gc_03,
this is what my lawyer said for the same question:
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At the airport, you will be given Deferred
Inspection, meaning that CIS will give you a certain period in which to
get your permanent resident stamp in your passport and report back to
the port of entry to show them your stamp.
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re-entering may be trickier if 485 is rejected while we are abroad.
confusedalien