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cortado   1

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Hello, I just wanted an opinion on listing American residences on the I-130.

I'm a Canadian and in 2013 I spent five months in the United States researching for my PhD. As a Canadian, I can spend up to six months in the United States in a single visit. During some of this time I was staying with my now-wife.

Should I list my US addresses as residences for this period?

Or, should I continue to list only my Canadian addresses, since those were my permanent addresses.

As I was a tourist I'm not sure if this should be listed or if it will look like I was illegally residing in the US. On the other hand, it was a time that my wife and I spent a lot of time living together.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Service Center : Nebraska Service Center

Consulate : Montreal, Canada

Marriage (if applicable): 2014-07-25

I-130 Sent : 2014-08-29

I-130 NOA1 : 2014-09-05

I-130 Approved : 2015-03-12

NVC Received : 2015-03-31

Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-04-09

Pay AOS Bill : 2015-04-09

Send AOS Package : 2015-04-14

Submit DS-261 : 2015-04-09

Receive IV Bill : 2015-04-22

Pay IV Bill : 2015-04-22

Send IV Package : 2015-04-14

Case Completed at NVC : 2015-05-06

Interview Date : 2015-06-23

Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,813

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You were not residing in the US during that time, only visiting. Because you were only visiting during that timeframe, you would not list US addresses as residences.

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September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
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September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
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cortado   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Thanks Ryan.

Service Center : Nebraska Service Center

Consulate : Montreal, Canada

Marriage (if applicable): 2014-07-25

I-130 Sent : 2014-08-29

I-130 NOA1 : 2014-09-05

I-130 Approved : 2015-03-12

NVC Received : 2015-03-31

Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-04-09

Pay AOS Bill : 2015-04-09

Send AOS Package : 2015-04-14

Submit DS-261 : 2015-04-09

Receive IV Bill : 2015-04-22

Pay IV Bill : 2015-04-22

Send IV Package : 2015-04-14

Case Completed at NVC : 2015-05-06

Interview Date : 2015-06-23

NikLR Grand Master

NikLR   13,227

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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On my DS-260 when I was doing an internship in the USA, in 2000, I listed that as a residence for 3 months (I did get mail there) and it wasn't an issue.

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islandbabes   12

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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I listed my husbands address in the USA for the 5months I stayed while on my b1/b2 visa. They never asked about it and I got approval

USCIS:

Marriage (if applicable): 2012-08-10

I-130 NOA1 : 2013-05-10

I-130 RFE : 2013-12-17

I-130 RFE Sent : 2013-12-30 (they lost his picture)

I-130 Approved : 2014-01-13

NVC:

NVC Received : 2014-02-21

Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-03-10

Pay AOS Bill : 2014-03-10

Submit DS-261 : 2014-03-10

DS-261 form reject- under review: NVC keeps saying the form is incorrect. They made an error for two months re this form.

Checklist 1 AOS : They wanted 2013 even though we filed before the end of tax season

Receive IV Bill : 2014-05-23

Pay IV Bill : 2014-05-23

Send IV Package : 2014-05-26

Checklist 2 AOS : 2014-06-06 Issue with resubmitted I-864 form - did not auto populate one of the numbers

Requested Expedite : 2014-07-11

Case Completed at NVC : 2014-07-18

Consulate Received : 2014-07-25

Embassy:

Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2014-07-29

Medical : 2014-07-31

Interview : 2014-08-08 - APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

POE Miami: 2014-09-09

 
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