hello guys.... can u give us a sample of a letter from the bank as an added financial proof please.. hubby went to the bank and they gave him statements, but not a letter stating the total amount of all deposits made... what did u guys ask from the bank when u request this proof from them????

thank u soooo much... my interview is on thursday.. wish us luck!!

It's called "Bank Certificate". I scanned a sample certificate we got from one of our accounts. I blurred the account number and signatures of course but it should give you an idea.

Here's the scanned attachment again.

My bank didn't have anything like that so I added up all of my debits and gave the amount to the branch manager. She typed a letter for me stating something like, "Mr. __________________ has been with this bank since August 2006 and since that date has made total deposits in the amount of $_______." She dated it and signed it.

I had my bank give me my last 12 months statements of monthly total deposits.. She printed out 12 pieces of paper and stapled and stamped it with the bank stamp and signed and dated it as branch manager..

Zandy's interview is tuesday.. do I actually need a letter from her? she told me they couldn't do a letter with the banks letter head.. should I go tomorrow and get something additional and scan and email?

honestly for as long as your ITR is above poverty, its not really as important/necessary to get a letter from the bank... a mere bank statement will be fine in my opinion... some even doesnt have it during their interview and got approved anyways (coupple of my friends)

Thank you Ronmay

I sent my last 3 years of 1040'S and W2'S also my last 4 paystubs and a signed letter from my boss on company letter head of my yearly salary along with the lenght of employment since 1996 ( 12 years) YIKES hehehe I am quite well above the poverty line. I just seen that I may need a actual letter from the bank. I think what I sent is will work..

thanks for all the reply guys... really appreciate it... i think what most of us wanted here is just to do the over kill... and be extra prepared, but Ronmay is also right, if we are above the poverty line, we're good to go... and Philippine Banks do issue Bank Certificate too, just that American Banks arent aware much of what we call the Bank Certificate....


so nice to see that u can always rely on the VJ Community... thank you guys!!!

I agree. we did not even have any bank statements. bank statements instead of bank letter should be fine.

I'm not sure what you need this letter for but for me, I did not get the letter for Affidavit of Support or to prove financial anything.

I submitted this letter with my original I-130 appplication as addtional proof of bona fide marriage. A joint bank account is listed as an accepted additional proof.

I have a question. I called my bank yesterday to request a Bank Certificate. They told me to write a letter requesting for it. Do you have an idea what should I write? I need to have my Bank Certificate as soon as possible.

hello there,

i guess u just make a letter requesting that you need a Bank Certificate for visa purposes. Indicate in your letter that the certificate should show when did u start banking with them, how much in total deposits you have made for the entire year, actually this is for the Sponsor's side, if you are the beneficiary, i dont think theres a need for you to show a bank certificate...

hope this helps..