This document provides information about obtaining a green card through immediate relatives of US citizens. It outlines the eligibility categories for a green card through a US citizen spouse, unmarried child under 21, or parent over 21. It describes the requirements to apply for adjustment of status within the US, including being inspected and admitted to the US. It lists the forms and documents needed to apply for a green card as an immediate relative such as the I-485 application, I-130 petition approval notice, photos, identity documents, birth certificate, and passport.

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3. Apply for a green card
Green card eligibility categories
 Green Card for Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizen:
 If you are an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen, you can become a lawful
permanent resident (get a Green Card) based on your family relationship
if you meet certain eligibility requirements. You are an immediate relative
if you are:
 The spouse of a U.S. citizen
 The unmarried child under 21 years of age of a U.S. citizen, or
 The parent of a U.S. citizen (if the U.S. citizen is 21 years of age or older).

4. Eligibility for Adjustment of Status:
 If you are currently in the United States, in order to be eligible for a Green
Card as an immediate relative, you must meet the following requirements:
 You properly file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or
Adjust Status.
 You were inspected and admitted or inspected and paroled into the United
States.
 You are physically present in the United States at the time you file your Form
I-485;
 You are eligible to receive an immigrant visa
 An immigrant visa is immediately available to you at the time you file your
Form I-485 and at the time USCIS makes a final decision on your application

5.  Note: A visa is always available for immediate relatives.
 The relationship to the family member who filed Form I-130, Petition for
Alien Relative, for you still exists
 None of the applicable bars to adjustment apply to you
 You are admissible to the United States for lawful permanent residence or
eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility or other form of relief, and You merit
the favorable exercise of USCIS’ discretion.

6. How to Apply:
 As an immediate relative, you may file your Form I-485 together
(“concurrently”) with the Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative filed on
your behalf, while the Form I-130 is pending, or after the Form I-130 is
approved (and remains valid). For more information, see our pages
on Concurrent Filing and the Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative.
 Immigrant visas for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens are unlimited, so
the visas are always available.

7. What to Submit:
 You should submit the following documentation and evidence to apply for a Green
Card as an immediate relative who is already in the United States:
 Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
 Copy of the Form I-797, Approval or Receipt Notice, for the Form I-130 petition filed
on your behalf (unless you are filing Form I-485 together with the Form I-130)
 Two passport-style photographs
 Copy of your government-issued identity document with photograph
 Copy of your birth certificate
 Copy of your passport page with nonimmigrant visa (if applicable)
 Copy of your passport page with your admission or parole stamp (issued by a U.S.
immigration officer) (if applicable)
 Copy of Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record or copy of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) admission or parole stamp on the travel document (if applicable)

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