Questions about I-130 Form (Merged)

[James1223 1]

Hello everyone, I am currently filling out the I-130 form for my spouse, and I have a few questions regarding some of the questions on the form.

 

1. Is there any benefit for submitting physically or online? I am thinking of submitting online but wanted to see if there were any strong opinions on one way or another.

2. For listing the previous physical addresses, since I was still a student for some of those years, I would live at home during the summer. Do I need to list each of those summers individually? (Always same address)

3. For the question on "Intended address that you and your spouse will live at" - again, since I am a student, I do not know where I will be living at in 1-2 years time. Can I put my parent's address instead? Since that will be permanent.

4. My husband and I stayed together for about a month at the end of his study abroad in America around 4.5 years ago, can I use that time for "when we last lived together?" Or is that time period too short. In addition, he wasn't on my lease, so I wasn't sure about the legality of it as well.

5. For the question, "was the beneficiary ever in the US," this counts trips for visiting correct?

6. It asks for the beneficiary's I-94 arrival-departure record number. This is just the I-94 number for his most recent visit correct? I was able to find the number on the I-94 website but just wanted to double check.

7. My partner is currently abroad in China in Beijing. Even though Beijing has a consulate office, he and I have seen most of the applications go to Guangzhou. Is this also where he will have to go (and the address we put for the application)?

8. Do I have a USCIS online account number if this is my first time filing?

9. If I file online, for uploading the 2x2 picture, is it okay to upload the electronic version of the front, and then a physical version of the signed back? Or are they looking for a picture of the 2x2 picture of the front and the back (signed)?

10. My partner's passport was just recently renewed. Should I include his old passport number anywhere? I wasn't sure because I didn't want them to try to compare his previous visits with his new passport number and see a mismatch.

11. On a similar note, my passport will expire in 2 years. Since I dont know how long this process will take, are there any precautions I need to take in regards to the passport number potentially changing throughout this process?

 

Thanks for all the help, and sorry for all the questions. I appreciate any help I can get.

[pushbrk 12,868]

Your list is quite long.  Pare it down but simply reading each question carefully, interpreting it literally, and answering accurately.  Pay attention to little words like or & and, and absolute terms like "ever".  

 

Only one immigrant visa unit in any country.  The interview will be in Guangzhou.

Your passport number is not asked for and changing it is a non-issue.

[James1223 1]

Hello everyone, I posted a few days ago, and have narrowed down some of my questions, but still have some remaining questions on certain areas. Appreciate any help!

 

1. What do I put for the intended address that my spouse and I will live at if I am not sure where I will be in the next few years? 

2. For filling out the I-130A, the foreign addresses can be difficult to translate. My partner is from China and some of his addresses do not have clear street numbers etc. For example, one of his addresses is in the format of Room #, Name of Living Community, XX Building, XX District, Shanghai, XX Province, Postal Code, China.

In this case, how do I fill out the address sections of the forms?

 

Thanks for all the help, and sorry for all the questions. I appreciate any help I can get.

[pushbrk 12,868]

3 hours ago, James1223 said:

Hello everyone, I posted a few days ago, and have narrowed down some of my questions, but still have some remaining questions on certain areas. Appreciate any help!

 

1. What do I put for the intended address that my spouse and I will live at if I am not sure where I will be in the next few years? 

2. For filling out the I-130A, the foreign addresses can be difficult to translate. My partner is from China and some of his addresses do not have clear street numbers etc. For example, one of his addresses is in the format of Room #, Name of Living Community, XX Building, XX District, Shanghai, XX Province, Postal Code, China.

In this case, how do I fill out the address sections of the forms?

 

Thanks for all the help, and sorry for all the questions. I appreciate any help I can get.

if you don't know where you will live type "To Be Determined"

 

Enter the address just like you did above.  My address starts with Red Gate.  My road doesn't have a name.  It is what it is.

[James1223 1]

3 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

if you don't know where you will live type "To Be Determined"

 

Enter the address just like you did above.  My address starts with Red Gate.  My road doesn't have a name.  It is what it is.

 Thanks for the response. Do you think it would be better if I used my parents' address instead?

 

Thank you for the help regarding the foreign address.

[pushbrk 12,868]

31 minutes ago, James1223 said:

 Thanks for the response. Do you think it would be better if I used my parents' address instead?

 

Thank you for the help regarding the foreign address.

Read my answer again.  Pay attention to the "if" and never lie.  You don't "use".  You "answer".

 

[Ontarkie 14,214]

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