Change of beneficiary physical address to different country- What do I need to do (if anything)?

[albym 3]

Hi All,

 

I ran a search for change of address for a spouse beneficiary after filing I-130 paperwork (I filed recently on 9/28/23) but most of it pertains to the petitioner change of address. My wife (beneficiary) lived and worked in China before recently moving back to her native Colombia. My address as her U.S. citizen petitioner remains the same (no need to change). Do I need to update her I-130 paperwork online to reflect her new address in Colombia? Or can it wait until the NCV stage? TIA!

[Crazy Cat 41,770]

26 minutes ago, albym said:

Or can it wait until the NCV stage?

Yes.

[pushbrk 12,859]

Change it at NVC stage, by simply using it on forms.  But....You will also be requesting a change of Consulate, as she will interview in Bogota, not Guangzhou.

[albym 3]

Thanks for the feedback. We won't need a change of consulate as we requested Bogota right when I filed the I-130 paperwork. So we're good there.

[pushbrk 12,859]

21 hours ago, albym said:

Thanks for the feedback. We won't need a change of consulate as we requested Bogota right when I filed the I-130 paperwork. So we're good there.

It doesn't matter.  They will assign to the Consulate based on the Physical Address you gave on the I-130.

[albym 3]

19 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

It doesn't matter.  They will assign to the Consulate based on the Physical Address you gave on the I-130.

Shoot, I didn't realize that. Thanks for the heads up! In section 62.a (see attached) when asked which U.S. Embassy/Consulate she will apply for the immigrant visa, I listed Bogota because I was pretty sure she'd be back living in Bogota by the time the interview came around. But indeed, her physical address right now is listed where she lived until last month (Shanghai, China). So since section 62.A already has Bogota listed, I guess I will only need to request the change of physical address to Bogota at the NVC stage and that should automatically tip them off that it should take place there. Is that correct? Or is there an additional step?

 

I guess the "note" at the bottom (under section 62.c) of the attachment relates to what you are talking about- since her physical address is currently list as in China, Bogota (as is) would likely reject it and it would need to be transferred to China. 

[pushbrk 12,859]

28 minutes ago, albym said:

Shoot, I didn't realize that. Thanks for the heads up! In section 62.a (see attached) when asked which U.S. Embassy/Consulate she will apply for the immigrant visa, I listed Bogota because I was pretty sure she'd be back living in Bogota by the time the interview came around. But indeed, her physical address right now is listed where she lived until last month (Shanghai, China). So since section 62.A already has Bogota listed, I guess I will only need to request the change of physical address to Bogota at the NVC stage and that should automatically tip them off that it should take place there. Is that correct? Or is there an additional step?

 

I guess the "note" at the bottom (under section 62.c) of the attachment relates to what you are talking about- since her physical address is currently list as in China, Bogota (as is) would likely reject it and it would need to be transferred to China. 

I meant literally what I said.  They will ignore what you put in 62a.  You'll need to change address and request a change of Consulate.  When NVC contacts you, it will show a GUZ case number for Guangzhou.  You can TRY changing her address with USCIS. If it works then you'll get a Bogota case number instead.