Address Questions on I-130

[J8842 1]

While filling out the I-130 I've realized I'm in a bit of a unique situation that is making things confusing. I am currently a DoD contractor living in Israel, and have an Israeli fiancé whom I plan to marry within the next 1.5 months. My intention is to continue residing in Israel for a good deal longer even after she gets her green card, but want to get her immigration process going as soon as possible. My confusion is only related to the sections regarding addresses, and what would be the appropriate responses.

 

- My company provides me with housing in Israel which I have no control over whatsoever (unable to get mail, etc) and I use a military APO, AE address to get mail. My physical residence I have never listed on any documentation, bank account, etc. ever. I've always used my APO address as my physical for pretty much anything I do. Would it be appropriate for me to put my APO mailing address down as my physical address?

 

- Another concern I have is my fiancé has used her parents address for all of her mail, bills, etc. and never her actual physical address. I noticed in both the I-130/I-130A that they don't request a mailing address for the beneficiary, only physical addresses. I feel like the wisest move for her would be to list her parents address for everything, as that is the address related to everything her name is associated with (bank accounts, passport, etc). What do you think? This is essentially my same situation where I use an APO address for everything. I understand in the form it literally says 'physical' but I can't help but feel a good deal of ambiguity with my situation.

 

- On form I-130 Part 3 sections 11a-14 it discusses beneficiary addresses. So in sections 11a-11b I could put her parents address? In this section is also discusses where the beneficiary intends to live in the states - I have no domicile in the states nor do I plan to live there in the next say 3-4 years, we would file the N-400 under INA 319b. Though again here, what would be an appropriate response to this, seeing as I have no address nor intention to be in the states in the short-term future?

 

 

Apologies in advance for so much text. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!

 

[agripa 100]

2 hours ago, J8842 said:

My intention is to continue residing in Israel for a good deal longer even after she gets her green card, but want to get her immigration process going as soon as possible

I hope you realize that part of the CR1/IR1 process is that you have to prove domicile in the United States. Since you currently reside in Israel, when your application reaches the NVC stage, you will have to prove that you intend to re-establish domicile in the United States (i.e., you're moving there, you have job there, you have a driver's licence, etc.). If you're intention is to reside a "good deal longer" after your wife's application is approved, you will not be able to fulfill this requirement and your wife's application will be denied.

 

2 hours ago, J8842 said:

My company provides me with housing in Israel which I have no control over whatsoever (unable to get mail, etc) and I use a military APO, AE address to get mail. My physical residence I have never listed on any documentation, bank account, etc. ever. I've always used my APO address as my physical for pretty much anything I do. Would it be appropriate for me to put my APO mailing address down as my physical address?

The I-130 application provides a space for you to list your mailing address and your physical address. Use the military APO/AE address as your mailing address and provide your actual physical address as well. 

 

2 hours ago, J8842 said:

- Another concern I have is my fiancé has used her parents address for all of her mail, bills, etc. and never her actual physical address. I noticed in both the I-130/I-130A that they don't request a mailing address for the beneficiary, only physical addresses. I feel like the wisest move for her would be to list her parents address for everything, as that is the address related to everything her name is associated with (bank accounts, passport, etc). What do you think? This is essentially my same situation where I use an APO address for everything. I understand in the form it literally says 'physical' but I can't help but feel a good deal of ambiguity with my situation.

 

I would provide your wife's ACTUAL physical address so that you are 100% honest in your application. Don't worry to much about this address, nothing is ever mailed to the beneficiary (i.e., your wife) while your application is being processed at USCIS/DHS. When you get to the NVC stage, you can provide an email address for your wife and this will ensure that all correspondence from the Embassy/NVC will be via email.

 

2 hours ago, J8842 said:

- On form I-130 Part 3 sections 11a-14 it discusses beneficiary addresses. So in sections 11a-11b I could put her parents address? In this section is also discusses where the beneficiary intends to live in the states - I have no domicile in the states nor do I plan to live there in the next say 3-4 years, we would file the N-400 under INA 319b. Though again here, what would be an appropriate response to this, seeing as I have no address nor intention to be in the states in the short-term future?

 

See my response above. You should not even consider applying for the CR1/IR1 visa unless you intend to re-locate to the United States within the next 1 year. I understand you want to get things done before you leave, but this won't work.

[J8842 1]

20 minutes ago, agripa said:

I hope you realize that part of the CR1/IR1 process is that you have to prove domicile in the United States. Since you currently reside in Israel, when your application reaches the NVC stage, you will have to prove that you intend to re-establish domicile in the United States (i.e., you're moving there, you have job there, you have a driver's licence, etc.). If you're intention is to reside a "good deal longer" after your wife's application is approved, you will not be able to fulfill this requirement and your wife's application will be denied.

 

The I-130 application provides a space for you to list your mailing address and your physical address. Use the military APO/AE address as your mailing address and provide your actual physical address as well. 

 

I would provide your wife's ACTUAL physical address so that you are 100% honest in your application. Don't worry to much about this address, nothing is ever mailed to the beneficiary (i.e., your wife) while your application is being processed at USCIS/DHS. When you get to the NVC stage, you can provide an email address for your wife and this will ensure that all correspondence from the Embassy/NVC will be via email.

 

See my response above. You should not even consider applying for the CR1/IR1 visa unless you intend to re-locate to the United States within the next 1 year. I understand you want to get things done before you leave, but this won't work.

Thank you for the reply. I understand your point, but as I stated above I am a Department of Defense contractor and would not be required to relocate back to the states for the CR1. We would be able to naturalize completely overseas via INA 319b as my employment contract is good for another 4 years. I can easily furnish evidence documents stating this. 

 

As for the addresses I suppose I may be just being paranoid. If they don't need her mailing address then I suppose it doesn't matter for her physical then. In my case I'm just concerned that since I have never used my physical Israeli address for anything whatsoever that it seems odd to put it down (assuming it's for background check). 

 

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