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§ 245a.11 Eligibility to adjust to LPR status.
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. (Revised 6/4/02;
67 FR 38341
)
(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.