Marriage Green Card: Adjustment of Status

Boundless can help your entire family apply! We have over 10 years of experience helping thousands of applicants apply with their children and get their green cards together as a family. You can include any unmarried children age 18 or under on your application.

Our fees include $450 per child’s application, plus $1249 for the beneficiary’s application. These are one-time fees that include total guidance through the process for you and your children, from forms to legal review to interview prep.

At this time, Boundless is only able to help couples apply for a marriage green card through the adjustment of status process when the sponsor is a U.S. citizen. We are not able to assist if the sponsor is a U.S. green card holder.

We are not able to support applications of this kind due to their complexity and recent government changes to the Visa Bulletin, which determines when couples are able to file their adjustment of status application. Due to a growing backlog of cases in the F-2A family-based category (Spouses and Unmarried Children (Under Age 21) of U.S. Green Card Holders), the “Final Action Dates” for F-2A applications are no longer “current” for the first time in several years. *“Final Action Dates” refer to applications whose priority dates have reached the front of the line and can now be adjudicated. Although the “Final Action Dates” are no longer current, the “Dates for Filing” have remained current for the F-2A category, meaning spouses and unmarried children of U.S. green card holders can still file their green card applications for now. Despite still being able to file, these cases will NOT be adjudicated until the priority date is current. This change is likely to significantly increase wait times for green cards under the F-2A category.

If you have specific questions about your immigration status or ability to sponsor your spouse for a green card through the adjustment of status process, you may be interested in our attorney consultation service. Learn more the program and sign up to speak to an immigration attorney here.

The “Adjustment of Status” process is for those green card applicants currently living in the United States. Green card applicants living in and applying from the United States file Form I-485 (the “Adjustment of Status” application). The I-485 is filed with USCIS, and its primary purpose is to establish that the individual is eligible for a green card. Adjustment of status can also be used to apply for employment-based, humanitarian, and diversity visa lottery green cards.

Adjustment of status is the immigration process for the following marriage visa types:

• IR6/CR6 spouse and accompanying IR7/CR7 child when the sponsor is a U.S. citizen
• F2A category (F26 spouse; F27 child) when the sponsor is a legal permanent resident (aka green card holder)*
• CF1 spouse; CF2 child when the sponsor is a U.S. citizen and the foreign spouse is adjusting status from a K fiancé visa

*Please note that at this time, Boundless is only able to help couples apply for a marriage green card through the adjustment of status process when the sponsor is a U.S. citizen. We are not able to assist if the sponsor is a U.S. green card holder (F2A category). This is due to the complexity of these types of cases and government policies related to the F2A category’s status in the Visa Bulletin.

Filing for a green card from within the U.S. using “Adjustment of Status” can be an expensive and time-consuming process, especially if the application runs into any roadblocks. Completing the government forms and gathering supporting documents requires extensive research and high attention to detail. Any minor mistakes on the application can potentially set the applicant back months, if not years, and can end up costing thousands more in government and legal fees.

Based on recent USCIS data, individuals who choose to complete the application on their own are 4 times more likely to receive a rejection than those who choose to work with a preparer or an attorney. Generally speaking, to protect one’s time and money, an applicant would want to file successfully the first time, and not take any chances on such an important process. Most people look to specific companies for help with administrative processes like filing their taxes, organizing their finances, etc. — immigration is no different.

Boundless is your immigration partner from start to finish and we can help you avoid potential rejections, delays, and financial pitfalls. Our team helps prepare your application and completes several rounds of quality assurance reviews, including a legal review, so that you can file with confidence the first time around.

We understand you’re worried about how COVID-19 might impact your green card application. At this time, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is still accepting and processing “Adjustment of Status” green card applications. Applicants are encouraged to apply for an adjustment of status now, to get in line and jump-start the process.

Boundless has also put together a detailed blog post with the most up-to-date information we have on COVID-19 and how it might impact the green card process. Please check this page regularly for updates. We’ll continue to update the blog post as we receive new information from immigration agencies. Boundless can help you navigate these uncertain times with confidence. We stay on top of COVID-19 developments and immigration policy updates and when any changes happen, our customers are the first to know.

