I-130/I-485 AOS: Use Petitioner US or Beneficiary Foreign Address as Beneficiary's Permanent Address and Beneficiary's Address History

[ApplicantX 0]

Hello,

 

My naturalized USC spouse is filing concurrent I-130 and I-485 applications to sponsor her parents for permanent residence. They entered the US on B2 visitor visas, and are still within their visa limits. They have been staying with us at our family home in the US, which will become their home as well after they immigrate. I need to provide (a) the parents' current address, and (b) the parents' address history for 5 years: I-130 (Part 4, Item 11, Page 5) and I-485 (Part 3, Item 5, Page 4).

 

My question is:

Do we use our family home in the US as the parents' current address and include it in the address history with a start date of their arrival in the US?

 

I'm not sure it is correct to list them as "living" in the US at that address when they entered on a non-immigrant visa. In fact, we did not intend to file an AOS, our original plan was to file just a I-130 after they returned to their home. That plan changed recently. On the other hand, if I only use their foreign address for those sections, I am a bit confused what to list as their start date at our US address for future forms that require their address history. I'm not sure what accurately represents our situation.

 

FWIW, when I asked this question to an immigration lawyer during a consult, her recommendation was to *not* include the US address. I'm just looking for second opinions based on others' experiences with USCIS.

 

Thank you for any clarifications you can can offer.

[ApplicantX 0]

I have two additional questions...

 

1) For I-485 and I-131, is it acceptable for a non-English-speaking applicant whose alphabet/script is non-Roman to sign their name in their native script (ex: Chinese hanzi)?
 

2) For an I-130/I-485 concurrent application we have several biographical dates that are estimated (date residence at previous foreign addresses began, date self-employment ended and retirement began, etc). I have listed those in a cover letter. Should I also include those same declarations from the cover letter in the additional information sections (I-130, Part 9; I-485, Part 14)?

 

Thank you.

 

[geowrian 22,337]

Nothing's wrong using listing the US address as they are currently living there and will be doing so (presumably) while AOS processes. It's a contact thing...it won't hurt their chances are AOS approval. You're overthinking it.

 

A signature is just a unique identifiable marking from an individual, not limited by a language AFAIK. Then again, I often sign my credit card receipts with stick figures and bunnies (true story). ahaha

[ApplicantX 0]

Thanks, that helped!

[jillynilly 0]

hi @ApplicantX can you help with waht did you end up doing for address history? Did you include US address? Also do we need to include any of the addresses they stayed while visiting other countries?

[Ontarkie 14,193]

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