I-130 Question 18

[mhy634 0]

Howdy Everyone,

My husband and I are filling out the I-130, but we have a few questions regarding Question 18: Address in the US where your relative intends to live.

Brief Background: We currently live in Scotland and have for over two years. Before living in Scotland, we lived in Washington, DC for approx. three years. My husband was on a work visa when we lived in DC and when it expired we decided to go to Scotland. While living in Scotland, we returned to my home state, Texas to get married. I am a resident of Texas, therefore all my mail, etc. goes to my parents house in Texas.

I have two questions:

1) We were hoping to move straight back to DC, but I have to prove "domicile." Does this mean we need to enter my Texas address for Question 18? I feel like that might be the safest bet, but is there any way we can move straight back to DC? We have friends who have offered to let us live at their place when we move to DC and find a place of our own. Is it feasible to put their address down too?

2)If we have to go to Texas first, how long must we stay there before we can move to DC?

Thanks so much for taking the time to help us and we look forward to hearing everyone's suggestions.

Best Regards,

mhy634

[LotofPatience 65]

Howdy Everyone,

My husband and I are filling out the I-130, but we have a few questions regarding Question 18: Address in the US where your relative intends to live.

Brief Background: We currently live in Scotland and have for over two years. Before living in Scotland, we lived in Washington, DC for approx. three years. My husband was on a work visa when we lived in DC and when it expired we decided to go to Scotland. While living in Scotland, we returned to my home state, Texas to get married. I am a resident of Texas, therefore all my mail, etc. goes to my parents house in Texas.

I have two questions:

1) We were hoping to move straight back to DC, but I have to prove "domicile." Does this mean we need to enter my Texas address for Question 18? I feel like that might be the safest bet, but is there any way we can move straight back to DC? We have friends who have offered to let us live at their place when we move to DC and find a place of our own. Is it feasible to put their address down too?

2)If we have to go to Texas first, how long must we stay there before we can move to DC?

Thanks so much for taking the time to help us and we look forward to hearing everyone's suggestions.

Best Regards,

mhy634

You can put Texas address. There is no restriction where you actually live. Make sure you get the GC and SSN at an address which is reliable. Also, change address (both petitioner - I-865 and the beneficiary - AR-11) with USCIS whenever you move.

Loto

[Nik+Heather 121]

Sorry I don't know the right answer for you, but establishing domicile is a big thing for couples going through the Direct Consular Filing process, and I'm sure this is a common question in that forum. Have you tried doing a search there?

[mhy634 0]

You can put Texas address. There is no restriction where you actually live. Make sure you get the GC and SSN at an address which is reliable. Also, change address (both petitioner - I-865 and the beneficiary - AR-11) with USCIS whenever you move.

Loto

Howdy Loto,

I have one more question regarding putting Texas on the form. If we are interviewed is it bad to say we are going to be in Texas until we get ourselves settled in Washington, DC?

Thanks again for you comments. I definitely feel a bit relieved figuring out the best options for us.

Best Regards,

mhy634

[LotofPatience 65]

Howdy Loto,

I have one more question regarding putting Texas on the form. If we are interviewed is it bad to say we are going to be in Texas until we get ourselves settled in Washington, DC?

Thanks again for you comments. I definitely feel a bit relieved figuring out the best options for us.

Best Regards,

mhy634

mhy, It is not a problem at all you would tell the IO that you are going to say at Texas address until you find another living place.

Loto