Form I-485
Adjustment of status typing, Form I-485, in Houston, Texas
CPV Multiservices types Form I-485, the adjustment of status application, in Houston, Texas. We assemble the packet with you: the form itself, the civil documents, the photographs, and the supporting papers the instructions call for. We give you our fee at your appointment, before any work starts. USCIS charges its own filing fee, set by the government and paid separately. We are not attorneys and give no legal advice.
We type, translate and organize the forms and documents you or your attorney have chosen. We do not choose a procedure, determine eligibility or represent you.
CPV fee
Price on request
Confirmed with you before we start
USCIS fees are separate
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I want my green card
Adjustment of status is the process for applying for permanent residence while inside the United States.
What we do with you
If you are already in the United States and you or your attorney have decided to apply for residence with Form I-485, we fill out the form with your information and organize your documents. We review the package with you before you sign.
For example
Your husband is a citizen, the family petition has been filed, and your attorney told you the I-485 is next. You bring your passport, your marriage certificate and the notices USCIS sent you. You leave with the form ready to sign.
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Fees
CPV fee
Price on request
USCIS fees are separate
Government filing fees are separate, set by the government, and paid to the agency. Check the current official fees before filing.
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If this is your situation
You or your attorney have already selected Form I-485. You want help reading the instructions, entering your answers and organizing the documents, in English or Spanish.
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What is included
- We go through the I-485 instructions with you and list the documents they require.
- We read your civil documents, birth, marriage, divorce, and tell you what each one says.
- We complete Form I-485 from the information you provide.
- We assemble the packet in the order the instructions set out.
- We check the packet a second time before you sign it.
- We explain the notices USCIS mails you afterwards, in your language.
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Not included
- The USCIS filing fee. The government sets it, you pay it directly to USCIS, and current amounts are published at uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees.
- Filing. We do not file your application for you: you, or your attorney, file it.
- The medical examination, Form I-693. It is not a document we can produce: you obtain it and we add it to the packet.
- Legal advice and representation. Claudia Perez Vila is not an attorney and is not an accredited representative of the Department of Justice. We do not represent you before USCIS or in immigration court, and we do not tell you which immigration benefit to apply for.
- The decision. USCIS makes it, and nobody here can promise an outcome.
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Documents to bring
- Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence)
- Birth certificate
- Marriage or divorce certificates
- Passport-style photographs
- Medical examination (Form I-693)
- Financial support documents
Bring the documents you already have. This is a preparation checklist, not a determination of eligibility or an exhaustive list of filing requirements. Follow the current official instructions for the form you or your attorney selected.
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The steps on our side
Appointment first
At the Houston office, or by phone, WhatsApp or video call. By appointment only; we do not take walk-ins.
Document review
You bring what you already have. We read it with you and write down what is still missing from the list.
Form and packet
Form I-485 is completed from your answers, and the packet is assembled in the order the instructions set out.
Your signature
You read the packet yourself and you sign it. You keep a copy, and the receipt notice USCIS mails you carries the number that identifies your case.
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Adjustment of status questions
What should I bring to the first appointment?
Bring every immigration document you already have, even the ones you think do not matter: your passport, any visa, previous applications and their receipt notices, approval or denial letters, and any correspondence from USCIS. Add a government-issued photo ID and your civil documents, birth, marriage or divorce certificates. Write down your questions and a rough timeline of your immigration history. If you are not sure a document matters, bring it anyway.
What happens after the packet is filed?
USCIS mails a receipt notice, Form I-797C, confirming it was received. Keep it: it carries the receipt number that identifies your case from then on, and you can follow the case yourself at egov.uscis.gov/casestatus. Depending on what you filed, the next steps may include a biometrics appointment, a request for additional evidence, an interview, and a decision. Not every case includes all of them. If a notice arrives that you do not understand, send it to us and we will explain what it is asking for.
Other services that often go together
They are close in our catalog, not a recommendation of procedure.
Talk to Claudia about your documents
Tell us which form you need typed. We confirm the scope and price with you before work starts. Houston and remote appointments, in English or Spanish.