I-130 - Question # 21

[atlantakid123 0]

Hey,

I am filling out the I-130 form. Question # 21 asks "If filing for your husband/wife, give last address at which you lived together". My marriage with my wife was arranged, so we never lived together. So do I just leave this blank or put N/A in it?

It seems like its almost a requirement to live together for filling out this form.

One more question. My wife does not have a last name on her passport. Would that be a problem?

Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks!!

[Inky 1,110]

Do not leave anything blank always fill it in if you did not live together put N/A because its not applicable to you.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Hey,

I am filling out the I-130 form. Question # 21 asks "If filing for your husband/wife, give last address at which you lived together". My marriage with my wife was arranged, so we never lived together. So do I just leave this blank or put N/A in it?

It seems like its almost a requirement to live together for filling out this form.

One more question. My wife does not have a last name on her passport. Would that be a problem?

Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks!!

An appropriate answer is "We have not yet lived together," this is what I typed on the form when I filled it out and I had no issues. "None" is also an appropriate answer. The questions IS applicable to you so "N/A" is not an appropriate response. USCIS will understand that people living apart will not have a common residence.

[atlantakid123 0]

An appropriate answer is "We have not yet lived together," this is what I typed on the form when I filled it out and I had no issues. "None" is also an appropriate answer. The questions IS applicable to you so "N/A" is not an appropriate response. USCIS will understand that people living apart will not have a common residence.

That makes a lot of sense. Thank you!!

[Deep2009 18]

Can it be your address after marriage in India?

you must have lived together for 2-3 weeks or 1 week, or 5 days at a address in India.

It does not say before marriage address.....

Be careful with this....

I have put in my India address where we lived together as a married couple for 3 weeks after our marriage.

Edited April 19, 2012 by Deep2009

[pushbrk 12,898]

Can it be your address after marriage in India?

you must have lived together for 2-3 weeks or 1 week, or 5 days at a address in India.

It does not say before marriage address.....

Be careful with this....

I have put in my India address where we lived together as a married couple for 3 weeks after our marriage.

I suspect the USC only visited, not resided in, India. I like the answer, "We have visited but not yet resided together in the same country."

[navchusu11 5]

Hey,

I am filling out the I-130 form. Question # 21 asks "If filing for your husband/wife, give last address at which you lived together". My marriage with my wife was arranged, so we never lived together. So do I just leave this blank or put N/A in it?

It seems like its almost a requirement to live together for filling out this form.

One more question. My wife does not have a last name on her passport. Would that be a problem?

Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks!!

From you time line, you got married on 03-27-2012 and I believed, you were with her at least for a week after marriage. So, your home address back from India should be the best answer even you spent out of the home town for your short honey moon trip. After marriage, I was with my wife for less than 3 weeks on different locations including my home and I put the home address on question # 21.

I am little bit confused about 2nd question. Are you talking about not having your last name on her Passport??? I am positive that she should have her MAIDEN name on her passport. I went through the whole I -130 process with my wife's maiden name. We are planning to change her last name when she gets here. My understanding: as long as same name (last & first as in Passport) is listed on your Marriage Certificate, you should be good to go....

Good luck for the Petition

Edited April 19, 2012 by navchusu11

[pushbrk 12,898]

From you time line, you got married on 03-27-2012 and I believed, you were with her at least for a week after marriage. So, your home address back from India should be the best answer even you spent out of the home town for your short honey moon trip. After marriage, I was with my wife for less than 3 weeks on different locations including my home and I put the home address on question # 21.

I am little bit confused about 2nd question. Are you talking about not having your last name on her Passport??? I am positive that she should have her MAIDEN name on her passport. I went through the whole I -130 process with my wife's maiden name. We are planning to change her last name when she gets here. My understanding: as long as same name (last & first as in Passport) is listed on your Marriage Certificate, you should be good to go....

Good luck for the Petition

Visiting a country is not the same as living there. This couple has not yet resided together. It's just a question. No truthful answer is a wrong answer to it.

[atlantakid123 0]

Visiting a country is not the same as living there. This couple has not yet resided together. It's just a question. No truthful answer is a wrong answer to it.

I agree with you. I only visited there and didn't live, so that's what I am going to state on the application.

[navchusu11 5]

Visiting a country is not the same as living there. This couple has not yet resided together. It's just a question. No truthful answer is a wrong answer to it.

