US Immigration from Spain

Hello, I just want to begin with saying that I am a new member here so I hope I am in order while posting. I am a 25 year old American guy who met his current fiance (also 25) in Poland in 2017 while traveling and kept close with her since. Initially I brought her to the US and she stayed with me for a month later in 2017. She visited me again 2 more times for several months in 2018 and 2019 and got pulled into secondary at arrival on her 3rd trip due to staying longer than she originally notified on her second trip even through she was still allowed to stay longer technically. After, I went to join her in Poland and stayed with her for 3 months and we then moved to the UK. She would stay in the UK for awhile and I stayed twice for about 6 months. We then moved to Canada which is where we currently are and are ready to take things to the next level and have been looking into marriage and visas for awhile now. We decided that the CR1 path would likely be the best path for us and are about to get married here in Canada. Things haven't gone very smoothly in Canada and on top of that covid is a mess. Here in Canada I lost my working permission which has put a huge dent in our savings/money and now she is having to leave the country very soon due to her visa not being renewed. She is going to move back to Europe (Seville, Spain now) and I will drive back down to Texas to stay with my family until I fly out to live with her and begin working in Spain. Due to her being an EU citizen and me being married to her I can settle and work with her in Spain. We are planning this to be able to live together in the mean time of us waiting for the visa process. I have a few concerns, one being my working history being really spotty due to my legal working permission. I do have family that is willing to be my co-sponsor, as well as 2 vehicles for assets if that matters? I am also curious as to which country I will being doing all of my further steps such as an interview. Also, do I have to actually be living in the US at any time of the process or will I be okay residing in Spain? Thank you very much, any advice is greatly appreciated.

I decided to start this new thread after reading several posts in which FOIA requests are helping unstuck cases that have been in limbo forever.

A FOIA request is basically asking USCIS to retrieve the A-file from the Federal Records Center at NARA (National Archives and Records Administration). So, instead of USCIS asking for it, it is an individual requesting the file. That is how I understand it, correct me if I am wrong.

After reading some of the posts from the April and May 2020 filers I noticed quite a few cases are finally moving after a FOIA request. This is also related to cases that are "fairly old", meaning the individual entered the US before 2010, because at that time no digital copies or on-line system existed.

Now, individuals with A-files stuck at the FRC are not only those who filed in Spring of 2020, BUT also people who filed in 2021 (including my case and others discussed in the "N400 interview decision pending tracker"). In theses cases and for some reason, interviews were scheduled but when time came for USCIS to make a decision they needed to retrieve the A-file (who knows if it was a different one) that remains at the FRC. Again, this could be due to the age of the A-file, no digital copies available for some cases.

My point: it does not matter when you filed, if you got your interview or not. If your file is stuck at the FRC, your case might not be moving. Most of us have contacted Senators, representatives... with the same answer: your file is at the FRC and needs to be retrieved, they are not working at full capacity, so it is taking forever...

The purpose of this thread is to discuss if filing a FOIA is a viable option (obviously it is for some filers from 2020) and hear success stories. Please post with your experience and tips on how this is helping your application or not.

Hey guys, i had my AOS interview (k1) last week. And todays I checked my status and it says card was produced. Does it mean that I ll be receiving my greens card soon?

Hey, today i had my AOS interview (k1). It take an hour because they were having technical issues. So Interview officer had to do everything manually. It went smooth and he was very sweet humble and calm. He asked us wedding date and how we met. No more questions. Then asked about our passports ids, leasing paper and vaccinations. Nothing else. I had a lot of documents so i told do you want our wedding photos he said oh ok and was looking at ny dress and saying good things. And i gave him everything i had like my I-94, social number.
At the end he said ok thank you very much. If i need anything I ll contact you. He didn t tell how long it ll be take for my green card. Is it normal?