Hi all, I am signing in too.
I have a simple question for anyone who are/was in a similar situation.
My current status is F1 (student) and I submitted I-485 and I-765 about two weeks ago and it is in progress.
Should I maintain the F1 status next semester? I don't know exactly what the guideline is for such a case, but it seems that there are two different concensus regarding this issue according to my web research.
1. One should maintain the F1 status just in case that my petition is denied. (safer way)
2. One should not maintain the F1 status because it conflicts with the initial premise that one must not have an immigration intent when one obtained/changed to F1 status.
I know I don't have to stay as F1 any more because I am a "pending" permanent resident.
Please help me with your expertise if anyone knows about this. Thank you in advance for your input.