Fill Out Form I-485 with AI

Form I-485 at a glance

Counted on Oct 6, 2026 from the official PDF, with the same engine FillWise fills it with.

What is in Form I-485

What to have ready for Form I-485

These are the facts FillWise's map of this form looks for in your notes, grouped by the person they belong to.

• The attorney or representative: form G-28 attached (an attorney/representative files it), volag number, state bar number, USCIS online account number.
• The applicant: A-Number, legal name: last name, legal name: first name, legal name: middle name, other name 1 (birth/maiden name, alias): last name, other name 1 (birth/maiden name, alias): first name, other name 1 (birth/maiden name, alias): middle name, other name 2: last name, and 109 more.
• Filing: filing with immigration court (EOIR) while in removal proceedings, underlying petition (I-130/I-140) receipt number, priority date of underlying petition, is principal (own petition) or derivative (spouse/child of principal), green card category, relative filed the I-140 or owns 5%+ of petitioning business, that relative is your father, mother, child, adult son..., that relative is a US citizen, US national, LPR or none, and 7 more.
• Principal: principal applicant: last name, principal applicant: first name, principal applicant: middle name, principal applicant A-Number, principal applicant date of birth.
• Employer1: current/most recent activity: Employer, School, Self-employed, Unemployed or Retired, current or most recent employer/school name, current occupation (or unemployed/retired), current employer/school address: street number and name, current employer/school address: unit type apt/ste/flr, current employer/school address: apartment/suite/floor number, current employer/school address: city or town, current employer/school address: US state, 2-letter code, and 7 more.
• Foreign employer: most recent employer/school OUTSIDE the US, if not listed above: name, occupation at that employer outside the US, employer/school outside US address: street number and name, employer/school outside US address: unit type apt/ste/flr, employer/school outside US address: apartment/suite/floor number, employer/school outside US address: city or town, employer/school outside US address: US state, 2-letter code, employer/school outside US address: US ZIP code, and 6 more.
• Parent1: parent 1 (usually father) legal name: last name, parent 1 (usually father) legal name: first name, parent 1 (usually father) legal name: middle name, parent 1 name at birth, only if different: last name, parent 1 name at birth, only if different: first name, parent 1 name at birth, only if different: middle name, parent 1: date of birth, parent 1: country of birth.
• Parent2: parent 2 (usually mother) legal name: last name, parent 2 (usually mother) legal name: first name, parent 2 (usually mother) legal name: middle name, parent 2 name at birth (maiden name), only if different: last name, parent 2 name at birth (maiden name), only if different: first name, parent 2 name at birth (maiden name), only if different: middle name, parent 2: date of birth, parent 2: country of birth.
• The spouse: spouse current member of US armed forces/Coast Guard? na if not married, current spouse (may be the petitioner): last name, current spouse (may be the petitioner): first name, current spouse (may be the petitioner): middle name, current spouse A-Number, if any, current spouse date of birth, current spouse country of birth, current spouse physical address (often same as applicant home): street number and name, and 13 more.
• Prior spouse: prior spouse (family name before marriage): last name, prior spouse (family name before marriage): first name, prior spouse (family name before marriage): middle name, prior spouse date of birth, prior spouse country of birth, prior spouse country of citizenship, date of marriage to prior spouse, place of marriage to prior spouse: city, and 8 more.
• Child1: child 1: last name, child 1: first name, child 1: middle name, child 1: A-Number, if any, child 1: date of birth, child 1: country of birth, child 1: biological child, stepchild or legally adopted child, child 1 also applying now on a separate I-485.
• Child2: child 2: last name, child 2: first name, child 2: middle name, child 2: A-Number, if any, child 2: date of birth, child 2: country of birth, child 2: biological child, stepchild or legally adopted child, child 2 also applying now on a separate I-485.
• Background: ever member of any organization, party, club, union, group, ever denied admission to the US, ever denied a US visa, ever worked in the US without authorization, ever violated terms of nonimmigrant status, now or ever in removal/deportation proceedings, ever issued a final order of removal/deportation, ever had a prior removal order reinstated, and 78 more.
• Organization1: organization 1 applicant belonged to: name, organization 1: city or town, organization 1: state or province, organization 1: country, organization 1: nature, purpose, activities, organization 1: applicant role or position, organization 1: membership start date, organization 1: membership end date.
• Organization2: organization 2 applicant belonged to: name, organization 2: city or town, organization 2: state or province, organization 2: country, organization 2: nature, purpose, activities, organization 2: applicant role or position, organization 2: membership start date, organization 2: membership end date.
• Public charge: public charge exemption; none_not_exempt for family/employment cases, household size / family status, annual household income range: 0-27k, 27-52k, 52-85k, 85-141k, over 141k, household assets range: 0-18.4k, 18.4-136k, 136-321.4k, 321.4-707.1k, over, household liabilities (debts) range: 0, 1-10.1k, 10.1-57.7k, 57.7-186.8k, over.
• Benefit1: means-tested public benefit 1 received, benefit 1: start date, benefit 1: end date, benefit 1: dollar amount received, benefit 1: reason received.
• Benefit2: means-tested public benefit 2 received, benefit 2: start date, benefit 2: end date, benefit 2: dollar amount received, benefit 2: reason received.
• Benefit3: means-tested public benefit 3 received, benefit 3: start date, benefit 3: end date, benefit 3: dollar amount received, benefit 3: reason received.
• Benefit4: means-tested public benefit 4 received, benefit 4: start date, benefit 4: end date, benefit 4: dollar amount received, benefit 4: reason received.

