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我孩子去年11月份递交了H4转换F1申请（因为还有6个月我孩子就满21周岁了），马上五个月了还是pengding状态，现在我的NIW排期到了，需要递交485了，听说一旦递交了485如果转换签证，则孩子就不能在作为我的dependent拿绿卡了？是这样的吗？
-Not true. As long as your child CSPA age is less than 21, he/she can file I-485 as your derivative. Of course, he/she has to have a valid status. His/her status is still H-4 during the F-1 pending before your I-485 is approved if your status is H-1 now.

还是可以用孩子H4转换F1申请的收据来递交485？
-My suggest to you is your child had better file I-485 together with you now as the H-4 holder in case the 排期倒退.

虽然你建议我孩子仍然以H4身份file I-485，但是很有可能，我们的485递交上去之后，在孩子H4失效之前（因为我孩子再有6个月就满21岁了，孩子就不能再作为我的dependent了，这也是她递交F1社情的原因）我们还没有拿到绿卡，很可能在我的485pending期间，我孩子的身份要从H4转成F1，这对我们的绿卡申请有影响吗？
-Not at all.

我听说在485pending期间是不可以转换签证的，一旦转换签证就失去了拿绿卡的资格了？这种说法对吗?
-Normally the F-1 application will not be approved (will be denied) after filing I-485 due to immigration intent, but it does not matter because your child still can legally stay and study in US with the I-485 pending (adjustment of status). If USCIS approve her pending F-1 application accidently, then her status is F-1 during the I-485 pending (it will not affect I-485 approval). By the way, she can not leave US in any case during the I-485 pending unless she has advance parole.

Only if she uses an F-1 or B-1/B-2, etc. visa to reenter US from outside US (assume the CBP officer accidently allow her to enter US in this case), then her pending I-485 will be invalid.


期待8老师的解答。谢谢了。