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BEM 225 44 of 46 CITIZENSHIP/NON-CITIZEN STATUS BPB 2026-017 7-1-2026
BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
• I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status. • I-539 Application to Extend/Change Non-immigrant Status. • I-551, Permanent Resident Card (PRC). It is a revised edition of the I-151, issued for a renewable 10-year period to lawful permanent residents. The expiration date is on the document face. • I-551, Permanent Resident Card (Conditional Permanent Resident). It is issued for a two- year period (expiration date on the back) to conditional permanent residents such as non- citizen spouses of U.S. citizens/permanent residents. • I-571, Refugee Travel Document. It is issued to non-citizens granted refugee status who intend to travel abroad. The date of expiration is on page 4. • I-698, Application to Adjust Status From Temporary to Permanent Resident. • I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. • I-766, Employment Authorization Document. • I-797, Notice of Action. It is issued to applicants/petitioners to acknowledge receipt of applications, convey statuses, etc. It verifies lawful permanent resident status when it acknowledges both receipt of application for a replacement I-551 and receipt of the old I- 551. • N-550 or N-570, Certificate of Naturalization. It is issued to naturalized U.S. citizens. • N-560, Certificate of United States Citizenship. It is issued to persons with citizenship acquired through naturalization of a parent, birth by a U.S. citizen in another country, or application by adoptive parents. USCIS NON-IMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATIONS These classifications indicate temporary or time-limited status. They include but are not limited to the following: A. Foreign government representatives on official business and their families and servants (A1-3). B. Visitors for business or pleasure, including exchange visitors (B1, 2). C. Non-Citizens in travel status while traveling directly through the U.S. (C1-4). D. Crewman on shore leave (D1,2). E. Treaty traders and investors and their families (E1,2).