USA I-130 for asylum seeker in Sweden

[obsidianmjow 0]

My partner has lived in Sweden for 10 years but is originally from Turkey. He went there originally on a student visa but due to him breaking some little rule (it seemed silly, it was just something to do with his bank account not being only in his name) it was revoked while he was doing his master's degree. Then he applied for asylum due to personal moral objection to war (his home country requires military service for all men). It's been like 6 years and that's still processing, so he's in limbo there right now. I have two main questions:

 

1. Is his Swedish immigration history gonna be bad for our case? I know it's in another country, but idk.

 

2. Will his consular interview take place in Sweden or will it be defaulted to Turkey since he hasn't actually been granted full asylum yet?

[Crazy Cat 46,590]

Are you married?

[obsidianmjow 0]

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

Are you married?

We will be when we file. Obviously 😅

[Crazy Cat 46,590]

16 hours ago, obsidianmjow said:

Obviously 😅

You might be surprised at how many times a new member posts in the wrong forum.....however, generally, the applicant can choose between their country of birth or country of current residence.   I realize that an asylum claim might rule out country of birth in this case....and his status in Sweden could rule out his interview there.  

Edited 9 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[Boiler 48,985]

Not wanting to be drafted is not a basis for asylum. And the rest of it does not make much sense, no doubt more going on.

 

I do not knot know how long the Swedish system takes, seems like he will be interviwing back home as it is going to be a couple fo years before he would get that for.

[obsidianmjow 0]

30 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Not wanting to be drafted is not a basis for asylum. And the rest of it does not make much sense, no doubt more going on.

 

I do not knot know how long the Swedish system takes, seems like he will be interviwing back home as it is going to be a couple fo years before he would get that for.

What do you mean? I'm pretty sure he didn't know about the bank account rule. Which is his fault. But still....and I think in Sweden the moral objection thing is taken more seriously. Especially considering the fact that he will probably go to jail and lose rights (discrimination, inability to leave the country, etc.) if he had to go back now.

 

But it doesn't matter what I think really, after researching the immigration process I've realized how USCIS might view things, and IDK really now how they will view his case, I'm worried about it

[Boiler 48,985]

Sweden has conscription and has jailed those who have refused.

[appleblossom 6,032]

9 hours ago, obsidianmjow said:

Especially considering the fact that he will probably go to jail and lose rights (discrimination, inability to leave the country, etc.) if he had to go back now.

 

If he can afford to immigrate to the US, surely he can also afford to pay the fee to avoid conscription in Turkey? I agree he's not likely to qualify for asylum if those are his only grounds, the question will be where is he in a couple of years when it actually comes to the interview. 

[pushbrk 14,526]

Nobody can tell you for sure whether he will be allowed to interview in Sweden. That is not a USCIS decision.  Approved I-130 decisions are sent to the National Visa Center, but it's up to the Immigrant Visa unit in Sweden whether they will allow him to interview there. 

 

No, his status in Sweden does not impact either the petition approval or the visa beyond whether he will be allowed to interview in Sweden.

With all that in mind, the decision to marry is a weighty one indeed.

Edited 10 hours ago by pushbrk

[pushbrk 14,526]

9 hours ago, obsidianmjow said:

What do you mean? I'm pretty sure he didn't know about the bank account rule. Which is his fault. But still....and I think in Sweden the moral objection thing is taken more seriously. Especially considering the fact that he will probably go to jail and lose rights (discrimination, inability to leave the country, etc.) if he had to go back now.

 

But it doesn't matter what I think really, after researching the immigration process I've realized how USCIS might view things, and IDK really now how they will view his case, I'm worried about it

Directly to your concerns, USCIS is not the problem.  Where he will or won't be allowed to interview is what is critical.  There's always a chance he'll be deported from Sweden to Turkey. If you are already married, what will YOU do?