Filling the I-129 while living in another country

[Shellane845 0]

Hello! 

My fiance and I both are living in South Korea and are starting to apply for the K-1 visa. Will it be a problem that my address is in Korea and not the US. I am moving back to the US in November but until then my physical address will be in Korea. I have a mailing address in the US to send forms to in case they come after I move back to the US. 

 

Thank you! 

 

 

[geowrian 22,337]

You can file from anywhere. Overseas mail will likely be much slower, so it may be better to use a US mailing address, especially since you plan to return to the US within the next few months. You will need US domicile before the visa will be issued anyway.

[Shellane845 0]

5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

You can file from anywhere. Overseas mail will likely be much slower, so it may be better to use a US mailing address, especially since you plan to return to the US within the next few months. You will need US domicile before the visa will be issued anyway.

Thank you so much! 

I am using my moms address as my mailing address in the US. So the physical address being Korean wont trigger them to deny the application? They will just check when its approved before they issue the visa? 

[geowrian 22,337]

25 minutes ago, Shellane845 said:

Thank you so much! 

I am using my moms address as my mailing address in the US. So the physical address being Korean wont trigger them to deny the application? They will just check when its approved before they issue the visa? 

np

That's fine. The I-129F asks for a mailing address, so anywhere you can get mail is fine. Where it asks for your current address, you can put your Korean address fine. It's not a cause for denial or anything like that. The main thing is to have US domicile for the I-134 (presented by your fiance at the interview), and you'll be living in the US by then. Since you were only abroad for a couple years (IIRC from the other thread), I don't think they'll see an issue. They want to make sure you aren't bringing somebody over to the US and continuing to live abroad...the goal of the visa is family [re]unification.

 

Best wishes!

Edited August 27, 2017 by geowrian

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

3 hours ago, Shellane845 said:

Hello! 

My fiance and I both are living in South Korea and are starting to apply for the K-1 visa. Will it be a problem that my address is in Korea and not the US. I am moving back to the US in November but until then my physical address will be in Korea. I have a mailing address in the US to send forms to in case they come after I move back to the US. 

 

Thank you! 

 

 

I did the same thing actually when I filed for my now wife. I was working and living abroad but I used my parents address as the mailing address on all the forma. It went fine with no problems.