Too much information?

[Lattimore 1]

I'm about to send in our I-129F package, but first have a question that I'd love to hear some feedback on. My fiancee and I both currently work for the same employer, a school, but are planning to leave our jobs after this month to begin careers as freelance translators. We've both translated part-time for about 3 years now, and have a pretty good idea of the market, our earning potential, etc, and so are excited about the change.

As we'll also both be moving (we live together now, but while we're waiting for the I-129F I'll be moving back to the states, while she'll be living with her family), I've prepared a separate statement regarding these plans, to inform both the uscis , and the embassy of our planned career/address changes. Do you all think that preparing this additional statement is a good idea, or is it too much information (i.e. should I just write down the information asked for on the I-129f and not worry that our jobs will be different when the interview comes)? Is there any way that the fact that we essentially plan to start a business together will be held against us when making our application?

Secondly, I want to use the fact that my fiancee and I traveled back to the US once before as proof of our ongoing relationship. I have the airplane ticket records, but discovered yesterday that my passport is missing the entry stamp to the US- I think the local Chinese visa office stamped my current Chinese working permit over it. As my fiancee has her stamp visible in her passport, my current plan is to include a note of explanation on this in the packet, to essentially tell the USCIS that they should be able to check my entry information in their system and compare it against my fiancee's (we arrived and left together). Again, do you think mentioning this is a good idea, or is it too much explanation--should I give up on using our entry stamps/records as evidence?

I have several other issues like this, but I guess my main question is, in your experience, is giving more information/explantion than is required on the I-129F application, as I currently plan to do, a good idea or a bad one?

Thanks for any and all help!

[Zedayn 486]

I'm about to send in our I-129F package, but first have a question that I'd love to hear some feedback on. My fiancee and I both currently work for the same employer, a school, but are planning to leave our jobs after this month to begin careers as freelance translators. We've both translated part-time for about 3 years now, and have a pretty good idea of the market, our earning potential, etc, and so are excited about the change.

As we'll also both be moving (we live together now, but while we're waiting for the I-129F I'll be moving back to the states, while she'll be living with her family), I've prepared a separate statement regarding these plans, to inform both the uscis , and the embassy of our planned career/address changes. Do you all think that preparing this additional statement is a good idea, or is it too much information (i.e. should I just write down the information asked for on the I-129f and not worry that our jobs will be different when the interview comes)? Is there any way that the fact that we essentially plan to start a business together will be held against us when making our application?

Secondly, I want to use the fact that my fiancee and I traveled back to the US once before as proof of our ongoing relationship. I have the airplane ticket records, but discovered yesterday that my passport is missing the entry stamp to the US- I think the local Chinese visa office stamped my current Chinese working permit over it. As my fiancee has her stamp visible in her passport, my current plan is to include a note of explanation on this in the packet, to essentially tell the USCIS that they should be able to check my entry information in their system and compare it against my fiancee's (we arrived and left together). Again, do you think mentioning this is a good idea, or is it too much explanation--should I give up on using our entry stamps/records as evidence?

I have several other issues like this, but I guess my main question is, in your experience, is giving more information/explantion than is required on the I-129F application, as I currently plan to do, a good idea or a bad one?

Thanks for any and all help!

Including your career/address plans for the future with the I-129F is not needed. When your fiancée has her interview at the embassy, this is when you will need to prove your support. They are interested that you meet the poverty guidelines, not so much your career plans. If when your fiancée attends the interview, you either need to have enough income and/or assets to meet the poverty guidelines, or you would need a co-sponsor (if one is accepted at your embassy).

Ticket records are not proof of meeting, they are only proof you bought the tickets. Examples of good primary evidence include: boarding passes, passport stamps, receipts, etc. You can also include secondary evidence such as photos, but these by themselves do not prove you have met in person. It is not needed to include a note of explanation or ask them to search USCIS records. YOU are the one to provide them the information they need, not the other way around. If they don't have what they need in front of them, they will request more evidence from you.

[Caryh 5,206]

I think your biggest issue is going to be adjusting her status once in the USA. You will be entering with no job and no tax history on this business you intend to start. How will you get the I-864 accepted with no job or provable income once in the USA? Do you have enough in savings to overcome the lack of income? She will not be able to legally work in that business until she has her green card.

[2ndMessiah 184]

So you are outside the US, legally in your fiancee's country. Can you do DCF in their country.

If so keep your jobs for a bit longer, marry, DCF and enter the USA together.

Not so sure if this helps with financial issues but might help with separation anxiety.

Edited June 11, 2014 by 2ndMessiah

[Lattimore 1]

Thanks everyone for the thoughts, very helpful, and I am not going to send the additional letter regarding future changes.

Looking down the road, as I understand it, if my income (or probably more importantly, if I don't have the tax history to prove the income I do have) from translation is not where I expect it to be come next spring, I could have my parents file an I-864A on our behalf, is that correct?

[C-ma'am 684]

Where is your fiancee from? Not all counties accept co-sponsors for a K1 Visa

[KayDeeCee 4,904]

Thanks everyone for the thoughts, very helpful, and I am not going to send the additional letter regarding future changes.

Looking down the road, as I understand it, if my income (or probably more importantly, if I don't have the tax history to prove the income I do have) from translation is not where I expect it to be come next spring, I could have my parents file an I-864A on our behalf, is that correct?

For the K-1 visa interview, you would need the I-134, and if you need a co-sponsor, then they also fill out a separate I-134.

For AOS, or when applying for a spousal visa, you would need an I-864. One parent would fill out their own separate I-864 as the joint sponsor and the other parent would fill out an I-864A to go along with their spouse's I-864.