Hi everyone, I was referred to this forum by a friend who suggested I ask this question here. I hope I'm posting it in the right place.
Background:
I (Philippine citizen) have been living and working in the UAE for over 10 years, and my USC husband has been here for 6 years. We've been together for 4 years and married for 7 months. I had applied for a B2 visa back in September 2022 with the intent to meet my then-boyfriend's (now husband's) family in the USA. However, because of the very long queue of applicants in the UAE, the earliest we could schedule the interview appointment was November 2023, over a year away.
Instead of waiting until after we visited the USA, we got engaged last December and married this past April here in the UAE, with both our families in attendance. We decided not to cancel the B2 visa application because we'd still like to be able to visit his family. We have no intention of leaving the UAE to live in the USA yet as my husband has a job here for the next couple of years, but as we realize the process will take a long time we decided to start. We have since begun looking into the I-130 process (through Boundless) and we are expecting to receive the application package for USCIS sometime this week.
Situation:
I went to my B2 visa interview at the US consulate today and I was approved for 10-year multiple entry. We would like to visit my husband's family for a few weeks in spring 2024, but by that time we would have already filed our I-130 application. Would I be allowed to enter the USA on my B2 visa after submitting the I-130? And if I do enter the US on a B2 visa, how would that affect the immigration process? I hope someone can help us with this. Thanks in advance!
