MonkeyDan

My guess is that they want to see what actions you have taken in the last 6 years to ensure you won't hit someone again. I would send a statement stating how you regret what happened and you feel remorse. That you have taken steps to better yourself by actively giving back to the community (volunteering) and have taken anger management classes or gone through extensive therapy and that you are no longer a threat to her or anybody else. Essentially, try to show to USCIS that you have become a better person since that incident.

I am not sure where people are finding their attorneys. You're one of several posts where I saw an attorney giving wrong advice. When hiring an attorney, make sure they are an immigration attorney. A family law attorney may be good at creating prenups or filing for a divorce, but they are not an expert on immigration. I was an attorney for 15+ years but I practiced in the area of wills, trusts and estates. I would never attempt to file an immigration document for a client. That's like asking a dentist to perform heart surgery. Attorneys are well versed in their area of practice but when they try to engage in another practice area, expect lots of mistakes. With that said, I married an immigrant back in 2018 and I hired an attorney for that process. The attorney was well known in immigration law and did an amazing job for us. Unfortunately, we divorced but I met someone new and I am going through this process again. Again, I got an attorney who is extremely knowledgeable in the area of immigration law. Could I do it myself, sure. but why not have an expert do it for me? Back to your question, yes a letter of intent to marry is a requirement of the I-129F form. Your attorney should have known this as it is basic information. Unfortunately, failure to provide it will either cause your file to be denied or RFE. Good luck.

Well technically the 15.5 month wait is just the USCIS portion. Afterwards, it still needs to go through the NVC and embassy stages. So technically the wait is closer 20-24 months.

Whenever I visit my fiancé (same sex also) in Turkey (also homophobic), I never had any issues. I usually go for 3-4 weeks at a time. They simply ask me the purpose of my visit and I say "visit". They never have asked me who I am visiting or where I am staying. The US passport is very strong, so they usually don't question Americans that in depth. Just my 2 cents.

Ok, thank you. I see you're from Iraq too. I heard that Ankara gives priority dates to its Turkish citizens before giving dates for non-citizens. Either case, 3 months is not too bad.

Just an aside question, my fiance will also be interviewing at Ankara when the time comes (he's Turkish). How long was the wait to get an interview date? I am just curious. I heard some embassy's have almost no wait, whereas others have 6 months or longer wait to schedule an interview.

Probably won't help much, but doesn't hurt to at least try. I saw this on a Facebook group that I belong to. https://chng.it/jj8VxcXyW9