Worried about I-130/G-325A accuracies and repercussions

[Adelaid3 1]

Hi, guys. I hope this topic is in the appropriate section. My partner is an extremely anxious and meticulous individual who thinks anything less than perfection will spell disaster: namely, he's afraid that any accidental inaccuracies on our application will end up with him being fined into oblivion or thrown in prison. This happened after he saw the typical legalese warnings related to perjury and what not. There are a couple date-related things(if I recall, it was where he's lived in the past 5 years and the employment history) that he has to guess on, and he might be off by a month or two. He's also worried about any accidental inconsistencies that might arise(though, with his nature, it's highly improbable that there will be any). I'm here to inquire about anyone who might have needed to guesstimate on anything and their experience related to it. Also, is it really possible that any small inaccuracies or anything along those lines could result in him having legal action taken against him? To me, it's rather unheard of, considering he's a really vanilla guy, and we're just trying to do everything by the book. I figure the worst case scenario is an RFE or something long the lines of the application being rejected. This topic is purely for peace of mind, and any opinions would really be appreciated.

[Hypnos 6,576]

No.

It would only be a problem if (i) it directly affected his eligibility to receive the benefit he's seeking, and (ii) he was intentionally lying about it.

Getting a couple of minor things wrong because you can't remember and the dates were a while back is not something they will break out the thumb-screws for.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

We had to guess the months my husband was living at his 543534534 addresses (he moved a lot!). As long as it's to the best of your knowledge, it's all good.

[NikLR 13,227]

As long as you stated everything to the best of your ability at the most you'll get an RFE, but most likely nothing will happen. Saying Jan 1 vs Feb 1 isn't a huge deal when it comes to addresses or employment. As long as the names and birthdays of the petitioner and beneficiary are correct, along with all the documents needed submitted, you'll be fine.

No he won't be thrown in Jail or fined. Really the US government has better things to do over some little dates or numbers. We're people and infallible, that's how life is.

Edited January 12, 2014 by NLR