I130 Form - Past Residence

[Jun2580 27]

I am a F-1 student and recently got married to a US citizen.

Last year till the beginning of this year, for about 9 months, I lived at my friend's place and I was not on the lease or anything. 

 

In I-130 form, there is a place where I need to declare the past 5 years of residence. 

I have all the address and dates and everything, but I am concerned if me living with my friends without my name on the lease could affect my AOS's result. 

 

Is it possible that USCIS checks everything by calling your old residence to check if you really lived there or something like that?

Is it possible that my AOS through marriage will get denied solely because I lived with my friends without my name on the lease? 

 

[geowrian 22,337]

No, it won't affect the result at all so long as you're honest about it. Failure to disclose a residence may be an issue.

[Jun2580 27]

7 hours ago, geowrian said:

No, it won't affect the result at all so long as you're honest about it. Failure to disclose a residence may be an issue.

Thank you. What do you mean by "honest about it" though? We know all the dates and addresses of when/where we lived, but do we need to explain about how I was not on the lease?

OR can I just list the addresses and dates of the residence in the appropriate boxes and is that all that needs to be done?

[geowrian 22,337]

2 hours ago, Jun2580 said:

Thank you. What do you mean by "honest about it" though? We know all the dates and addresses of when/where we lived, but do we need to explain about how I was not on the lease?

OR can I just list the addresses and dates of the residence in the appropriate boxes and is that all that needs to be done?

I meant by disclosing it and providing accurate information to the best of your knowledge. No need to explain why you weren't on a lease with a friend. They just want to know where you lived.

[Jun2580 27]

Thank you.  My spouse doesn't remember the exact dates for the past residences. We know the apartment name and address, but not the exact dates of moving in and moving out of those apartments. Some are permanently closed and we cannot even contact the landlord. In this case, could we just write the month and year on I-130's residence history? I wonder how everyone getting their AOS approved remembers those exact dates..

[geowrian 22,337]

Yes, that's fine.