Form I-698 is used by an alien who has been granted temporary residence under section 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act to apply for adjustment of status to permanent residence status. Pursuant to Form I-698 instructions, to be eligible to apply for permanent residence the applicant must:

1. Apply for adjustment of status during the one year beginning the nineteenth month that begins after the date the applicant alien was granted temporary resident status.
2. Reside continuously in the United States from the time of becoming a temporary resident alien with no single absence from the United States to exceed thirty days, or a total of days absent from the United States not to exceed ninety.)
3. Establish admissibility under section 212(a) of the INA.

According to Form I-698, certain grounds of inadmissibility will not be waived by the Secretary of Homeland Security. These grounds listed in Form I-698 instructions include crimes involving moral turpitude; crimes involving controlled substances; multiple criminal convictions; traffickers of controlled substances; a public charge. All other grounds for inadmissibility, according to Form I-698, may be waived by the Secretary of Homeland Security. In addition to Form I-698, aliens seeking waivers to inadmissibility are required to file Form I-690 and/or Form I-693.