Sure. The employer has to do the recruitment, filing with the Department of Labor, and visa petition. You do not do any of that, or pay for any...

If you win the appeal you are not out of status. If not, then you are out of status.

You can check the processing times at USCIS.GOV.

No doubt it depends on what that paper said. See a lawyer and show it to him or her.

It seems to me that if you were in status when you filed and you are not working without authorization, you do not need to maintain your F1 status...

The automatic extension is based on filing in one of the categories that gets an automatic extension. If you filed before your EAD expired, and...

You must complete with the provisions for the 212(e) waiver. If that means your spouse must work for three more years, then you must wait until he...

If you are denied a change of status and you are also no longer in H4 status, then you will have to leave the country.

If your applications have been pending over six months be sure you comply with the porting requirements. Assuming that is not an issue, the EAD...

If the i-130 priority date is current she can file to adjust. if not, she cannot do anything with it at all.