Well, I looked in the guides, and read various forums, in the attempt on not making another thread.

This is my issue, hopefully you will all have an answer.


" a signed letter from your employer listing you job title, start date, your salary, and the status (full-time) of your position "

I'm active duty in the Military here in the U.S . What type of paperwork could I come up with to satisfy this condition..?


Also another questions just came up, I'll post it here aswell.

On the last page of the I- 134 form there is something I don't quite understand.

I have life insurance in the amount of ___________

With a cash surrender value of _______________ <--- that's my issue. What am I supposed to put there. I really have no clue what a cash surrender value is. Excuse my ignorance and lack of knowledge thereof.

Hopefully you guys can help me out, so I can send this info to my wife, so that she can go to the interview. Thx again for all your help.

BTW, I forgot to mention one thing. We have a LES ( leave and earnings statement ) system which has all of our info on it, such as. Salary, When job startet, rank, name, social. etc. Is that a good enough paper to provide them, instead of a letter from the employer ? I'm not quite sure I can find me an officer that will say I'm his empoyee. he he

Being in the military you only need to meet %100 poverty line.

The consulates tend to treat the I-134 like a mini-I-864 as so prefer the same financial evidence as the I-864.

In our case this what the I-134 included.

• I-134 signed and notarized.
  
• SIMPLE Tax transcripts from the IRS for past 3 years, (Redundant for the (1040,W2,1099) but are free from the IRS http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq1-6.html
  
• Photo copy of IRS form 1040, and W2s for past 3 years (Not necessary if you provide the transcripts)
  
• Letter from my employer stating annual salary, job responsibility, and that is full time, on company letterhead.
  
• Photo copies of past month or so of pay stubs up to a few weeks before the interview.

My income was well above the povertyline so I did not include any asset data (LIKE BANK STATEMENTS or property values).

Don't worry about the asset things like life insurance, the I-134 gives you several different ways to meet the requirement, you do not need to provide all of them.

Yes include a copy of the LES, it also has useful info about pay, and will substitute for pay stubs.

For employer letter, perhaps a copy of enlistment document (DD-4) it shows pay grade ect...

how about the insurance question on the I -134. I'm insured for 400k but what is that cash value thing ?

there is no cash value for SGLI. just fill up you have 400000 life insurance. and cash value is not applicable.....

This is in the asset section. If you meet the poverty guideline with income, just skip all the asset section. The question isn't about "life insurance". It's about "cash value of life insurance," which is a liquid asset. Just skip all that.

IMO, your LES can substitute for both the pay stubs and employer letter. Employer letters are optional anyway. Good idea for those who can easily get them. Doesn't really apply to you.