I would just try to stay busy until your EAD and/or interview comes. It will take as long as it takes. You filed only 5 months ago. Waiting is always tough....but you could be oceans apart, and separated for more than a year. Just roll with the punches.
The rules for N-400 haven't changed, other than the test questions.......Your calculations are premature until it is time for her to apply for citizenship.
Handy note: Make you have a list of all her international trips and the dates.
Yep. One of the listed articles I read yesterday seems to imply that submitting an I-485 is no longer granted authorized stay.....I will have to dig a little deeper. If so, this is a game changer....BIG time.....
You will not get a Green Card. You will receive a visa in your passport. Your wife can fly back to the US after she has submitted the I-130 to the consulate. Make sure she has completed the other documents such as the I-864 with supporting documentation as required for you to have. She must enter the US either before you or at the same time......so yes, she can fly back early.
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US immigration requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money. Given what you have posted, I would take a different life journey. Good luck.
Nothing in your post suggests there is a way for her, as a K-1 entrant, to remain in the US. Unless she has documented abuse, the case is dead.
The law is the law. There is no room for discretion.