回复：回复：My lawyer warned me again and

Even INS field operator was confused on this issue a couple years ago. I remember that an memo starghts this issue out. Admited by either AP or H1 won't hurt H1 status or 485 application. In the past, I even heard that someone's 485 was initially denied because using H1 to come back. Check out http://www.immigration-law.com/ under breaking new., There is tons of information about this.