Our marriage green card adjustment of status service is $1249 and covers your complete application package — including legal and customer support. You can also pay our fee in monthly installments with our payment plan provider, Splitit. If you choose a payment plan, your monthly payments will be as low as $235. In addition to the Boundless fee, there are fees paid directly to the U.S. government when you file. Boundless lets you simplify the payment process and pay your Boundless fees and government fees at the same time. We’ll help you calculate your exact government fees and when it comes time to file, we’ll write the check to the government for you.

If your application is denied by the U.S. government, we will refund 100% of our service fees, minus independent attorney fees. (Certain exceptions apply.) Learn more about our money-back guarantee.

Boundless’ affordable payment plan options let you get started on your application now and pay as you go. You can also opt to simplify the entire payment process and pay the government fees on your payment plan*. Boundless will write the check for you when it comes time to file with the government, eliminating any risk of payment mistakes which can cause delays. Create your account to explore all of your payment options and calculate your exact government fees at checkout.

*Please note that if you choose to pay your Boundless fee using a payment plan, your monthly payments will start at $235. $1249 is the cost for paying the Boundless fee upfront. In addition, if you choose to pay your USCIS fees over time using Splitit’s payment plan, a service fee will be included in your total cost. The service fee included in your total cost is to account for our team writing the check to USCIS on your behalf. To see the exact service fee for your specific application and your total costs, please explore the checkout page or reach out to our team at help@boundless.com.

Your success is our top priority. Boundless covers all interest charged by Splitit so you don’t have to worry about extra costs.

You will not be charged any interest on any of your installments — including any amount held — for the entire duration of your payment plan.

Please note that if you choose to pay your Boundless fee using a payment plan, your monthly payments will start at $235. $1249 is the cost for paying the Boundless fee upfront. In addition, if you choose to pay your USCIS fees over time using Splitit’s payment plan, a service fee will be included in your total cost. The service fee included in your total cost is to account for our team writing the check to USCIS on your behalf. To see the exact service fee for your specific application and your total costs, please explore the checkout page or reach out to our team at help@boundless.com.

Bundling Boundless’ service cost and your government fees saves you time and effort later on in the process. Boundless helps you calculate your exact government filing fees and lets you pay them over time with monthly payment plan options. When it comes time to file, our team will write the check to the government for you so you can apply stress-free. Bundling the costs eliminates the risk of fee payment mistakes that can cause significant delays or application rejections.

In order to maintain such a high success rate for our customers, we review your application 4 separate times for errors or mistakes to ensure it’s ready to file:

1. We review your forms with you to make sure they’re complete and accurate.
2. We help you upload all of your supporting documents and then review each of them to make sure they meet U.S. government requirements and standards.
3. We run a thorough quality assurance check to cross-reference your forms to your supporting documents, ensuring everything matches up.
4. Lastly, we pass your application to an independent attorney in our network who reviews your entire application package one last time to check for any potential legal issues and make sure we didn’t miss anything.

Once your application is ready to file, we print and assemble it in exactly the way that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) prefers and ship everything to you.

To check your eligibility and start applying for adjustment of status, or to continue making progress, follow this link.

Simply answer the questions in our online questionnaire at your own pace. We’ll take it from there!

With Boundless, you get an experienced independent immigration attorney who will review your entire adjustment of status application for your best chance of success — all at an affordable price up front, with no surprise fees.

We can deliver this extraordinary value for a fraction of what it would cost to engage an immigration attorney on your own. Our technology streamlines the AOS application process, allowing the independent attorneys in our network to focus exclusively on what they are trained to do: provide outstanding legal services.

We have established a network of top-rated independent immigration attorneys who respond quickly, treat each client with empathy, and have successfully served many other clients in your position. Learn more about the attorneys in our network.

After a comprehensive quality review by a Boundless application guide, an independent immigration attorney conducts a thorough legal review, providing written feedback on your adjustment of status application.

If the attorney finds anything they have questions about, they’ll reach out to you for more information. You’ll work with them to update any last pieces of your application before we print and ship it to you. At this point in the process, you’ll be able speak with your independent attorney to go over any and all immigration questions you may have before filing. Ultimately, your attorney is there to identify and address anything in your application that may slow it down, so that you can file quickly and apply for adjustment of status with confidence.

If you have specific legal questions and would like to consult with an immigration attorney before proceeding with Boundless, you may be interested in our Ask My Attorney (AMA) service. AMA is a subscription service where subscribers pay $49  to get consultations with Boundless-affiliated independent immigration attorneys. Learn more about Ask My Attorney.