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Thanks , appreciate all the help with the charts and links ! That helps to have an idea of the reasons for things or why some actions should be taken

Even if we really don't intend to immigrate at this time ? The worry is: 1. This costs a lot of money 2. I am going to be travelling in a couple weeks, I don't have time to baby the process while travelling 3. Are they going to take this as even more intent because we filed I-130 beforehand? Thanks for the thread link. Checking it now..

Yup , an already existing B1/B2. Would be planning to leave whenever the duration is. You think we should file for I-130 before arriving? Worried that might signal intent to immigrate even though we don't want to right now.

Well, she can go on unpaid leave. So that can be for quite a while - maybe 6-12 months.

I am a US citizen, spouse is from China with Chinese passport, and a B1/B2 travel visa. We are planning to visit this August, and were wondering what process might be like if we end up wanting to stay longer. I am employed for a US company, but have been living abroad for the last 6 months in Taiwan. Spouse is currently in mainland China, with a job and property there. From some initial research, it appears filing an I-130 now is an option, but that could take 1+ year to process. QUESTION: Should we file that now, or is that a bad idea given that we want to visit the US first, and are not even sure we want to stay there long term for now? The worry here is that filing an I-130 would signal intent to immigrate, and might garner scrutiny from CBP at the border.