Native language in the form I-130 and address in the form I-130A

[Arslan_Sonia 0]

I am a little confused regarding two questions. Please let me know what do you think.

 

I am from Pakistan and came to Germany in Dec-22. My university is German, but i also got accepted into a semester exchange program in Italy. 

My timeline is as follows:

 

21-Dec-2022 to 15-Sept-23 Germany

16-Sept-23 to 10-Feb-24 Italy (I will be filing in one or two days so this would be my last address under address history)

11-Feb-24 to until visa interview Germany

 

On form I-130A:

 

Provide your last address outside the United States of more than one year (even if listed above).

 

Now my confusion is which address to give? My current address in Italy or the past one in Germany? In both cases I have not lived at any address for more than one year.

 

Please let me know which address to use. Question does ask for last address but i am confused about more than one year part.

 

On form I-130 the questions 57-58f.

 

"If the beneficiary's native written language does not use roman letters, type or print his or her name and foreign address in their native written language."

 

I will write my name and address which is on my ID Card in native language in word and attach as pdf. Is that enough?

 

Do i need to provide any other document? Official language of Pakistan is Urdu and English. My passport does not list my address but have my name in English. My national ID card have everything in both languages except address. So i think i would need to submit address in native language in any case.

 

[JeanneAdil 6,510]

it says interview will be in Germany.   Will u have a residency in Germany at time of interview?   then i would use that one

if u want to change to Italy and have residency and plan to be there for studies,   use that one

both addresses will be listed with dates in travel history

[Arslan_Sonia 0]

36 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

it says interview will be in Germany.   Will u have a residency in Germany at time of interview?   then i would use that one

if u want to change to Italy and have residency and plan to be there for studies,   use that one

both addresses will be listed with dates in travel history

Thank you for replying. Yes, I will have residency of Germany at the time of my visa interview. My confusion is with more than one year part. In both of these countries i have not lived for more than one year.

[JeanneAdil 6,510]

19 minutes ago, Arslan_Sonia said:

Thank you for replying. Yes, I will have residency of Germany at the time of my visa interview. My confusion is with more than one year part. In both of these countries i have not lived for more than one year.

but u will be time of interview as u will return in 11th February  which is coming soon

otherwise u would use Pakistan address

[powerpuff 6,704]

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[pushbrk 12,893]

On 1/30/2024 at 12:31 AM, JeanneAdil said:

it says interview will be in Germany.   Will u have a residency in Germany at time of interview?   then i would use that one

if u want to change to Italy and have residency and plan to be there for studies,   use that one

both addresses will be listed with dates in travel history

We do not "use" addresses.  We complete the form as instructed and answer the questions that are asked.  If the last address outside the USA for more than a year, is an old address, so be it.  If the current address is in the Roman Alphabet, only the name is provided in Native Alphabet.

[Arslan_Sonia 0]

On 2/2/2024 at 12:48 AM, pushbrk said:

We do not "use" addresses.  We complete the form as instructed and answer the questions that are asked.  If the last address outside the USA for more than a year, is an old address, so be it.  If the current address is in the Roman Alphabet, only the name is provided in Native Alphabet.

Hi, thank you so much for your reply. That was my understanding as well. I cannot just use the address as I please.

 

As you mentioned, the address for more than one year outside the US is the old one. 

 

I have one follow-up question: Does this impact my interview location? Waiting time for an Interview time in Pakistan, as you are probably aware, very long. 

[pushbrk 12,893]

3 hours ago, Arslan_Sonia said:

Hi, thank you so much for your reply. That was my understanding as well. I cannot just use the address as I please.

 

As you mentioned, the address for more than one year outside the US is the old one. 

 

I have one follow-up question: Does this impact my interview location? Waiting time for an Interview time in Pakistan, as you are probably aware, very long. 

No.  It's just information.  If you are legally living in a country NOW, that's where you can interview.  If you are Pakistani, you could CHOOSE to interview there, but you won't.