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USCIS policy is that there is no allowance of transferring the I-485 to another petition where the underlying petition has been denied. Unless the agency makes a mistake, the I-485 would be denied and you would have to file another if you are still eligible to do so. If you can, you may wish to be proactive and file another I-485 rather than waiting for the result of the earlier filed adjustment of status application. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.

If you apply for your father and he files for an I-485 adjustment of status application, you and he will have to try as best you can to convince USCIS that he entered the US legally. For adjustment of status purposes, an applicant must show that he or she has been inspected and admitted or paroled into the US or that he or she qualifies through §245(i) under which he or she must have been the beneficiary of a labor certification application or immigrant visa petition by April 30, 2001 and have been physically in the US on 12/21/20 (latest iteration of §245(i). Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.

The USCIS revokes residency not sponsors. Once she becomes a citizen, you are no longer responsible under the terms of the affidavit of support. You are not responsible over her exactly. She can have bad credit or even file bankruptcy and it does not affect you. If she murders someone or commits other crimes, it has no impact on you. If she gets government benefits and is asked to pay it back and does not, that's another story. What are the chances of that?