What happens if the Dates for Filing chart retrogresses after I submit my EB-5 I-485?

You will be authorized to continue your status in the U.S., however, the approval of your application for conditional permanent residency can only occur when your priority date is current.

USCIS will hold the retrogressed application in abeyance until they are authorized to move forward with it.

The Dates for Filing charts only matter when you file if that is allowed that month. Once on file, the I-485 may pend and ancillary benefits renewed indefinitely. The permanent residency cannot be approved until the I-526 is approved and until your Priority Date is current under the Final Action Date chart and all background checks etc. have been completed.

You can continue to renew your EAD/AP combo card even if your priority has retrogressed. You do not have to leave the U.S. and can continue living in the U.S. based on your pending I-485, even if your priority date is not current.

The retrogression does not adversely impact your adjustment application or other than it can not be approved until a visa is available under the Final Action Date chart. Interim benefits are valid and can be renewed or extended.

If the date regresses, CIS will hold off adjudicating the I-485. You will be permitted to stay in the U.S.