# 8 CFR § 245a.11: Eligibility to adjust to LPR status

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 8 CFR § 245a.11
- **Heading:** Eligibility to adjust to LPR status
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 8—Aliens and Nationality > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER B—IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS > PART 245a—ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSONS ADMITTED FOR TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS UNDER SECTION 245A OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT > Subpart B—Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act Legalization Provisions

## Text

An eligible alien, as defined in § 245a.10, may adjust status to LPR status under LIFE Legalization if:
(a) He or she properly files, with fee, Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, with the Service during the application period beginning June 1, 2001, and ending June 4, 2003.
(b) He or she entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and resided continuously in the United States in an unlawful status since that date through May 4, 1988;
(c) He or she was continuously physically present in the United States during the period beginning on November 6, 1986, and ending on May 4, 1988;
(d) He or she is not inadmissible to the United States for permanent residence under any provisions of section 212(a) of the Act, except as provided in § 245a.18, and that he or she:
(1) Has not been convicted of any felony or of three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States;
(2) Has not assisted in the persecution of any person or persons on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; and
(3) Is registered or registering under the Military Selective Service Act, if the alien is required to be so registered; and
(e) He or she can demonstrate basic citizenship skills.
[66 FR 29673, June 1, 2001, as amended at 67 FR 38350, June 4, 2002]

## Nearby sections

- [8 CFR § 245a.1 § 245a.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.1.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.2 § 245a.2 Application for temporary residence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.2.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.3 § 245a.3 Application for adjustment from temporary to permanent resident status.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.3.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.4 § 245a.4 Adjustment to lawful resident status of certain nationals of countries for which extended voluntary departure has been made available.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.4.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.5 § 245a.5 Temporary disqualification of certain newly legalized aliens from receiving benefits from programs of financial assistance furnished under federal law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.5.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.6 § 245a.6 Treatment of denied application under part 245a, Subpart B.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.6.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.10 § 245a.10 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.10.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.11 § 245a.11 Eligibility to adjust to LPR status.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.11.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.12 § 245a.12 Filing and applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.12.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.13 § 245a.13 During pendency of application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.13.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.14 § 245a.14 Application for class membership in the CSS, LULAC, or Zambrano lawsuit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.14.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.15 § 245a.15 Continuous residence in an unlawful status since prior to January 1, 1982, through May 4, 1988.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.15.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.16 § 245a.16 Continuous physical presence from November 6, 1986, through May 4, 1988.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.16.md)
- [8 CFR § 245a.17 § 245a.17 Citizenship skills.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-8-245a.17.md)

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