Technically, you might be right, I am not sure how long we have to be live together to fill the answer # 21. but most of the time, in arrange marriage ( at least in my culture) wife will start living with her husband in husband house the very next day and they have to visit their relatives; sometimes overnight stay and sometime just couple of hours, still husband house will be consider as main hub. and if i am not wrong, there was box where we can put the date that the couple lived together for the last time for question # 21.

In my case, i put my home address with less than 3 weeks time frame. So, I dont see I gave the wrong infromation.

@ Atlantakid123

I just shared my experience which might not be always true in every case. One thing for sure; dont give the false information. If you mention that you guys lived together for more than year at same place before marriage, then it will be totally false...I know such situation is barely exist in our culture and forget about it when it is arrange marriage.....

last but not least, spend couple of more days to do research before sending your petition. if you dont hear after 5 months ( which is probably happen), you will doubt yourself whether you might did some thing wrong on filling the petition .....Waiting is not easy and when it is related with your beloved spouse...its even worse......

[pushbrk 12,898]

Technically, you might be right, I am not sure how long we have to be live together to fill the answer # 21. but most of the time, in arrange marriage ( at least in my culture) wife will start living with her husband in husband house the very next day and they have to visit their relatives; sometimes overnight stay and sometime just couple of hours, still husband house will be consider as main hub. and if i am not wrong, there was box where we can put the date that the couple lived together for the last time for question # 21.

In my case, i put my home address with less than 3 weeks time frame. So, I dont see I gave the wrong infromation.

@ Atlantakid123

I just shared my experience which might not be always true in every case. One thing for sure; dont give the false information. If you mention that you guys lived together for more than year at same place before marriage, then it will be totally false...I know such situation is barely exist in our culture and forget about it when it is arrange marriage.....

last but not least, spend couple of more days to do research before sending your petition. if you dont hear after 5 months ( which is probably happen), you will doubt yourself whether you might did some thing wrong on filling the petition .....Waiting is not easy and when it is related with your beloved spouse...its even worse......

If you only have a visitor visa, you are not "residing" or "living" there. If you're not living in a country, you are not living with your spouse in that country. If you say you lived together at an address, you can be expected to show evidence of "cohabitation" such as a lease, utility bill etc. Visitors can't provide such evidence. The answer I suggested is the correct answer in these situations. It carries no negative connotation in a newlywed spouse visa case. Many cases where I-130 petitions are filed are NOT newlyweds. The question is directed at those folks.

The spouse immigration process IS technical and questions and their answers have technical meaning and real consequences.

All that said, many folks make the mistake of providing information related to a "visit" in answer to #21 on the I-130. Unless there are other reasons to suspect fraud, this common mistake is almost always excused but rest assured, it IS a mistake.

[navchusu11 5]

If you only have a visitor visa, you are not "residing" or "living" there. If you're not living in a country, you are not living with your spouse in that country. If you say you lived together at an address, you can be expected to show evidence of "cohabitation" such as a lease, utility bill etc. Visitors can't provide such evidence. The answer I suggested is the correct answer in these situations. It carries no negative connotation in a newlywed spouse visa case. Many cases where I-130 petitions are filed are NOT newlyweds. The question is directed at those folks.

The spouse immigration process IS technical and questions and their answers have technical meaning and real consequences.

All that said, many folks make the mistake of providing information related to a "visit" in answer to #21 on the I-130. Unless there are other reasons to suspect fraud, this common mistake is almost always excused but rest assured, it IS a mistake.

thanks for the explanation on technicality.....hope this topic gives the best idea for people who are in the process to file I -130

[pushbrk 12,898]

thanks for the explanation on technicality.....hope this topic gives the best idea for people who are in the process to file I -130

Interestingly, there are many non US immigration related exceptions. For instance, to get my Chinese Driving License, I needed to be registered as living at my Brother in-law's home. That was no problem at all in China but my wife is not registered as living at that address. China is not the USA, obviously.

[JC&Evelin 5]

An appropriate answer is "We have not yet lived together," this is what I typed on the form when I filled it out and I had no issues. "None" is also an appropriate answer. The questions IS applicable to you so "N/A" is not an appropriate response. USCIS will understand that people living apart will not have a common residence.

My answer was the time we spent together when I came to visit the country. We lived those days together, around a month. Do you think I answered wrong and could have problems?

[Ryan H 3,812]

My answer was the time we spent together when I came to visit the country. We lived those days together, around a month. Do you think I answered wrong and could have problems?

Yes, you answered wrong, you did not live there, you were visiting. An adjudicator could decide to simply excuse it and move on or decide to request evidence showing cohabitation such as a lease or utility bills in both names.