What are the advantages to Adjustment of Status?
There are three main advantages to utilizing the Adjustment of Status procedure instead of Consular Processing. The first advantage is that the foreign national saves the cost and inconvenience of returning to the country of last residence for him/herself and his/her family members. Secondly, the applicants of Adjustment of Status are eligible for employment authorization during the pendancy of the application. The third advantage is that the foreign national will have the right to appeal a denial of the petition, a right that is not available through Consular Processing.
