US Immigration from Canada

Me and my wife are starting the process of getting her down to the states and have a few questions.

We started filling out form I-130 and it seems to us that it is required for me (sponsor) to be living in the states to start this process. Is this true?

We've read elsewhere that you can file if your living abroad still but that you need to file an affidavit saying we intend to move back but we do not see that as an option anywhere on the form.

Its asking us for an address of where we intend to live when we move but we do not have one due to us living in Canada still.

Its also asking us for my wife's "class of admission" which she doesn't have because she doesn't have a PR card yet.

Is there a separate form for applicants that both live abroad?

Any suggestions for a good / affordable immigration lawyer to help filling I-130?

I posted this elsewhere and my post seemed to be misunderstood. Perhaps because I posted it in the wrong topic. So, hopefully, what I am asking will be clearer now.

I have missed my Mom's dying and then her funeral and burial. Have not seen my daughter in almost 2 years now. I would like to go "home" to Canada for a visit. However, I am from Ontario and now there is going to be a "vaccine passport" required by folks in order to go to restaurants, bars etc. (I am not interested in "barhopping or clubbing" as some presume. But I will be staying at hotels and have to make use of restaurants. Patios are exempt I KNOW, but will NOT be a viable option when the weather turns colder. That is ALL I want to know. If you are from ONTARIO and go up there in the next while when this becomes "law" could you let me know your experience regarding this. The papers all state that you will need your vaccine receipt and GOV issued ID as well. Many of us no longer have any current ID except for our passports. Thanks in advance!

I have question if someone can shed some light on this:

Regardless of how long it will take for my 1-130 application (i.e 5 years - 10 years or 20 years) I want to know why this receipt date for case inquiry in a specific service center keeps floating. Such as I see it one month earlier it was Oct 2016, one month later instead of going forward it went backward to Sept 09, 2016. If I ever ask a question; the reader comes back with vanilla answer "Oh you should not worry about (timeline) of your case, it will take XYZ blah years". The fact is that I am not worried about how long it will take; I just want to understand their logic of back and forth dates scenario. If you have knowledgeable advice please advise.

Many many thanks,

Sam

I'm just starting this thread for Philadelphia filers. The purpose is to track the case progress and know the interview experience.

I filed in May 2021 and I'm waiting to hear about interview!

Cheers!