At first good luck with the decision and second since they told you they will be mailing your decision that menas most likely your case will be forwarded to immigration judge which means you will have to go to court and clarify your case and decision will be on hand of judge. The other word for that is "Pending" i am not saying thats 100% sometime they will send you letter saying ur case has been approved but 90% of the time when they say they will mail ur decision that means see you at court or they are doing further research in your case.. there is no exact time frame for them to send ur decision it could be couple of days,weeks, month or even years. This is not my personal experience but i know someone who went through this and his case was approved after 3 years so knock on woods and Keep praying for good. I hope you have good case and strong back ground and enough evidence to show proof for your case.

If ur appeal gets rejected you will go back to your original status and if ur F1 is already expired then your case will be pending and they will give you and your spouse work permit and you can work and live in USA as long as you want. Once again i am not a lawyer and this is not my personal experience i am just sharing what i know. THE BEST THING TO DO IS IF YOUR CASE GOES TO COURT MAKE SURE TO GET GOOD LAWYER AND CONSULT WITH HIM/HER AGAIN THAT DOESNOT CONFIRM YOUR CASE TO BE APPROVED BUT IT ALWAYS HELPS. 

Once again good Luck with Case and I hope and Pray for your good. 

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