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My partner has lived in Sweden for 10 years but is originally from Turkey. He went there originally on a student visa but due to him breaking some little rule (it seemed silly, it was just something to do with his bank account not being only in his name) it was revoked while he was doing his master's degree. Then he applied for asylum due to personal moral objection to war (his home country requires military service for all men). It's been like 6 years and that's still processing, so he's in limbo there right now. I have two main questions:

1. Is his Swedish immigration history gonna be bad for our case? I know it's in another country, but idk.

2. Will his consular interview take place in Sweden or will it be defaulted to Turkey since he hasn't actually been granted full asylum yet?

Just starting this thread here.

We just submitted our application yesterday May 13. Looking to see if there's anyone else in the same boat?

I've been here for 16 years we processed our ROC.

I've been off this site for so many years, I'm wondering what the anticipated timeline will be.

Hi everyone,

My fianc and I tried applying to the K1 visa twice already. We sent our first application March 1st, and never heard anything back, never received our NOA1, the money was never taken. It's been 73 days.

We tried everything: calling USCIS (but it's impossible to have someone on the phone), contacting people through USCIS website but they just say they can't find anything. We emailed the lockbox after 30 days but they never replied.

We decided to send another application on April 23rd. It says it was delivered on April 27th and picked by a M J. (today is May 14th so it's been 21 days since we sent our second application and 17 days since it's been delivered to Lewisville). We were so hopeful... but same thing and we haven't heard anything, didn't get our NOA1 and the money wasn't taken.

Is there anyone in the same situation?

I went to the post office today to apply for my passport. The clerk told me, I have to send in my foreign birth certificate AND naturalization certificate we discussed for a while. I'm sure, I only send in my naturalization certificate plus a copy of it... any insight, if I'm right or wrong?

My Russian LPR wife filed an I-130 petition for her son on 8/19/24. The petition was approved 8/28/25. My stepson's 21st birthday was 10/22/2025. With CSPA, I calculate he doesn't age out until 10/31/2026.

Did I calculate his age out date correctly?

I just checked the June Visa Bulletin and the F2A final action date is 1/1/25. If I calculated his CSPA extended 21st BD is correct, he has not aged out and his case is CURRENT. Is that correct?

I have filed his DS260 and the required documents. Once his PD becomes current next month, do we need to do anything? Or does the NVC automatically start working on it?

I realize they aren't actually issuing Visas, so that won't happen until later. But I am hoping someone here will confirm that his case is current and tell me what we should be doing, if anything.

Once it is current, what effect does a FA date retrogression have on it, if God forbid that would happen?

TIA.