2009年的法律，申请人在申请期间去世，其亲属在满足一定的条件下可以继续移民申请。
https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/vol ... -chapter-9
In the past, a petition could not be approved if the petitioner died while the petition remained pending.[1] In 2009, Congress addressed this scenario with a new statutory provision, INA 204(l).[2] This provision gave noncitizens the ability to seek an immigration benefit through a deceased qualifying relative in certain circumstances.
An officer may approve an adjustment application, certain petitions, and related applications adjudicated on or after October 28, 2009,[3] if:
The applicant resided in the United States when the qualifying relative died;
The applicant continues to reside in the United States on the date of the decision on the pending application; and
The applicant is at least one of the following:
A beneficiary of a pending or approved immediate relative immigrant visa petition;
A beneficiary of a pending or approved family-based immigrant visa petition, including both the principal beneficiary and any derivative beneficiaries;
Any derivative beneficiary of a pending or approved employment-based immigrant visa petition;
The beneficiary of a pending or approved Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition (Form I-730);
A person admitted as a derivative T or U nonimmigrant; or
A derivative asylee.[4]
