Concurrent filing is the process of submitting Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, and Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to USCIS at the same time. This option is available to certain employment-based green card applicants when their priority date is current under the Visa Bulletin. It helps reduce waiting time because USCIS processes the immigrant petition and the adjustment of status request simultaneously, rather than requiring approval of the I-140 first.

Concurrent filing is a process where the I-140 petition, which establishes eligibility for an employment-based green card, and the I-485 application, which requests adjustment to permanent resident status, are filed together. Applicants may also apply for work authorization and advance parole at the same time.

Normally, applicants must wait for I-140 approval before filing the I-485. Concurrent filing eliminates that step by permitting both forms to be filed at once, provided that an immigrant visa number is available in the worker’s category.