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Maybe but it's hard, wife cannot work remotely. But that would possibly be an option.

Thanks for the input! Yeah, the tax filing part is not unknown to me, a nuisance but one got to do what you need to. We do have a cabin here in this little village which is cheap to own, but long and expensive to get here, several flights and a few hours by car. Work/salary wise I could only dream to make what I make today in Sweden, I'd probably only make 1/3 in Sweden compared to the US, not a small decrease. I do work 100% remote but my wife doesn't and kiddo goes to school, so we cannot do this together for too long. Insurances you'd need here too, but they are a bit cheaper than in the US. However, housing is equal or more expensive where we want to live. If we rent, we'd have it cheaper. If we decide to move, we would keep the house in the US and rent it out, I see no reason to sell a property as they're usually a solid investment. Of course it can go South with the wrong tenant... Again, thanks for the input, there's a lot to think of and keep in mind before we make a move.

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...

Yeah it was crazy fast! Sometimes it pays off to live in the sticks Thank you! Thank you!

Here's an update on my case: Filed 3/29. Interview scheduled 4/1. Interview on 5/7. Had interview and Oath Ceremony with the officer yesterday and am now a US Citizen! This was in the Boise, ID office and the Oath was just between me and the officer + my family. Took 1,5 hour from entering the building until I was out as a USC! Quick and easy, great staff! Now I can be done with this USCIS stuff forever!

I filed on 3/29 and got my interview scheduled on 5/7. This is for the Boise, ID office, going there next week

Thanks! I had no idea it would go this fast so fingers crossed!

Filed the N-400 on 3/29, received the first note on 4/1 and got an update of reusing biometrics and interview scheduled on 5/7! Boom, that was fast! According to friends in the region, Idaho, everybody who do the interview gets their Oath Ceremony on the same day. Might be done with this USCIS stuff in less than a month! Green card since 2018.