US Immigration from Turkey

Hello, my spouse and I live in Turkey. We filled out the I-130 form. I am the beneficiary, and my spouse is the petitioner. My wife underwent bariatric surgery on October 17. She had a sleeve gastrectomy. She had this surgery due to many reasons, including heart problems, excessive breathing problems related to her weight, and gastritis that developed in her stomach.

We I -130 form on June 4, 2025. I have had financial problems before. I am one of the victims of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. I lost approximately $20,000 in 2023. For a country like Turkey, this was a significant loss. Because of this loss, most of my savings disappeared. Even after getting married, we are still living in my family's house and renting a house everyone in the house is working. In short, I am a victim of a serious financial loss whose effects continue to this day.

My wife is experiencing severe pain after her surgery. Due to bariatric surgery, she needs a lot of psychological support and care. My entire family and I are working, so no one can look after her, and this situation is very upsetting. I don't have the means to send my wife to America regularly. My monthly income is nowhere near enough to cover it. Even if I could send her, she couldn't go because she is financially dependent on me and lives in Turkey. I don't earn enough with my income to sustain life in two different countries.

In this situation, my spouse and I are in a difficult position. Unfortunately, my spouse needs essential family support and medical care. For this reason, we requested expedited processing for the I-130 from USCIS and our Senator. We have attached the following documents:

- My spouse's hospital records (regarding the surgery)

- My spouse's post-surgery photos

- Emails and legally admissible financial documents regarding my losses on FTX

- Proof of my salary payments to demonstrate the low amount of my wages

- Health articles and supporting academic evidence indicating the necessary family and psychological support following this surgery

- Our letters of intent detailing our situation

I wanted to share all this for a similar reason. What are our chances of getting Expedite approval, or has anyone else experienced a similar situation? I would appreciate it if someone could enlighten me on this matter...

Hey everyone! Just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation:

We submitted the I-864 form a couple of months ago, and at the time, my husband's salary was already well above the poverty guidelines. However, his salary increased about two months ago. I have my green card interview next Friday.

Do we need to update the I-864 to reflect the new salary, or is it fine to leave it as-is since it was already more than enough at the time of filing?

Any advice or experiences would be appreciated thanks in advance!

Hello, we have already sent the I-130 form to USCIS. My spouse lives with me in Turkey and has a legal residence permit card here. He will soon undergo gastric bypass surgery here, which is a complicated procedure.

We can document this with a report signed by the doctor, stating that it is a surgery that requires personal family support and follow-up. In light of all this, is my spouse eligible for DCF?

Because my wife wants to return to the US as soon as possible after the surgery and continue her follow-up treatment in her own country. She doesn't want to be away from her family.

Are we eligible for DCF? What are our chances of getting approval by submitting a signed report from the doctor, my wife's petition, and a petition from one of her relatives? Does our situation allow for this?

In addition, the consulate in Turkey states in its detailed instructions that we should not have previously completed the I-130 form with USCIS, but this situation has only recently arisen. We have already completed the I-130 form with USCIS and would like to reapply for DCF because this new situation has arisen; otherwise, we would have waited.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts and recommendations.

Hi, I am wondering if anyone here has remarried (filed an I-130 a second time) and if that process differed from the first time around.

I'm divorced from my first husband and I attached our divorce decree to our application. He went back to his home country shortly before we divorced.

From this link, it states the petitioner requires an interview in that scenario:

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-6-part-b-chapter-5

"When USCIS Requires an Interview for Standalone Family-Based Immigrant Visa Petitions"
Petitions for a spouse where the petitioner previously filed a spousal petition for a different beneficiary.

Has anyone gone through this before?

Hi everyone,

I m preparing my Adjustment of Status (AOS) package after entering the U.S. on a K-1 visa, and I have a question about translating my birth certificate.

I know USCIS requires certified translations, but I m wondering:

• Can my friend translate the document for me?

She s fluent in both Turkish and English and lives in the UK. She s not a professional translator. Is this acceptable for USCIS as long as she includes the proper certification statement?

• My original birth date is written in European format (DD/MM/YYYY), but I filled out my AOS forms using the U.S. format (MM/DD/YYYY).

Should my friend write the date in the English translation as 2 March 1993 to avoid confusion?

If anyone has experience with this, I d really appreciate your advice. I just want to be safe and avoid an RFE

Thanks in advance!