Form I-485 and I-485 Supplement J - What's the Difference?

In this video, I answer the question(s):
What's the difference between I-485 and I-485J? 🤔

If you're on an employment-based Green Card case, you should watch this and see if you need to submit Form I-485 Supplement J. In this video, I also briefly talk about the uses of this form and how it could help you out.

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[Question] "Difference between I-485 and I-485 J form?" Sure.
This is a big question that's popping out as the Visa Bulletin changes.
Form I-485 is an application for Adjustment of Status, which
is your request to Get a Green card in the United States
based on some other thing - you had a relative or employer or something
like that. Or maybe you were an asylee
for a year. For I-485 J is a unique form intended just
for people that have employment-
based Green Cards.
And so what happens is with Form I-485 J,
your employer is going to sign it as well.
The person who's going to employ you, that is.
The document essentially says that... it updates the Government
that this job still exists. Let me back it up a little bit. When
you're starting an employment-based Green Card,
the employer first has to file separate forms
to say this job exists, and no one else could fill it out,
and for the Government to approve that kind of job, that's
done through the permit process and Form I-140.
Depending on what country you're from, you may or may not
be able to file for Adjustment of Status at the same
time as filing the Form I-140.
For example, if you're from India, you can start the process.
But it's going to take 5, 10, 15, 20 years
or more, until you could actually file for Adjustment of Status
Form I-485. But when the time comes to file Form I-485, which
is your application for Green Card, a lot of time has passed
since they did the initial work that said this job exists
and this person's good for the job.
So what we used to have to do is just send a letter, and that
once the time comes, if the Visa Bulletin becomes clear, they
send a letter that says this job still exists and the employer
signs off on it. But USCIS decided to make a form system
for that because people were seeing different kinds of letters
and stuff like that to make it more consistent.
So they created form I-485 J.
So for example, right now I have several Indian clients, and
Chinese clients as well, who have started the Green Card based
on employment process years ago, but there's a big line there.
The line moved up dramatically in October.
So now they can file for a Green Card because their place
in line is here to
file for a Green Card.
So with these, I have to file Form I-485 J as well, with the help
of the employer and all that, to say,
"Hey that job that we requested a Green Card for many years
ago, well, now's the time in the line for us apply for
the Green Card. And that job still exists." And the employer
here is signing off on it, putting the information there.
So that's Form I-485 J. You submit that with
the I-485. Now, there's another
situation where Form I-485 J is used as well.
And this is if you filed the Form I-140
and I-485 and your case is pending more than six months,
180 days, and the employee and all sudden to says,
"You know, I found a different job opportunity that more suits
me. I'm going to switch jobs."
So to be able to switch jobs to that new job,
we have the case transfer. It's called portability. You file
Form I-485 J, the new employer writes their information
so the Government knows that there's a transfer of the employment
and the job is the same or similar kind of job.
And that's the very big overview of it.
I'm not gonna go into more details.
I'm sure I lost some people or made some people bored.
But that's Form I-485 J. It's to show essentially that

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[heatherfuntime]

Hi Sir, I have a pending EB3 application as a Registered Nurse and still waiting for my Interview date, since it still retrogression my PD is Feb 2023. I am currently here in the USA with L1 visa, and I wanted to apply Adjustment status here in the US since I will be having hard time going back to my country for the interview there while currently working here in the US. my I-140 already approved. I wanted to ask you which one should I process I-485 or I-485J? or I should file it both together? thank you..

[vijayneema]

What does the 485J receipt mean? What is its significance? Does that shows that the 485 is being processed?

[meghanagodbole]

In 485 there is in care of - should we put our name or NA

[RamanaMurthyK]

My i140 is approved with my old employer. Can I file i485 myself or should I ask my new employer to start the process from begining?

[nadimpallib]

Filed downgrade from EB-2 to EB-3 on Oct 30, 2020. So, If I need to change the employer, is it sufficient to wait until April 30, 2021 (6 months from filing I-485?). Or do I have to wait until the new EB-3 I-140 also gets approved? Since the underlying I-140 was not approved yet, does it make the rule "6 months from I-485" not applicable in my case?