i-130 addresses while living abroad

[Ian_and_Jen 1]

Hello!

Haven't been abe to find a complete answer anywhere online so I'm very happy to find such an active site with great info!

To explain, I'm an American with a British wife. We currently live together in Turkey while on contract for work but want to move stateside. Our work contracts finish this summer (presumably before her approval will come through) so we will need to leave Turkey and each return to our respective countries to await approval and her consular interview in London

My question is, how should I complete the address sections of the i-130? For the general information sections (B and C, 2-3) should I use our permanent US and UK addresses? I assume part 19 should be her UK address, and part 21 our current Turkish address. Can anyone confirm?

My second question is, if I use my (California) US address in section B, do I send the forms to Ariziona? or, because I am filing while overseas, to Chicago?

Thanks!

[TwoChickies 105]

I don't know if it's the best way or not, so hopefully someone else will answer too, but I filed mine as you are suggesting here.

For our addresses in parts B and C, I used our permanent addresses, USA and Canada respectively. USA and UK for you guys.

Yes, I would put her UK address in part 19.

For part 21, I would list your current address together in Turkey, and it asks for a start and end date, and for the end date I would just put "present". I filled out our address together in Canada, where I was visiting at the time, and put my expected return date home as our "end date." However, I've been allowed to stay much longer than that, so in hindsight I should've written "present" because it would've been true and accurate on the day it was signed.

I would send to Chicago since you are filing from abroad. Even though you're planning to move home before the process is over, you are currently abroad. They'll decide where to send it from there.

Edited March 10, 2015 by TwoChickies

[Ian_and_Jen 1]

Thanks for the info! This way makes sense but it's great to have a second opinion. If it worked for you, hopefully it will work for us too!

Thanks again for the help!