Residency for the Last 5 Years Question

[literallyrachel 66]

Hello! 

After being so jealous of all the K3 filers from Nebraska who've been getting their i-130s approved because they've sent in the i-129, I've decided to jump the gun and do it. Now that I am filing again and filling out the paperwork again, I am concerned once again by what I (the petitioner) need to list under Address History. When I got married, I was still a student at university. For my physical address I only listed one: the house my parents lived in and the house I moved back into after I graduated. During my time at university, I lived in five different apartments/dorm rooms and studied abroad twice (so there's two addresses abroad). Surely I am not supposed to list all of those, right? Sorry if this is the dumbest question in the world. Even if I should put them should I NOT list them because I didn't list them on i-130? 

 

Thanks! Also sorry if this is under the wrong thread. I never know!

[Just Paul 4,595]

2 hours ago, literallyrachel said:

Surely I am not supposed to list all of those, right?

If you lived abroad for more than 6 months you will need police certificates for those countries after age 16.

 

You should have included every address you lived.  My wife lived on a small island and would get nanny jobs in bigger cities/islands.  All of those addressed were listed on her petition and on the visa application.

[literallyrachel 66]

44 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

If you lived abroad for more than 6 months you will need police certificates for those countries after age 16.

 

You should have included every address you lived.  My wife lived on a small island and would get nanny jobs in bigger cities/islands.  All of those addressed were listed on her petition and on the visa application.

I don't understand why though. For each country, I was only there for four months and lived on a campus or with a host family. As for the places I lived while in college, they were all apartments specifically for student housing or they were dorms on the campus--I never had to pay property taxes, direct utility bills, nor did I ever receive any mail there. I also never lived in these places for more than 6 months; in fact for one, I only lived there a month! 

[Lemonslice 4,834]

18 minutes ago, literallyrachel said:

I don't understand why though. For each country, I was only there for four months and lived on a campus or with a host family. As for the places I lived while in college, they were all apartments specifically for student housing or they were dorms on the campus--I never had to pay property taxes, direct utility bills, nor did I ever receive any mail there. I also never lived in these places for more than 6 months; in fact for one, I only lived there a month! 

That's still how they do the background checks.

What was your occupation? Student. Where did you sleep every night... That's where you resided.

 

It's not uncommon for new hires at my job to have 15+ different addresses in the past 10 years, with college dorms, internships, semesters abroad, etc. Sometimes with a cycle to return home to their parents a few months at a time.   Only addresses we do not require are when you're a tourist for a short period.

Edited August 13, 2019 by Lemonslice

[literallyrachel 66]

7 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

That's still how they do the background checks.

What was your occupation? Student. Where did you sleep every night... That's where you resided.

 

It's not uncommon for new hires at my job to have 15+ different addresses in the past 10 years, with college dorms, internships, semesters abroad, etc. Sometimes with a cycle to return home to their parents a few months at a time.   Only addresses we do not require are when you're a tourist for a short period.

Well...they've had my application for almost a year now, so there's nothing I can do now except wait to get in trouble for improperly filing or misinformation 🙄 

 

Thanks anyway for the clarification. 

[Lemonslice 4,834]

1 minute ago, literallyrachel said:

Well...they've had my application for almost a year now, so there's nothing I can do now except wait to get in trouble for improperly filing or misinformation 🙄 

 

Thanks anyway for the clarification. 

Best of luck

[Just Paul 4,595]

51 minutes ago, literallyrachel said:

Well...they've had my application for almost a year now, so there's nothing I can do now except wait to get in trouble for improperly filing or misinformation 🙄 

 

Thanks anyway for the clarification. 

You should submit the correct information on the VISA.  And explain it at the interview if needed.   Make sure you have the correct police clearances.

[literallyrachel 66]

9 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

You should submit the correct information on the VISA.  And explain it at the interview if needed.   Make sure you have the correct police clearances.

You mean the K-3 i-129f, right?

Thanks for your info!

[Just Paul 4,595]

1 minute ago, literallyrachel said:

You mean the K-3 i-129f, right?

Thanks for your info!

No you will need to police clearances for your spousal visa.  By your timeline it looks like you should get something back from USCIS shortly.  But you can still file that K3 if you want.

[literallyrachel 66]

9 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

No you will need to police clearances for your spousal visa.  By your timeline it looks like you should get something back from USCIS shortly.  But you can still file that K3 if you want.

Yeah I am hoping to hear soon, but a lot of people stuck at Nebraska have been filing K3 because when the deny it, they approve the i-130 and a lot of us having been waiting for almost a year or longer. We haven't decided to file it yet but like 7 people just the past week have gotten their i-130 approved because they sent in i-129. Oh the joys of immigration! 

[Scott001 128]

I would list them as best as you can. My wife moved 5 times in the last year due to work. Some places for 2-3 weeks only. I listed them all with dates to the best of my knowledge. 

 

My I-130 is still young compared to others (154 days at Nebraska). I sent the I-129F on Saturday and am hoping for the NOA1 text today. Like I've said before, I'll never know if it will trigger a review of our I-130 app or not. In your case case, you're so close the "normal" time it'll be hard to tell as well. But at least we feel better trying. 

 

Good luck  

[geowrian 22,337]

The I-130 can be updated later. Unless trying to hide one's identity, it wouldn't be material so there's no misrep issue.

[literallyrachel 66]

10 hours ago, geowrian said:

The I-130 can be updated later. Unless trying to hide one's identity, it wouldn't be material so there's no misrep issue.

Wow thanks! That's a relief. Could you explain what you mean about "updated later"? How can I go about getting them the right info? 

[geowrian 22,337]

2 hours ago, literallyrachel said:

Wow thanks! That's a relief. Could you explain what you mean about "updated later"? How can I go about getting them the right info? 

Notify the CO at the interview.

[Ryan H 3,812]

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