Form i-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Evidence of Death of the Cuban Spouse (if applicable)

If your abusive Cuban spouse has died, you may file Form I-485 within two years of your abusive Cuban spouse’s death, 

as long as you lived with your abusive Cuban spouse at some point during the qualifying relationship.  You must submit 

evidence of the death (such as a death certificate).

Evidence of Termination of the Marriage (if applicable)

If the marriage ended in divorce or was annulled, you may file Form I-485 within two years of the termination of the 

marriage as long as you demonstrate that:

1. 

You lived with your abusive Cuban spouse; and

2. 

The battery or extreme cruelty by your Cuban spouse and the termination of your marriage are connected.