I-134 asking for too much information

[CelloLover 26]

Does anyone else feel the I-134 is asking for too much information?

 

It asks for:

1. Annual income
2. Balance in savings and checking accounts
3. Value of other personal property
4. Market value of all stocks and bonds
5. Amount of life insurance
6. Real estate value

 

This is very private information and I don't feel comfortable answer all of the questions. 

 

Do we actually need to fill in all of this?  Have any of you omitted certain items without issue?

 

[powerpuff 6,748]

If your annual income is well above the requirements, you don’t need to provide info on the other points. 

 

 

[CelloLover 26]

2 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

If your annual income is well above the requirements, you don’t need to provide info on the other points. 

 

 

That's good to know.

 

Is the income requirement based on the HHS Poverty Guidelines for Affidavit of Support (https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p)?

Should I write $0, N/A, or something else for the other items?

[JeanneAdil 6,647]

15 minutes ago, CelloLover said:

That's good to know.

 

Is the income requirement based on the HHS Poverty Guidelines for Affidavit of Support (https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p)?

Should I write $0, N/A, or something else for the other items?

I left it blank   $0 means you have none and most of us have a checking account and some personal property   if not any of the rest

but if you think this is too much info,  just wait ,  you have to bare your sole and personal information for every step of this process and you yet have AOS to go thru

[SalishSea 18,133]

1 hour ago, CelloLover said:

Does anyone else feel the I-134 is asking for too much information?

 

It asks for:

1. Annual income
2. Balance in savings and checking accounts
3. Value of other personal property
4. Market value of all stocks and bonds
5. Amount of life insurance
6. Real estate value

 

This is very private information and I don't feel comfortable answer all of the questions. 

 

Do we actually need to fill in all of this?  Have any of you omitted certain items without issue?

 

All due to people sponsoring immigrants and not providing for them......   I guess omit if you don't fear they will reject the document.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

7 hours ago, CelloLover said:

Does anyone else feel the I-134 is asking for too much information?

 

It asks for:

1. Annual income
2. Balance in savings and checking accounts
3. Value of other personal property
4. Market value of all stocks and bonds
5. Amount of life insurance
6. Real estate value

 

This is very private information and I don't feel comfortable answer all of the questions. 

 

Do we actually need to fill in all of this?  Have any of you omitted certain items without issue?

 

If you are not using assets to meet the income requirement, then you leave all that blank. It isn't really omittance, but rather that section simply does not apply to you.

 

That being said... Immigration is not for the shy and guarded. They will be asking many personal questions of you both, and probably already know more about you than you think. You'll need to answer and provide info honestly for anything that is required, if you want to be successful in this process and not waste your time and money.

[Bob in Boston 767]

10 hours ago, CelloLover said:

This is very private information and I don't feel comfortable answer all of the questions. 

Dont ever get divorced then. This is standard information for a financial statement in divorce proceedings' and some Mortgage applications.

[Adventine 3,212]

You will have to get used to providing this kind of information to immigration officials, at pretty much every stage of the process.

 

They are looking for proof that you can financially support the intending immigrant. If you want your process to go smoothly, there isn't much of a choice but to comply. The one bright side is, if your current income is sufficient, you don't need to disclose the value of your assets.

 

Nevertheless, you will likely be obliged to show some of your financial statements at later stages of the process, as proof of financial comingling / proof of a bonafide marriage. At my AOS interview, the officer looked at our joint bank and credit card statements, encircling balances and individual transactions. We are already getting ready to do the same thing at the ROC stage two years from now.

 

 

[mushroomspore 3,044]

11 hours ago, CelloLover said:

Does anyone else feel the I-134 is asking for too much information?

 

It asks for:

1. Annual income
2. Balance in savings and checking accounts
3. Value of other personal property
4. Market value of all stocks and bonds
5. Amount of life insurance
6. Real estate value

 

This is very private information and I don't feel comfortable answer all of the questions. 

 

Do we actually need to fill in all of this?  Have any of you omitted certain items without issue?

 

I'm sorry but you better get used to it. I'm not sure what you were expecting when you decided to file immigration paperwork with the US federal government??? It's not like they were going to be like, "Oh we'll just take your word that you meet all the requirements and therefore, grant you the visa without additional checks".

[powerpuff 6,748]

Yeah, US immigration is not for the faint hearted. You will need to provide another affidavit of support for adjustment of status (I-864) where there’s a page where you have to sign a contract with the US Government saying you can be held legally liable should the immigrant become public charge, whether or not you stay married. 

 

 

[Timona 4,208]

As others have pointed out, you do not need to provide all that information if you make enough in income. USCIS forms are all inclusive/ caters for all.

 

Now, on personal information, wait till you get to AOS, pop up for interview and they start asking intimate stuff like sex. What color of undergarments is your spouse wearing, how many times do you have sex, when was the last time you had sex etc. I have seen it happen. It is part of USCIS job to try and take out the weeds. You are not the first, nor will you be the last to be asked such questions.

 

Do not provide "personal information" if you do not want you or your spouse to immigrate. Otherwise, tow the line.

[debbiedoo 2,339]

you dont have to answer.

 

just as you dont have to marry (or want to marry) a foreigner and have them move here.

 

so, you can get used to divulging all of these details about your life (and trust me, this is just the VERY beginning of that), or ... find a local to marry.

 

your choice.

Edited August 11, 2021 by debbiedoo

[CelloLover 26]

Lol, the tone in some of the responses.

 

Thanks to those who pointed out that there is no need to disclose additional financial information beyond salary if the amount of salary alone is sufficient. 

 

As for those who are  eager to give out any kind of information without ever stopping to think about whether or not it's actually necessary in respect to the current situation—your life, your choice. 

[TurtleMoss 17]

I mean, they have to make sure you can sponsor your partner. I personally did not feel like it was providing a lot of information. But wait until you have to fill out I-864 for Adjust of Status. That one is more fun. /s

 

USCIS will know more about you than anyone else ever will. Part of immigration. 

Edited August 11, 2021 by TurtleMoss

[mushroomspore 3,044]

7 minutes ago, CelloLover said:

Lol, the tone in some of the responses.

 

Thanks to those who pointed out that there is no need to disclose additional financial information beyond salary if the amount of salary alone is sufficient. 

 

As for those who are  eager to give out any kind of information without ever stopping to think about whether or not it's actually necessary in respect to the current situation—your life, your choice. 

For some people, it IS necessary to give out the information you listed in the first post since some people cannot prove financial stability to the US federal government without including assets, insurances, etc. And nobody said here that we're giving this information willy-nilly to Mr. Joe Schmoe off the street or encouraging anyone to do that. We're pointing that it should not be a surprise that such information is being requested (in the case that this information is pertinent to the individual applicant's case) since we are dealing with the US federal government. If you have such a grievance about the US government even asking for this information at all, take it up with them, not us.