I-485 confusion regarding previous visas and change of nonimmigrant status

[DaniG 3]

I am the alien spouce of a U.S. citizen. We're almost done with the application to adjust status to permanent resident but I am unsure about how to fill out Part 3 of I-485 because I came to the U.S. on a J-1 visa in 2007 and then adjusted it to F-1 while in the U.S in 2008. I have never been out of status, but my original visa (the J-1) expired after I switched to F-1. I have not left the U.S. since 2007.

So what do I write for these:

• Place of Last Entry Into the United States(City/State):
  
• In what status did you last enter?
  
• Nonimmigrant visa number
  
• Consulate where visa was issued
  
• Date visa was issued
  

If I just enter the J-1 visa info, it sounds as though I am in the US illegally, even though I have a valid F-1 status until the end of 2010. I would really appreciate help from anyone who had adjusted their nonimmigrant status before "going green"!

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

3 and 5: enter information of both visas.

[Nik+Heather 121]

Part 1

Current Status: F-1

Part 3

Status you last entered: J-1

Obviously you have all that J-1 stuff, so put that in the answers because that's the visa. Also, you may want to head on over to the adjusting from other visas section - after reading the warnings on the guide for adjustment from within the US with concurrent I-130 petition, it seems like you may need to consider a waiver? Did you some how get the 2 year home requirement removed when you adjusted to F-1? Just some questions I think you should make sure you are comfortable with...I don't have the answers, and most of us in this forum are adjusting from family based visas. You'll get better info one forum down.

[DaniG 3]

Part 1

Current Status: F-1

Part 3

Status you last entered: J-1

Obviously you have all that J-1 stuff, so put that in the answers because that's the visa. Also, you may want to head on over to the adjusting from other visas section - after reading the warnings on the guide for adjustment from within the US with concurrent I-130 petition, it seems like you may need to consider a waiver? Did you some how get the 2 year home requirement removed when you adjusted to F-1? Just some questions I think you should make sure you are comfortable with...I don't have the answers, and most of us in this forum are adjusting from family based visas. You'll get better info one forum down.

Thanks, guys! It sounds reasonable to put the current status in Part 1 and the visa in Part 3 and then include copies of all my nonimmigrant-status related documents enclosed to show them more clearly what happened.

I never had the 2-year home requirement (got lucky there!), so I didn't have to get it removed, and I was not ever illegally in the U.S. even for a day, so I don't think I need any kind of waiver.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

** moving from "Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from Family Based Visas" to "Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas" as you are adjusting from a F1 visa and the prior forum is for K1, K2, K3 & K4**