I'm a US citizen. My husband, Afshin, was refused US visa due to his forced IRGC conscription over a decade ago. We've been living in Western Asia since we got married seven years ago, along with our 3.5-year-old daughter. We're sticking together here because we don't want to break up our family. But living abroad is tough—we miss our extended family, we're missing out on so much, and it's putting a strain on us financially. We just want to be in our home in the US, where I'm from, and start building a stable life together.