Hello everyone,
I have been married for a US citizen for 2 years. We lived in Europe for one year and moved to the US recently due to his employment. We filed an I-130 form while abroad, and I entered the US through the ESTA program. We got married overseas.
We meant to file the I-130 form through the consulate overseas, but we mistakingly filed it through USCIS.
When explaining our situation to USCIS, they recommended that I enter the country through ESTA and file form I-485 while I wait for my I-130 to process.
We were planning on doing so, however, based on my research, this is only allowed in certain situations, and we are not sure if our situation classifies as such.
I am posting here to ask if anyone has been in a similar situation or knows whether this is permitted or not. We are also considering turning to an immigration lawyer to look at our case.
Thank you in advance for any advice you can provide.
