Physical Address on I-129f Question

[NatalieRose 24]

Hello Everyone, 

 

I am a US citizen and my fiancé is a Cambodian citizen. We are preparing to send our I-129f and I have a question referring to the page that asks for my physical address' from the past 5 years. In 2014, I attended a Biblical studies school in Montana for 3 months and then went on a missions trip to Kampot, Cambodia for 1 month, and Siem Reap, Cambodia for 1 month. After that I lived back in my hometown in Colorado for 9 months. Then in 2015, I went on a 2 months mission trip to Battambang, Cambodia. That is where I met my fiancé. After that I lived in Colorado for 9 months. And now I've been living in Cambodia 10 months. I have no idea if I need to include all of those places in Cambodia and Montana on my physical address list? Should I? If they were only 1-3 months long? It's so many! Does anyone else have a similar experience? 

 

Thank you!!! 

[KULtoATL 1,551]

If all of that took place in the last 5 years, that might be a good idea to list them all so that USCIS can piece together your whereabouts. Don't get an adjudicator questioning while reviewing your petition because there are gaps that could not be accounted for. That may or may not result in a RFE so better be safe than sorry. That's just my personal opinion. Others might have a different one

 

In case you're worried that you run out of space, as per the I-129F instructions, use the Part 8 Additional Information section, make copies of the Part 8 if you need more than that one page or add extra sheets of paper with your name and your beneficiary's name at the top corner as well as the Page, Part and Item Number.

[lacolinab13 86]

I suppose it depends on whether you consider yourself as having been living in Cambodia during your mission trips, or simply vacationing/traveling. While you are traveling, you still reside at your home address. (Just think - if you go on a month-long honeymoon, does that mean you've been living at every hotel you stayed at? In my opinion, of course not). 

 

I've traveled several times for months, even a year, at a time, but considered myself to be residing at my home address during that time and simply temporarily absent. That's how I filled out my form and it didn't cause any issues. 

 

If you don't have room to list all addresses, you can attach a page listing them. 

 

 

[Dashinka 24,579]

15 minutes ago, lacolinab13 said:

I suppose it depends on whether you consider yourself as having been living in Cambodia during your mission trips, or simply vacationing/traveling. While you are traveling, you still reside at your home address. (Just think - if you go on a month-long honeymoon, does that mean you've been living at every hotel you stayed at? In my opinion, of course not). 

 

I've traveled several times for months, even a year, at a time, but considered myself to be residing at my home address during that time and simply temporarily absent. That's how I filled out my form and it didn't cause any issues. 

 

If you don't have room to list all addresses, you can attach a page listing them. 

 

 

I agree.  I understand that it says physical address, and not mailing address, but I don't think short hops to a temporary location is really what they are looking for unless you actually do change your mailing address. 

 

Good Luck!

[NatalieRose 24]

2 hours ago, lacolinab13 said:

I suppose it depends on whether you consider yourself as having been living in Cambodia during your mission trips, or simply vacationing/traveling. While you are traveling, you still reside at your home address. (Just think - if you go on a month-long honeymoon, does that mean you've been living at every hotel you stayed at? In my opinion, of course not). 

 

I've traveled several times for months, even a year, at a time, but considered myself to be residing at my home address during that time and simply temporarily absent. That's how I filled out my form and it didn't cause any issues. 

 

If you don't have room to list all addresses, you can attach a page listing them. 

 

 

This is really helpful! Thank you! What about the 3 months that I was studying in Montana? Would school be considered a physical address you think?

[lacolinab13 86]

If it were me, I would probably list the hometown address, then the school address (for the 3 month date), then the hometown address again (for the roughly 2 years that include your shorter trips to Cambodia), and then the address in Cambodia where you are living now (for 10 months ago to present). 

[George & Roth 1,485]

I added an extra sheet where I typed out our physical address location over the last 5 years. I added a header with my relevant information, they even say you are permitted to do so.