Rose_Ahmed

Great! Thank you for your answers!

Hello, In the I-130 form for a marriage visa question 53 asks "Was the beneficiary EVER in immigration proceedings?." I am wondering if this only applies to immigration proceedings in the US. My husband has past asylum proceedings in Sweden. He appealed a few times and these went up to a court level. He currently however has a new case and Sweden has dismissed all previous applications hearings etc. Basically, I was wondering how much detail I need to go into on this topic in our initial petition. Thanks for your time!

Thank you so much for all your advice I will definitely go in and give the CR-1 a closer look. It seems getting a lawyer on board as well might be good given the details of our situation. Thanks again!!

If you have any other suggestions I'm open to hearing them.

I understand the process itself is not fast by any means. What I meant is that compared to CR-1 it appears that K-1 is faster in terms of entering ths US. Per most websites I read. I don't know how accurate they are. https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/how-is-a-fiance-visa-different-from-a-marriage-based-green-card/

Hi, First thanks for your reply. Since him coming to the US and K-1 was something we had discussed previously it seemed like a natural option. Also from what I'm reading K-1 is faster than the CR-1 route which is good for our situation. Sorry I don't know what MENA is could you elaborate on that question? As for the passport, it is my understanding you don't need a valid passport for the i-129f application. We are hoping in the meantime before any further steps we can sort it out.

Hi! I am a US citizen and met my fiance in Sweden. I complete my bachelor's here and he has been in Sweden for 5 years seeking asylum. We met over 2 years ago and have plenty of evidence of our relationship. He even met my parents and friends from the US in person when they came for my graduation. We knew we wanted to be together long term and at one point had hopes we could perhaps settle in Sweden long-term. Things changed recently, I had started looking at graduate programs in the US and then he received negative on his case. Due to all this, we decided we would try to go to the US together but I have some concerns about how this all looks. 1. Will applying after his negative decision look bad/cause problems? He will try to stay in Sweden on asylum appeals until he can go to the US because he feels his home country (Iraq) is not safe for him. 2. Because this has all been a discussion between us we don't have any official looking proposal 3. For complicated reasons he can't get an updated passport at the moment 4. I just graduated this past spring and am working in Sweden. I don't think I can really prove financial support at the moment but I have a parent that is willing to take that responsibility. 5. We are also a bit young, I am 23 and he is 25. Thanks in advance for any advice you may have!