How should I file my EB-5 application to protect my Chinese spouse from long wait times?

If you apply together, your husband can be cross charged to your nationality and avoid the potential Chinese waiting line. At the moment there are no waiting lines for Chinese applying under the new set-aside categories.

He will not be put on whatever China wait list that might exist during the process. You can be the principal applicant, but even if he is, he can cross charge to your country of birth, which at this time is in no risk of backlogging. Discuss the best course of action with experienced counsel.

Your spouse will be chargeable to the Indonesian visa quota (cross chargeability) which means he can process his visa at the same time as you and not be subject to the China waiting list. He will have to file for adjustment of status or complete consular processing with you (at the same time) in order to take advantage of cross chargeability.

Either one of you can be the EB-5 principal and then you both can cross-charge to Indonesia. Less likely to have issues if the Indonesian national is the EB-5 principal though.

After I-526 approval, your attorney should request that NVC process your cases under Indonesia to chargeability and your hudband will be able to process at the same time as you.

Under cross chargeability, you will be able to utilize the Indonesian citizenship to avoid the retrogression.