If you are on H or L visa, you

might have to use it to return if your AP is not approved on time. Of course you will take a little rist of the VISA consular process but you will decide whether it is worthwhile.

Because of the huge amount of new 485 applications before 10/1, togethter with similar big increase of AP and EAD applications, we should expect a larger delay for the AP and EAD applications, which might turn to normal in the next couple of months.