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请教一下8老师，

我的 I 485 （基于EB2 140）是今年1月20号提交的，5月拿到了Combo card，现在I 485提交已经超过8个月，但是我的H1B 9月底到期，请问现在还有必要做H1B extension么？

-Up to you. It is OK to use the EAD to work. Unless you loose the job, your I-485 should be safe. But if the employer agrees to extend your H-1 and pay the H-1 fee, you may ask the employer to file H-1 extension petition for you (it seems you do not have enough time to do the H-1 extension)..

我老婆的也是H1B，并且他们公司也帮她申请了绿卡140 （EB3）已经通过，如果基于我140的 485申请被拒，我还能转成H4么？或者我可以现在直接用Combo card工作，然后非移民身份转成H4么？

-If you use EAD to work and your I-485 is denied, you need to go to China to get the H-4 visa to come back to become H-4 holder. You cannot change your status to H-4 within US in this case because you do not have a non-immigrant status after your H-1 expires.