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Maybe he’s gay? If he has no genuine claim for asylum then his application will be refused anyway. At least with an EAD he can work and contribute to society whilst he’s waiting for a decision.

As above, when are you eligible to apply for citizenship?

You're minimising it again. If they were 'small misdemeanours' you wouldn't be facing 4 months in jail. Whether they're felonies or not doesn't matter. Most CIMT's aren't felonies, but they can still mean people are inadmissible (or deportable even with a green card, as per the document I linked to above). Bottom line is none of us know for sure if you'd be admissible or not, we're only guessing - you need to consult a good lawyer.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-if-you-are-selected.html

For spousal yes, but not all IV's - employment based still get a paper envelope.

I found them highly offensive personally, they were racist and misogynistic, hardly 'family friendly'. You didn't erase the words, you just replaced a letter or two with a star, but it was still obvious what words they were. And they also contained a lot of personal info, so I think @Crazy Cat did you a big favour in deleting that post.

They are mentioned in there - stalking and multiple CIMT's are the bits that seem to apply to you. For a lawyer - https://www.aila.org You need one that is experienced with criminal inadmissibility if you are convicted, but they can be anywhere in the world, they don't need to be in Sweden. You're asked about arrests on the DS-260 anyway, so just complete that bit honestly and then you'll be asked for more details later on in the process.

Might be worth reading this to see that it’s not just ‘rape, murder, drugs’ that they’re tough on. If you’d been convicted of those crimes after getting a visa you’d be deportable, so no idea why you think it won’t be an issue when just applying for a visa. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1227&num=0&edition=prelim

It’s important because the longer you leave it the less chance there is of getting a visa due to the numerical limits on the DV. But your chances of getting selected are so small anyway so I doubt it will be an issue. And you’re again trivialising your crimes. They’re hate crimes, they’re not ‘very small’. If you do ever get a visa interview you’ll need to be contrite and not try to minimalise what you did.

O-1 is a visa (I’ve had one) but it’s a two step process - USCIS approves the petition, then the actual visa approval is done at the consulate. It sounds like he’s only been approved by USCIS so far? Unfortunately being from Iran he’s very likely to be put in to extended AP every time. Passing a background check once doesn’t mean anything I’m afraid, it’s likely to have to be done anew each time. If he’s now had the petition approved and an interview he’s one step closer. All you can do is wait out his AP or file another WOM but as said above that could be risky as they may just decide to deny his visa given his history. Another thing to consider is applying for an immigrant visa via EB1? Although he’d still be subject to AP of course but he could start that whilst his O is being processed. Best of luck to him.

If you are acquitted are then all you need to do is truthfully declare the arrests. But don’t trivialise it or assume any one of those things won’t be any issue if you’re convicted. People with one crime from decades previously that didn’t receive a custodial sentence can be inadmissible to the US for life. Given how tough the US is on those with a criminal record then if you are convicted then you’re not likely to even be able to visit the US for quite some time (if ever). But you’d need a lawyer, it would absolutely not be a DIY case. They’ll tell you for sure if you’ve any chance of going to the US. Take it one step at a time - wait and see what sentence you get, then you can consult with a good lawyer if you do get selected in the DV. Or even if you don’t and just want to find out if you can go to the US in the future.

You can have an immigration lawyer for any visa application, even a tourist visa. Any one of those crimes sound like they’d be enough to give you a potential problem in my layman’s opinion, but cross that bridge when you come to it if needed - if by any chance you do get selected then a lawyer will be able to tell you for sure.

More info is needed to answer the question, as it depends on the crimes. I suspect it would be an issue if they’re serious enough to result in a prison sentence. But you’ve only got a 1% chance of being selected anyway, so I’d wait and see what happens - if you are selected then it would be time to consult a good immigration lawyer IMO.

So your brother already uploaded the docs last year? Are they showing on there? If so, why is he trying to upload them again? What type of application, who is the petitioner? What is his Priority Date?

Not sure what you mean 'rather than do the CR1 visa'? That would be your only option once married (or IR1 if you'd been married for more than 2 years). You can't apply to adjust status from Australia.

So you want to get married and then return to Australia to apply for the CR1? Yes, that's possible, there's no adjustment of status though. You can visit the US in the meantime, but you can't move until you have a visa in hand, which will be approx 18 months after applying. Good luck.

You don't need a form number, the receipt number is what you need (starting IOE) - just put that in to the case status tracker and it will give you the info. Good luck.

It's an automated system that for some reason is always wildly over optimistic. Far better to use the processing times tool on the website instead which seems much more accurate. But you want your I-130 to take as long as possible if you are relying on CPSA. Not sure what your PD is or how old you are now, but essentially you can subtract the length of time your I-130 took to be approved to give you your CPSA age.

You can keep checking for earlier appointments, you may get lucky and snag a cancellation. Is there a specific reason for needing a visa and for needing to visit sooner?

I don't think anybody is worrying about it, but their intentions when entering on a tourist visa are relevant to their process and chances of approval, hence the questions.

See the Visa Bulletin for dates for the different countries - it’s linked to above. And here’s the info on informing NVC - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp6

Email, and usually just a few weeks. Good luck.

Ok, so this is the VJ guide you need - And here’s the official info and link to apply - https://www.uscis.gov/i-130 When does your daughter turn 21 and when will you be eligible to apply for citizenship? As the child of a LPR unfortunately she’s got quite a wait ahead of her, whereas children of USC’s are classed as immediate relatives and don’t have to wait for a visa number to become available to them. So if you’re eligible to apply for citizenship anytime soon it would speed her process up considerably. Good luck.

Doh! Yes, sorry - late evening here and my brain clearly isn’t working. It’s the other way around. But it does depend on the country and how things move, often F1 will be quicker than F2B, and it says that it will move faster in the coming months. But as said above you can opt out of the conversion - you should still inform NVC though and can then choose which category he’s in depending on how things go between now and his PD becoming current, and such category moves quicker.

And where is she? Are you a citizen or green card holder? You seem to have posted in both forums so it’s not clear.