Topic: HELP! Maintain legal status while waiting for F2A visa?

You don't need to worry. Your status is "Pending adjustment of status" and you can stay and work in the US legally while your I-485 is pending. even if it takes 10 years for the I-485 to get approved, you can renew your EAD annually. So, the bottom line is, with retrogression, you will get the Green card later; but it does not affect your status while you are waiting.

Topic: I-485, F2A, priority date and retrogression

I was on J-1 visa and I had 2-year home residency requirement at that time. Although, I received the waiver at the beginning of December and as you said, I had to send the I-485 at that time. If the PD retrogresses before my interview, I am screwed.

Topic: I-485, F2A, priority date and retrogression

Hi All. My priority date (for F2A) is 7/1/2013 and I sent my I-485 at the end of February 2014 (few days after we got I-130 approval). I am wondering if it will have any effect on my application if the visa bulletin for F2A retrogresses before my interview (or before my GC gets approved); or as I sent I-485 in Feb 2014 (when my priority date was current), it will remain current, no matter how long it takes for AOS to gets processed.