In the I-134, for the statement from your respective banking institution to show balance, is there a template to follow?(merged)

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Co-sponsors, joint sponsors...essentially the same thing. Perhaps the correct term is joint sponsor, but the issue here isn't about which term is correct or not.

I understand perfectly fine how this process works, I have been there personally and done that. Have you personally dealt with the consulate in Colombia? I have, and I was there at the embassy. The COs will reject anything that is not important, including your suggested "letter". If the petitioner can not prove adequate income or assets, which I agree is the case, they will consider a co-sponsor (joint sponsor).

The lack of understanding of the terms is simply an effort to indicate your level of understanding. Even now you don't want to accept the reality.

Yeah I can see you are experienced with Colombian processes. Since you asked my husband lived and worked in Colombia for a few years during which he dealt with the embassy there many more times than you ever did.

I didn't say you don't understand the process. My original post wasn't directed at you anyway. You decided to become a critic because you don't understand how what I said could help the O P. That's my effort here not to ask if you agree nor if you understand anything here.

I didn't realize your experiences were as a C O in the embassy so you can speak for them. Then again you don't have to live with the impact your advise has on the OPs case.

The problem the O P may have is what a real C O will view as required support from a joint sponsor that as you don't seem to know is not really legally required to do much when it really matters. The C O may be in a position to have to decide if the joint sponsor can support this couple 100% for an unknown time period. Lets keep in mind the O P said he has zero income right now. These assets he has are an unknown amount and in unknown places. They may be real but may not even apply as liquid assets.

The letter you say will be rejected IF you happen to be the CO wasn't rejected in many cases I helped with. Of course you weren't the C O in those cases either. You don't know with any certainty what the C O will do you just don't like the suggestion of another course of action that you didn't think of. You want the O P to believe all will be ok when he tries to use a joint sponsor. I didn't see you indicate YOU used one in your K 1 case.

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Hey there guys, thanks for all the information. I understand I may not need the letter but it doesn't hurt to try right?

I have been pouring over the visajourney guides/form templates and can't find any further clarifying information with regards to my Roth, where I keep the bulk of my assets.

Within the Roth, at present I have $20,000 in cash and another $24,000 in stock. If I wanted to, I could liquidate all of them and pull them out.

That being said, due to their being in a Roth, are they completely undeclarable on the I-134?

Many thanks again, everyone.