others physically present in the United States.
[4] If he or she is the beneficiary of an approved immigrant petition (family or employment-based), the priority date must be current (if applicable).
In most employment-based applications, the petition will be approved within four months [citation needed] and a green card will automatically be mailed.
Based on a rule promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in August 2019, from February 24, 2020 to March 8, 2021, every applicant for adjustment of status in the United States, except for those who fall under exceptions, had to submit form I-944, Declaration of Self-Sufficiency.
The form was based on the Public Charge Rule adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.