I-485 被拒後的 AP/EAD

I-485 被拒後的 AP/EAD - pjiang -

AP 和 EAD 是 I-485 的 benefits，隨著 I-485 的 被拒，AP/EAD 也就失效了，即使還沒有到有效期滿。

有的同學 argue 認為，I-485 被拒是 I-485 的事兒。因為 AP/EAD 仍在有效期內，所以可以繼續使用。

在網上找到了一份 I-485 的拒信，如下：

The visa petition supporting the application has been denied. Since you are no longer the beneficiary of a valid unexpired visa petition, you are ineligible for adjustment of status, pursuant to 8 CFR 245. 1 (c)(4), supra. Your application for adjustment of status is therefore hereby denied. There is no appeal to this decision.

In accordance with Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, §274a.l2(c)(9), any authorization to accept employment was limited to the time necessary to decide this case. Inasmuch as the application for adjustment has been denied, authorization to accept employment is terminated, pursuant to Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, §274a.14(b)(I)(i).

Furthermore, any parole status granted to you as a result of this application is hereby terminated.

If you have failed to maintain your nonimmigrant status (Le. tourist, business traveler) since your entry into the United States (and have been illegally in the United States for over six months after April 01, 1997), you may be accruing "unlawful presence" in this country. If you entered the United States without inspection, you are accruing ''unlawful presence" since the date of your arrival in this country or April 01, 1997, whichever is later. Pursuant to section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Act, any alien over 18 years old who is illegally in the United States after April 01, 1997 and accrues six months or more ''unlawful presence" will be prohibited from being admitted to the United States should that person depart this country and again seek readmission within three years. If that-same alien is illegally in the United-States for -over one year- after April 01,--1991,.. departs the United States and again seeks readmission within ten years, that person will be prohibited entry. If you were admitted as a nonimmigrant student and fell out of status, you will start to accrue ''unlawful presence" as of the date of this denial notice. If you depart before you obtain six months or one year of unlawful presence, respectively, no bar to your future admission (including adjustment of status) will occur.

結論：當你的 I-485 被拒後，因 I-485 而申請的 AP/EAD 亦已作廢。由於使用 AP/EAD 而進入了的 AOS 身份，也同時終止。

如果有人繼續 argue 上麵的拒信中，並沒有指明 AP 的失效。請記住兩點：1). 和 EAD 的使用不受 USCIS 的控製不一樣，AP 的使用完全控製在 USCBP 的手中；2) 在 I-485 被拒的 30 天之內，通常 AP 會被放進來做 MTR.
有哪位同學在 I-485 被拒倆仨月之後，還手持 AP 大搖大擺進來了，請冒個泡。

除非你還維持有其它的非移民身份，I-485 申請的被拒使你失去了在美國的合法身份。

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