Self-employment & address change after submitting I-129f

[rsn 135]

Hello everyone,

I just filed my I-129f. My fiance is seriously considering quitting her job as a receptionist @ a hotel in Pattaya and moving back to her parents' village near Udon Thani to open up a drink and snack shop at or near her parents' home. She feels it would be nice to be closer to her family before she leaves for the U.S., and it is much cheaper to live in her village vs Pattaya. I have a few questions:

1.) Will quitting her job and becoming self-employed (possibly not employed at first, until the shop is setup) have any negative effect on our attempt to get a K1 visa?

2.) Do we need to notify USCIS about this change in employment if she takes this route? If so, how?

3.) Do we need to notify USCIS about this change in residence if she takes this route? If so, how?

Thanks in advance everyone.

[Jesse and Hema 2]

It won't matter that she quit her job, and you won't need to notify USCIS about it.

The change in residence can easily be corrected. You have a few options, but I'd contact the Department of State visa department first. Ultimately, the embassy will need the right address to mail out the "packet 3"

[YuAndDan 153]

1) NO USCIS, NVC, and Consulate are NOT concerned with foreign citizen's employment status, they are concerned with US Citizen's income status, hence the I-134 for the visa interview.

2) NO USCIS does not need to be notified of either person's employment status.

3) NO USCIS does not need to be informed. Later when it reaches NVC inform NVC or DOS or Consulate of address chnage so that they can send the packages to the correct address.

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

1) NO USCIS, NVC, and Consulate are NOT concerned with foreign citizen's employment status, they are concerned with US Citizen's income status, hence the I-134 for the visa interview.

2) NO USCIS does not need to be notified of either person's employment status.

3) NO USCIS does not need to be informed. Later when it reaches NVC inform NVC or DOS or Consulate of address chnage so that they can send the packages to the correct address.

Once you receive your NOA#2 from the USCIS, stating your petition is approved, then your fiancee can get the whole packet online and see what she needs to do for her interview. Check out the website for the embassy she will be applying for her K-1 Visa at.

--Bullwinkle

Edited January 24, 2009 by Rocky_nBullwinkle

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/immigrant_vis...ncee-visas.html

[Thai family 0]

We did an address change with the US Embassy in Bangkok. They were very responsive. If I remember right they sent out another packet three. We also got the info from their web page. Since apparently there can be discrepancies between the online and hard copy instructions, it's good to see what is actually in packet three.

When you email the embassy just make sure to follow their instructions to letter regarding the format. Make sure you put "change of address" in the subject line along with the case number. At first I tried to change the address with the National Visa Center, but they had already forwarded the petition to Bangkok.

The employment is a non-issue.

Thai Mom