I130 details Question: What Address?

[jkandshk 0]

Hello,

I've been lurking on these boards for a while now and gathering lots of useful information in preparing to apply for my wife's visa. We will be filling DCF at the embassy in Tokyo next month.

Just sat down tonight to start filling out some of this paper work and I already have a question about the I130.

In the section about the petitioner's address (my address) should I put my US Address?

My US Adress is my parents home, and where we plan to live when we return to the states.

I plan to complete the DCF filling and then, basically immediately, return home to the states ahead of my wife to start looking for work and getting ready for her arrival. So can I use my US Address? Or should I use my Japanese addresss where I've been living for the past 6 months?

It seems to me that the US Adress is more relevant because this will become my permanent residence when I move back, but I just wanted to be sure.

Thank you for any information you can provide me

[pretty mommy 0]

Hello,

I've been lurking on these boards for a while now and gathering lots of useful information in preparing to apply for my wife's visa. We will be filling DCF at the embassy in Tokyo next month.

Just sat down tonight to start filling out some of this paper work and I already have a question about the I130.

In the section about the petitioner's address (my address) should I put my US Address?

My US Adress is my parents home, and where we plan to live when we return to the states.

I plan to complete the DCF filling and then, basically immediately, return home to the states ahead of my wife to start looking for work and getting ready for her arrival. So can I use my US Address? Or should I use my Japanese addresss where I've been living for the past 6 months?

It seems to me that the US Adress is more relevant because this will become my permanent residence when I move back, but I just wanted to be sure.

Thank you for any information you can provide me

hi! use your present address, but once you move out from your present address, you will need to file "change of address"

i suggest you go to the tokyo us embassy website, http://japan.usembassy.gov/ the instructions are written on the website.

good luck!

[MargotDarko 0]

During the I-130 petition stage, you need to use your Japanese address. Otherwise they will say you aren't resident in Japan and therefore don't qualify for DCF. So, definitely use the Japanese address at this stage. When it comes time for the actual visa application, you can use your US address on the I-864 and she can put your parent's address on the DS-230 for the address where she plans to live in the US.

[MargotDarko 0]

Hello,

I've been lurking on these boards for a while now and gathering lots of useful information in preparing to apply for my wife's visa. We will be filling DCF at the embassy in Tokyo next month.

Just sat down tonight to start filling out some of this paper work and I already have a question about the I130.

In the section about the petitioner's address (my address) should I put my US Address?

My US Adress is my parents home, and where we plan to live when we return to the states.

I plan to complete the DCF filling and then, basically immediately, return home to the states ahead of my wife to start looking for work and getting ready for her arrival. So can I use my US Address? Or should I use my Japanese addresss where I've been living for the past 6 months?

It seems to me that the US Adress is more relevant because this will become my permanent residence when I move back, but I just wanted to be sure.

Thank you for any information you can provide me

hi! use your present address, but once you move out from your present address, you will need to file "change of address"

i suggest you go to the tokyo us embassy website, http://japan.usembassy.gov/ the instructions are written on the website.

good luck!

What do you mean by filing "change of address"? After the I-130 petition, as long as the beneficiary stays in the same place and he uses his US address on the I-864, I don't see any need for him to tell the embassy about his move. If you're talking about the I-865, that's only needed when an address change occurs after submitting the I-864.

[jkandshk 0]

Wow, thanks pretty mommy and MargotDarko for the super fast replys!

So Japanese address for now, and parents address for the I864. Plus change of address after I get back to the states. Gotcha.

[kaffy 2]

Here's what we did:

I-130: Petitioner's foreign address

I-864 Residential address: Petitioner's foreign address

I-864 Mailing address: Petitioner's US address

[LouieLoco 0]

Here's what we did:

I-130: Petitioner's foreign address

I-864 Residential address: Petitioner's foreign address

I-864 Mailing address: Petitioner's US address

yeah, you don't need to fill out a change of address form. This would actually be for the applicant anyway not the petitioner. You are expected to move back to the US after you file the I-130.

[MargotDarko 0]

Here's what we did:

I-130: Petitioner's foreign address

I-864 Residential address: Petitioner's foreign address

I-864 Mailing address: Petitioner's US address

yeah, you don't need to fill out a change of address form. This would actually be for the applicant anyway not the petitioner. You are expected to move back to the US after you file the I-130.

It's not true that you're expected to move back to the US after filing the I-130. You can stay with your spouse until he/she has a visa and move together to the US. You can maintain US domicile without physically being present in the US.