Form I-130 Question RE: beneficiary's intended address

[wally5b99 0]

Hey everyone. I'm a US citizen and my wife is Japanese. We both currently live in Japan, but we want to move to America. I plan to move back to America first in January to establish a domicile and financial support needed for the later steps of the IR-1 visa process, but right now I'm unsure about one section of the form I-130.

 

Form I-130, page 5, part 4, item 12a-d asks about the beneficiary's intended address in the US. Since we're both in Japan, we don't know the exact address we'll to move to yet. Our plan is to live somewhere in Northern California, specifically in or near Sacramento. Can I simply select Sacramento, CA as our intended city and state in this section, and then on the last page explain how our future address is currently unknown, but moving to Sacramento is our intent/plan? Will this somewhat vague answer suffice, or will it hinder the approval process by being unspecific?

 

Instead, should I put a family member's actual US address? I'm already using my sister's address in New York for my mailing address (on page 2, part 2, item 10a-i), and I could use that same address here, too, but my wife and I are certain we'll live in California. New York is definitely not our "intended address," but if this answer isn't binding and it's not somehow deceptive, then I'll write NY now to speed things along and change the intended address later on in the process.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

[Ryan H 3,812]

The "intended address" on the I-130 is not binding, circumstances can and do change for people between initial filing of a petition and interview for a visa.  You can use the NY address for the I-130; when the time comes to complete the DS-260, the question will be asked again and that is when the answer needs to be firm and accurate.

[wally5b99 0]

Thanks a lot!