I-864 and timeframe requirements for using Assets only?

[jeff27 2]

Hello, I'm a USC who will be quitting my job and moving abroad to marry.  

I understand if I just use assets - the I864 requires 3x poverty limits

Is there any requirements of how long you have to have that amount?  Or how long you have to have that bank account?  

 

Thanks.

 

I'm thinking of changing banks - because Chase has a surcharge on ATM use. . . and Charles Schwab will reimburse you the ATM fees

 

[swe_jill 7]

I don't remember seeing a guideline on this, but I submitted one year of bank statements to show we had the financial assets (we needed to rely on assets as I've been on maternity leave).

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

One year is generally the guideline, but that is for the asset to be YOURS, not exactly where it is.  Ie they want to know the money isn't just lent to you by a friend for immigration and they you'll give it back.

In your case, I would get a bank statement before you switch banks, so you cna show the money was always yours, you just put it in a different account.

[Thesmiths2016 117]

Same as above .. must be in your possession for a year. Not necessarily the whole amount but a year or more of statements showing you accumulated this over time. This is to prove it wasn't just loaned to you for the visa application. 

 

We just went through this ourselves 

[Thesmiths2016 117]

Also if your funds are in a foreign currency I was told to do a letter breaking down the location and currency it's in, the Alister US$ amount, and a current exchange rate printout from a reputable site. I used federal reserve... just type "federal reserve exchange rates" into google and it will show up the green exchange rates page.