US citizen being relocated back to US by employer

[HYFwangsta]

I am an US citizen and will be relocated back to US soon by my employer, however we will need to file I-130 for my wife's green card. Is there any way to speed up the process to avoid being apart for over a year?

Thanks!!

[newacct]

I am an US citizen and will be relocated back to US soon by my employer, however we will need to file I-130 for my wife's green card. Is there any way to speed up the process to avoid being apart for over a year?

Thanks!!

If you have been residing abroad for a long time and you are in a country with a USCIS international office, you can file the I-130 directly with that office rather than with USCIS in the US, which will make it faster.

[HYFwangsta]

Unfortunately there is no USCIS office in Taiwan. I will be moving back to the US next month by my employer and we will file the i-130 before I leave Taiwan.

two questions:

1. How long does the process usually takes now for her to get her green card? I have heard its much longer now?
2. She has a valid ESTA that expires in Nov 2019, will she have problems visiting me in the US?

Thanks!!