Hi,
My spouse and I recently got married and are planning to apply for GC through marriage. He's a USC and I have an H1B visa so I understand we could go for concurrently filing I-130 and I-485. However, he moved back home to PA for work while I'm back here in UT since I can't forego my H1B visa yet. He used to live here in Utah and we've lived together for 2 and half years before deciding to get married and have all the necessary paperwork to show that we have a bona fide marriage (old leasing agreements, joint utilities, health and life insurances, joint bank accounts).
Main question: If we start the GC process while living from different states, where would we send our I-130 and I-485 packets? From what I understand, the PA and UT lockboxes are different for direct filing by mail for I485. I wanna stay here in Utah and not let go of the H1B visa until the EAD gets approved at least, then I can possibly move to Pennsylvania.
Or I can probably look for another H1b sponsorship in PA and work there instead? That will eliminate the complication of living in different states? If only it's that easy to find a company who'll sponsor H1B! 😕
Looking forward and appreciate your replies, it has been a stressful few weeks!