it doesn't say: you should/you must

in practice, ftj based on a pending principal's 485 is very common

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• you will be considered derivative EB if you file before his 485 -pharmacyelite- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/20/2007 postreply 21:29:23

• before his 485 got approved. After that would become FB -pharmacyelite- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/20/2007 postreply 21:30:31

• No,even after spouse's I-485 got approval,you still -xiaobaitu- ♀ (41 bytes) () 07/20/2007 postreply 22:36:20

• XBT is right. I thought it is themarriage after 485 approval. -pharmacyelite- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/20/2007 postreply 23:25:03

• Hence, you will be always derivative EB -pharmacyelite- ♂ (92 bytes) () 07/20/2007 postreply 23:28:31