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For the people who have I-130 currently processing. Have you noticed that under "processing times" the estimated month is not there any more? All it says is, " Estimated time until case decision: Your case is taking longer than expected to process. You do not need to take any action at this time." Does this mean our estimated time is now even longer? Last month I saw "6 months" but now there is no estimated time showing.

and another random/hypothetical question. some of you have said that my gf will be in "bad standing" with USA b/c she admitted she worked. I would imagine the CBP officer would have to had documented all this electronically but since she was still allowed in...wouldn't this look very bad on that CBP? so was it actually electronically documented? I only ask b/c if her risk is high d/t "bad standing with USA" I would rather not have her fly back to USA on a tourist visa to avoid problems. I did speak with a lawyer and he too was perplexed.

@ROK2USA So you are saying that even if her stay in usa has reduced to 1 month we can still apply for AOS? I keep reading about the "90 day rule" so I don't want to risk anything bad happening with GC process. I also do think that the AOS path might not be the best for us. My wife would have to stay home here in US and not be able to do anything productive (I hear work authorization can take over a year) and we plan to get married in Thailand in late 2023. Since AOS is so unpredictable with timeline, it would be almost impossible to set a firm wedding date in Thailand and also run the risk of getting harrassed when she enters back in the country and that's even assuming she gets approved for AP. Just her interview with CBP last week was pretty traumatizing for her and I would not want that to happen again. Especially with the article you just sent me now regarding AP. I wish I had known about this forum prior to us flying back in US. It never occurred to me that we would get interrogated (she has come here many times to visit) for her just visiting here. Thank you again for all your info!

thank you so much everyone for the thoughtful feedback. @Loren Y i definitely see that from CBP perspective. B/c we will be separated for at least a year while CR-1 is pending I just wish she can visit here and I will try to go to Thailand as much as possible. I read online that as long as you have strong documentation that you are returning back to Thai then hopefully CBP will let her in. @davidvs Since she is only staying here a month I don't want to risk and proceed with AOS. I want to do everything correctly within the law and eyes of CBP so that this maximizes the chance of her CR-1 visa being approved. But I do understand what you mean saying "circumstances have changed."

Thank you so much Rok. The last time she came she told CBP she was visiting me (bf). She stayed for 3 months but extended to 6 months bc she wanted to stay longer and also wanted to avoid 2 week quarantine when going back home to Thailand. Thus, on this visit CBP was very curious about this timeline and started interrogating her

Thank you so much! I just find it odd that they even let her in USA. regarding your response to my question #1, you said us getting married and applying for CR-1 would show "immigrant intent." I don't see what the issue is if we get married in USA but she goes home to Thailand. I thought the problem was if you come here on a tourist visa, file for "adjustment of status" and try to stay in the USA.

Hello, I'm a US citizen and gf is thai citizen. She was initially planning to come visit USA for 6 months but after 3 hours of CBP interrogation, her trip got decreased to 1 month. She mentioned she helped out at a local store a few times her previous visit to the US for little cash which led to CBP reducing her stay. We now plan to get married in USA very soon and she will go back to Thailand. Here are my questions: 1) she currently has a tourist B1 visa already. While the CR-1 is pending (i hear it takes a year to year and a half) can she still visit USA for a month with her current tourist Visa? I spoke with a lawyer and he said no. 2) B/c she mentioned that she worked in USA which is not good, does this mean her CR-1 visa has a high chance of getting denied?