8 C.F.R. § 245.25

Adjustment of status of aliens with approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions; validity of petition and offer of employment

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(a) Validity of petition for continued eligibility for adjustment of status. An alien who has a pending application to adjust status to that of a lawful permanent resident based on an approved employment-based immigrant visa petition filed under section 204(a)(1)(F) of the Act on the applicant's behalf must have a valid offer of employment based on a valid petition at the time the application to adjust status is filed and at the time the alien's application to adjust status is adjudicated, and the applicant must intend to accept such offer of employment. Prior to a final administrative decision on an application to adjust status, USCIS may require that the applicant demonstrate, or the applicant may affirmatively demonstrate to USCIS, on Form I-485 Supplement J, with any supporting material and credible documentary evidence, in accordance with the form instructions that:

(1) The employment offer by the petitioning employer is continuing; or

(2) Under section 204(j) of the Act, the applicant has a new offer of employment from the petitioning employer or a different U.S. employer, or a new offer based on self-employment, in the same or a similar occupational classification as the employment offered under the qualifying petition, provided that:

(i) The alien's application to adjust status based on a qualifying petition has been pending for 180 days or more; and

(ii) The qualifying immigrant visa petition:

(A) Has already been approved; or

(B) Is pending when the beneficiary notifies USCIS of a new job offer 180 days or more after the date the alien's adjustment of status application was filed, and the petition is subsequently approved:

(1) Adjudication of the pending petition shall be without regard to the requirement in 8 CFR 204.5(g)(2) to continuously establish the ability to pay the proffered wage after filing and until the beneficiary obtains lawful permanent residence; and

(2) The pending petition will be approved if it was eligible for approval at the time of filing and until the alien's adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days, unless approval of the qualifying immigrant visa petition at the time of adjudication is inconsistent with a requirement of the Act or another applicable statute; and

(iii) The approval of the qualifying petition has not been revoked.

(3) In all cases, the applicant and his or her intended employer must demonstrate the intention for the applicant to be employed under the continuing or new employment offer (including self-employment) described in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section, as applicable, within a reasonable period upon the applicant's grant of lawful permanent resident status.

(b) Definition of same or similar occupational classification. The term “same occupational classification” means an occupation that resembles in every relevant respect the occupation for which the underlying employment-based immigrant visa petition was approved. The term “similar occupational classification” means an occupation that shares essential qualities or has a marked resemblance or likeness with the occupation for which the underlying employment-based immigrant visa petition was approved.

[81 FR 82490, Nov. 18, 2016]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Syed Khalil v. Mark Hazuda, 833 F.3d 463 (5th Cir. 2016).

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Syed Khalil v. Mark Hazuda, 833 F.3d 463 (5th Cir. 2016). “at 81,944 (setting out proposed 8 CFR § 245.25 , which addresses the adjudication of adjustment of status applications in light of § 1154(j)).”

Khedkar v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigr. Servs. (D.D.C. 2021). · cites it 7× “See 8 C.F.R. § 245.25 (a); see also Dep’t of Homeland Sec.”

Kondapally v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigr. Servs. (D.D.C. 2021). · cites it 3× “8 C.F.R. § 245.25 (a). To ensure “job flexibility for long delayed applicants for adjustment of status to permanent residence,” in 2000, Congress added to the INA a portability provision.”

Bana v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigr. Servs. (N.D. Ill. 2025). · cites it 3× “See 8 C.F.R. § 245.25 (a). When a worker applies for porting while his or her I-140 petition is still pending, the agency resolves the I-140 petition before addressing the portability request.”

Kondapally v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigr. Servs. (D.D.C. 2020). · cites it 2× “8 C.F.R. § 245.25 (a). A noncitizen worker filing a standalone employment-based I-485 application with a pending or approved I-140 may be required to establish that the original offer of employment detailed in the I-140 is continuing or to confirm the existence of a new bona…”

Syed Khalil v. Mark Hazuda (5th Cir. 2016). “at 81,944 (setting out proposed 8 CFR § 245.25 , which addresses the adjudication of adjustment of status applications in light of § 1154(j)).”

Nguyen v. Jaddou, 119 F.4th 368 (5th Cir. 2024). “Under 8 C.F.R. § 245.25 (a)(2)(iii), to qualify for job portability, “approval of the qualifying petition [cannot have] been revoked.”

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Khedkar v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigr. Servs. (D.D.C. 2021). “See 8 C.F.R. § 245.25 (a); see also Dep’t of Homeland Sec.”

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