US Immigration from Sweden

Hi there!

My fiance (the petitioner) and I are compiling our K1 petition and I have a question regarding the requirements for my divorce decree. I have the original decree as a scanned copy of the certified documents, which means it has a stamp, albeit a scanned one. However, the court made a mistake on my ex spouses nationality, it states the "republic" instead of "commonwealth". The court has amended the decree now and I was sent a digital copy with no stamp. They cannot serve me the certified copies until my ex has been served first. He lives on the other side of the world and it is taking its time. The entire court process for the amendment has been painfully slow.

So my question is, could I file the I-129F package to USCIS with the non-stamped scan of the amendment and simply write a note that the certified copies will be provided at the embassy interview? Or is this approach likely to generate a RFE?

I am super grateful for any insights!

Thanks!

Hi there!

I have searched online for hours and hours including in this forum and have gotten none the wiser. So I thought i could attempt to get the info by making a post.

Is there any fellow Swede here that knows if the Personbevis needs to be apostilled? If yes, only for the visa interview?

Do they also accept the Personbevis if you present the English version that Skatteverket provides and stamps? Ive read that some people had to request it in Swedish and then get it translated... which makes zero sense!

Thank you so much in advance!

Hey forum,

I'm just looking to vent a bit and maybe get some input from others who might have similar thoughts or concerns.

We live in the US, me, wife and son (9 yrs) and we went to Europe (Sweden) for a vacation this Fall. Wife and son only spent 2 weeks here due to school and work, and I'm actually still in Sweden, traveling home in 2 weeks.

We've been in the US for the last 5 years and have it good, good jobs and salaries, house cars/trucks etc. No complaints really except we have some family and friends here in Sweden that we do miss. We own a cabin in a small village where my dad grew up so it really feels like home for me and us.

After being here, we're kind of contemplating moving back. But we do need to think about it a lot, things are not super easy here in Europe, low wages, high taxes, different political system, people's attitudes are different (I'm very libertarian and believe me, Swedes really are not ). And in the US, things can be sketchy politically, higher risk of gun violence (not that I'm too concerned, living in a small town) and the risk of getting very sick or fired is always anxious.

Anyone else who have done the journey recently? Anyone thinking about it and having the same issues?

We're all US citizens and it's only my wife who would need a VISA for Sweden, so we can easily move back but we have made this move several times in the last 7 years...

Hi everyone, I'll shoot straight.

My wife lives with her parents and now I live with them too, my circumstances have changed drastically and I need to get documents to prove I won't be a public charge.

Her parents don't work, my wife doesn't work due to health issues but pays rent and the only joint sponsor I have is her brother who will use his property as an asset for me on his Affidavit of Support.

- Considering our household size, do her parents file an affidavit of support for me too? Are they even included when they ask about household?

- What documents and forms would my brother in law need for this?

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to offer an update on us and our experience. Today we had the I-485 interview. We brought every single piece of documentation we had plus a bunch of pictures and evidence of our relationship. The interview was very laid back and the officer mostly asked confirming questions about the facts we entered on the I-485. In all it took about 15 minutes and we only pulled out 1 document to speed things along (faster than the officer finding it in our file). She asked if we had anything she wanted to see where we presented the pictures and evidence. Half way through she said I already approved your application! We did not get a stamp in the passport. She said the green card should arrive in 1-2 weeks. What a relief!