How can I speed up the decision on an I-130 green card application?

To expedite an immigration petition or application is very difficult and the reasons do not include escaping the slow line of adjudications. To your other questions, USCIS decides the venue of the office that will adjudicate the I-130 petition. You cannot pick to have it transferred to the USCIS field office in Helena. What you can do, however, if your husband is not subject to a two-year home residence requirement by virtue of his J exchange visitor visa or inadmissible for any other reason, is to file the I-485 application at this time. By doing it in this way, your husband may be able to have the I-130 consolidated with the I-485 and either have the interview waived or have it held in Helena, if that is your residence. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.