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.
- (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.
[66 FR 29673, June 1, 2001, as amended at 67 FR 38350, June 4, 2002]