MY FIANCE HAS NO ADDRESS

[mlm399 0]

I'm worried, because everywhere it asked for an address on the I-29F and biographic info. pages, all we put down was the road and kilometer point as to what town he lives in, people in his town do not get mail, and there is no mail service there. I didn't realize he needed an address where he could recieve things by mail. What should I do? If they try to send something to him according to the address I gave on the forms he will never get it. He technically could get a post office box, but how would I let them know what that is? Please help! I'm worried

[nane1104 146]

If he can, I suggest to get a PO Box...and then contact USCIS and tell them about the addresschange

Edited July 27, 2007 by nane1104

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I'm worried, because everywhere it asked for an address on the I-29F and biographic info. pages, all we put down was the road and kilometer point as to what town he lives in, people in his town do not get mail, and there is no mail service there. I didn't realize he needed an address where he could recieve things by mail. What should I do? If they try to send something to him according to the address I gave on the forms he will never get it. He technically could get a post office box, but how would I let them know what that is? Please help! I'm worried

Definitely, recommend getting a PO Box; or place address within the next town... not sure, don't want to confuse you!

Do browse and ask around the Latin America forum, maybe someone there has had experience with this.

Good luck and don't panic, L.

[pushbrk 13,896]

I'm worried, because everywhere it asked for an address on the I-29F and biographic info. pages, all we put down was the road and kilometer point as to what town he lives in, people in his town do not get mail, and there is no mail service there. I didn't realize he needed an address where he could recieve things by mail. What should I do? If they try to send something to him according to the address I gave on the forms he will never get it. He technically could get a post office box, but how would I let them know what that is? Please help! I'm worried

Get a Post Office Box and then notify USCIS, NVC and the Consulate at the appropriate time with mailing instructions. The most important is to notify the Consulate by email or fax after you know the case left NVC. If you can get the address on record with NVC, even better.

Another option is to check with the regional forum and find out how the Consulate sends correspondence to applicants. If they use a courier service the address you have along with a cell phone number could be sufficient.

[mlm399 0]

How would I notify all of these places, via email? phone? snail mail?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

How would I notify all of these places, via email? phone? snail mail?

You can notify in pretty much all the ways you mention.

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

if you dont change the address, im sure that the post office will just hold it for him...he would have to call up and/or check every day, but it should be held there for him...i know that in albania, unless you live directly in the city center, thats what they do...unless you come pick up your mail, you wont get it

[lucyrich 20]

I don't have experience with the Ecuadorian postal system, but it can't be worse than the Venzuelan one. Lucy never received anything at her Venezuelan address, nor did she need to. There's no mail delivery to her neighborhood.

The only point in the process where the beneficiary would customarily receive mail is after the case reaches the consulate. The various consulates have their own local procedures, depending on the local conditions and local postal service. The Caracas embassy lets you do everything by e-mail, because they know that the local postal system couldn't possibly work. It looks like the Guayaquil embassy requires that paperwork be mailed from the embassy to the beneficiary, but regardless of what address is listed on the G325a, they'll mail the paperwork to whomever is listed as the agent of choice in the form that you send to the NVC.

You can list your own US address on the choice of agent form, and they'll mail the paperwork to you in the US. Then you can forward the package by DHL, FedEx, or other air courier service. You can ask the courier service to hold the package at their office so your fiancee can pick it up there.

Or, you can list a PO box or other workable Ecuadorian address on the choice of agent form that gets sent to the NVC.

[maya62 7]

We had a similar challenge in Kathmandu.

Since the I-129F seemed to ask for an actual street address, I put our best approximation, just like you did. We also got my (then) fiance a PO box and I made a BIG note on an extra sheet of paper clipped just behind the I-129F application, but apparently they didn't see it at the Consulate, because they tried mailing Packet 3 to the street address, such as it was.

What saved us was that I was following the progress of our petition. By calling the NVC and DOS info lines, I found out when it left NVC, when it arrived in Nepal, and I knew they had mailed Packet 3 to the street address. My (then) fiance went looking for it and was actually able to trace it through his neighborhood, first to a school, then to the village govt office, but then lost track. He finally just ended up going to the Consulate in person for a new Packet 3. Then we were back on track.

You may want to suggest that to your fiance, too, if he's not too far from the Consulate.

Good luck...

Maya

[pushbrk 13,896]

We had a similar challenge in Kathmandu.

Since the I-129F seemed to ask for an actual street address, I put our best approximation, just like you did. We also got my (then) fiance a PO box and I made a BIG note on an extra sheet of paper clipped just behind the I-129F application, but apparently they didn't see it at the Consulate, because they tried mailing Packet 3 to the street address, such as it was.

What saved us was that I was following the progress of our petition. By calling the NVC and DOS info lines, I found out when it left NVC, when it arrived in Nepal, and I knew they had mailed Packet 3 to the street address. My (then) fiance went looking for it and was actually able to trace it through his neighborhood, first to a school, then to the village govt office, but then lost track. He finally just ended up going to the Consulate in person for a new Packet 3. Then we were back on track.

You may want to suggest that to your fiance, too, if he's not too far from the Consulate.

Good luck...

Maya

This isn't going to help but such "addresses" are also fairly common in rural areas of the US. I actually wrote two addresses last week for new customers that were Business name, Hwy XXX, 3 miles W of XYZ City, NM etc. Finding individual homes as a bit more difficult.

Homes in Carmel, CA have no street addresses. The streets are named but the houses aren't numbered.

[ELW 5]

maya62 gives good advice, regardless of who you inform about the address change (and the most important is to make sure the Consulate has the address/PO Box), keep track of your timeline and when the time is right, have your fiance check with the Consulate direct (by phone/email/in person) to see if they tried to mail anything out.

Maya62, your inbox is full, please delete some mails I have a PM for you!

[Minya's wife 25]

I don't have experience with the Ecuadorian postal system, but it can't be worse than the Venzuelan one. Lucy never received anything at her Venezuelan address, nor did she need to. There's no mail delivery to her neighborhood.

The only point in the process where the beneficiary would customarily receive mail is after the case reaches the consulate. The various consulates have their own local procedures, depending on the local conditions and local postal service. The Caracas embassy lets you do everything by e-mail, because they know that the local postal system couldn't possibly work. It looks like the Guayaquil embassy requires that paperwork be mailed from the embassy to the beneficiary, but regardless of what address is listed on the G325a, they'll mail the paperwork to whomever is listed as the agent of choice in the form that you send to the NVC.

You can list your own US address on the choice of agent form, and they'll mail the paperwork to you in the US. Then you can forward the package by DHL, FedEx, or other air courier service. You can ask the courier service to hold the package at their office so your fiancee can pick it up there.

Or, you can list a PO box or other workable Ecuadorian address on the choice of agent form that gets sent to the NVC.

According to the OP's profile, they are applying for a K-1 visa. There is not Agent of Choice for that process, so this does NOT apply to them.

OP, a PO box may be your best option, after which you must notify the agency where your file is located of the address change. If you have already filed, but haven't been approved yet, notify USCIS of the address change (call the 1-800 # listed on your Receipt Notice).

If you've already been approved, but your petition hasn't reached the US Consulate in Equador, call the NVC (Phone# 603-334-0700) and change your address with them.

If the petition is at the Consulate already, get in touch with them via phone/letter/e-mail and change your address that way. Some consulates allow the beneficiary to personally pick up and deliver documents to them....but this is specific to each consulate.

Please read the Guides offered here....as they offer a wealth of information. Tracking your case is key. You may also want to look at the Latin America SubForum for information specific to the process in Equador. Good luck!

-P