Fields to watch on Form I-485

• 105 questions answered with a Yes box. FillWise ticks one only when your notes answer it; the rest stay empty for you.
• 80 boxes with a fixed number of characters, such as Volag Number (if any) (10), Attorney State Bar Number (if applicable) (9), A-Number ► A- (9), A-Number (if any) ► A- (9). Long numbers are split across them, so check the digits.
• 10 dropdowns, such as State (63 options: AA, AE, AK...), Feet (8 options: 2, 3, 4...), Inches (13 options: 0, 1, 2...). Only one of the listed values can go in.

How to fill Form I-485 with FillWise

1. Open the official PDF from uscis.gov in Chrome.
2. In the FillWise side panel, paste your notes (for Form I-485: information about you, application type or filing category, request for exemption for intending immigrant's affidavit of support under section 213A of the INA) or attach a photo of a document, and press Fill form.
3. Check all 24 pages of the downloaded PDF before anyone signs.

Without the extension: Fill a PDF in your account.

How FillWise handles Form I-485

FillWise has a ready map of this form's fields. It recognizes the PDF by its field names and stops treating it as 730 separate boxes: the AI only pulls the facts out of your notes, each tied to a person on the form, and the map places them:

• dates in the form's own format;
• Yes/No pairs and other checkbox groups, ticked from the answer in your notes rather than box by box;
• numbers split one digit per box where the form asks for that;
• the daytime phone taken from the mobile number when that is the only phone.

The PDF is encrypted with an empty password; FillWise opens it like any other.

It also carries Adobe XFA data; FillWise fills the regular fields and drops the XFA part, so the result opens in any reader.

What to check before you file

• The edition. Agencies replace their forms with new editions. This page describes the 09/18/26 edition; check that your copy is still the current one on uscis.gov/i-485.
• The general eligibility and inadmissibility questions decide cases: read every Yes/No answer yourself.
• Names and numbers character by character; signatures, fees and supporting documents stay with you.

Filling Form I-485 for many clients

Bulk fill in your FillWise account takes Form I-485 and a CSV or Excel sheet with one client per row. It fills the first one and stops so you can check the result, then fills the rest and hands back one zip. Each copy costs 5 fills, the same as filling it on its own. For one client's whole case, add Form I-485 with Form I-130 and Form I-864 and paste the client's notes once: every form is filled from them. How it works step by step: bulk PDF form filling guide. More on immigration packets in the USCIS forms guide and on FillWise for legal teams.

Cost

Form I-485 has 24 pages, so filling it costs 5 fills: FillWise charges a PDF fill by the pages it fills, one fill per started 5 pages. The free plan starts with 20 fills and then tops back up to 5 fills a week, no card required. Paid plans are on the pricing page.

Privacy

The PDF is filled in your browser; only its field list and your data go to our server for the AI, and nothing is stored. Details: privacy and security.