Warning! Many non-official websites will offer downloads immigration forms for a fee. These non-USCIS websites may be scams. You do NOT have to pay for forms. These forms may be outdated. Latest versions of forms are available at www.uscis.gov.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service Center for Arizona is located in California. Many of the forms and documentation needed will be mailed to the California service center, unless an e-file option is available. Processing times will vary and can be checked at https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp.
To get permanent residence in the U.S., you have to file the following forms with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services:
Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Please review Supplement A to Form I-485 to see if additional fee requirements apply to you.
Form G-325A Biographic Data Sheet (Between the ages of 14 and 79)
Form I-693 Medical Examination Sheet (not required if you are applying based on continuous residence since before 1972, or if you have had a medical exam based on a fiancé visa)
Two color photos taken within 30 days (Please see USCIS Form I-485 for more instructions on photos.)
Form I-864 Affidavit of Support (completed by the sponsor). (This requirement may not apply to you if you are adjusting to permanent resident status based on an employment petition.)
Form I-765 Authorization for Employment (if seeking employment while case is processed). For more information, see How Do I Get a Work Permit?
Evidence of inspection, admission or parole into the United States (Form I-94, Arrival Departure Record). See How Do I Get an Arrival-Departure Record? for more information.
You can immigrate through the following methods:
- Family Member who is a citizen and who can support you financially. You must prove the relationship.
- You can immigrate through employment. There are four categories of employment that allow you to immigrate, such as immigrants with advanced degrees or those who are transferring internationally in the same company.
- You can immigrate through the diversity lottery. Each year 55,000 immigrant visas are offered to countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. The lottery is run by the U.S. Department of State. For information on applying, visit http://www.travel.state.gov/pdf/T1026V-DV-2010bulletin(3).pdf
- You can immigrate through the “Registry” Provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act if you have been in the U.S. since January 1, 1972 and have no criminal record.
- You can immigrate through investment. Each year, 10,000 visas are available for those who invest in new businesses in the U.S.
Several businesses are available to assist in the immigration process.
AZ Immigration
2030 E. Broadway Blvd. Suite 206
Tucson, AZ 85716
623-7797 or 888-623-7797
www.az-immigration.com
Centro de Ayuda
1130 E. Pennsylvania St.
Tucson, AZ 85714
807-6338
Multi Immigration Services
1835 S. Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85711
514-5966
Tucson Field Office for USCIS
6431 S. Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85706
807-5088
