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[baohan1 0]

Hi everyone,

I am filling for Green card by marriage inside US. I am F1 student. I am studying in Seattle. My husband is US citizen, he is working in Kansas. But my husband has a house in California, now his parents are living there. We confuse how to fill address. My questions are

- In form I-130, I-485,...we fill my husband's address is in Kansas, my address is in Seattle. For form I-864 Afidavit, part 2 and part 4 require mailing address. May we fill address of both of us is in California?

- Or we fill address all form in California!!!!

What is the best way? Because I am living in dorm, I can move another dorm or outside in the future. My husband is also change working in the another state due to he is shopper (contractor).

Now in my case, is it necessary to live together? because my husband's job is important and make more money and I can not move another university along my husband because he work for project. This summer, I am living with my husband. Every month, he come to visit me. Three more 3 years I will finish my school, I will follow him and he find the stable place for his good job. We live together.

Every body has some ideas

- Can I apply now with different addresses or;

- After 3 years, when I finish my school, I will stay with him and we apply to change status.

Thanks

[thetreble 19]

You should put down exactly where you both are living.He should write down the address he resides in and you should put down where you reside. Don't lie and say you live at his house in Kansas or California because eventually when it comes time to show proof of marital living arrangements, you won't have any.

On that note, not living together does provide some hardships when filing for AOS. You will somehow need to prove to USCIS, without living together, that you are rightfully married and have a bonafide marriage. Living apart for three more years after you file might seem really fishy to them.

[docchanka 0]

Right, they don't like it very much if you do not live together. I know it may be the harder option but since you are safe with F1 and have no limitations in terms of traveling etc. (unless you need a job), I would file for AOS later on. Wait until you move in together, open a shared bank account and provide this proof when sending your application together with some letters from friends or family confirming your relationship. You can collect more and more significant evidence while your application is pending and bring it with you to the interview - you do not have to mail everything at once. Try to start working on things that you share even now (although you do not live together) - they will show that despite being in different places, you HAVE BEEN married for a certain period of time and you've shared things.

If you want to file for AOS now, try to collect evidence that you are together - do you get your health insurance from your university or his company is covering you? Do you have a car insurance that is for both of your names? Do you have a joint credit card account? Try to think of those things that can show you are married.

Also, if you decide to file now, do not lie about the address.

Good luck!

[baohan1 0]

I am thinking about put down permanent addresses for me and my husband are current addresses.

For mailing address, can I use address in California (my husband parents' address). We can move in the future, so the letters from USCIS will be lost when we use the current addresses.

Or we use my current address is also for mailing address because I have stayed and studied in one state, my husband have moved many states. If I move out dorm, I can change my address and announce to USCIS.

Thanks

[thetreble 19]

When you file your AOS application it is one address, (485 is essentially all about YOU) you can always switch it if you move. By telling them though that you live at his house in Kansas or at his parents house in California, you are essentially lying. You can try to put your husband's parents address in there but how are you going to get updated information if you live in seattle and the papers are going to california? Don't you think that is a bit silly? If you are going to put any address down besides your own, at least make it your husbands. However, just note that it is not your address and if they interview you and you say you live there, you are probably going to get caught.

Edited September 5, 2007 by thetreble

[baohan1 0]

I confused about mailing address in form I-864. Can we use the same mailing address?

[thetreble 19]

You need to put two separate addresses on the 864. The first one is yours as the immigrant and the second one is your husbands as the petitioner. I don't think you should use the same address because, again, you don't live there. But maybe someone else can answer that question with more experience.

[baohan1 0]

Thank you so much

[baohan1 0]

I see in the instruction we can use mailing address if it is different with permanent address. I think mailing address is used for contact with USCIS. I want to make sure this because we will change address and the letters will be lost.

Someone who have used mailing address differently with permanent address!!!

[thetreble 19]

I think mailing address is used for contact with USCIS. I want to make sure this because we will change address and the letters will be lost.

If you move, you contact USCIS with your NEW address. As long as you update your address with them, the letters cannot get lost. You have to be responsible for that. Put your husbands address as your mailing address but make sure you put YOUR address where it says Place of Residence.

[baohan1 0]

Thank you very much,

Can I put my mailing husband address the same my mailing address (also place of my residence)?

Or I must following my mailing husband address

[misa 2]

If you move, you contact USCIS with your NEW address. As long as you update your address with them, the letters cannot get lost. You have to be responsible for that. Put your husbands address as your mailing address but make sure you put YOUR address where it says Place of Residence.

In theory yes, but USCIS is notorious for sending out mail to old addresses despite filing AR-11 online with pending petitions. Some mail carriers also will not forward USCIS mail even if you also changed your address with USPS. Good old USCIS!