affidavit of support evidence

[aqb 9]

My interview is Wednesday and just realized we might not have enough information. We followed the instructions on the i-134 instruction sheet

but reading online it seems like everyone provided other evidence that I'm worried if I need or not. For example an 1040 form and paystubs. We

have a letter from his employee that provide salary and copies of last 2 W2s. Am I screwed without the 1040? 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-134instr.pdf

 

[aqb 9]

Employer* Not employee sorry. Little frantic atm! Also

"2) Total amount deposited for the past year; and"

Do they want a copy of every single month for the past year?

Edited March 18, 2019 by aqb

[CarrollAm 108]

I just had my interview last Wednesday. They did take my fiance's W2's and 1040's for the past 3 years. 
Along with the letter from the bank and employment letter. 
Your fiance can download the 1040's and scan/email them to you. That's what mine did.

Edit to add: They did not request his paystubs.

Edited March 18, 2019 by EdmoAm

[aqb 9]

3 minutes ago, EdmoAm said:

I just had my interview last Wednesday. They did take my faince's W2's and 1040's for the past 3 years. 
Along with the letter from the bank and employment letter. 
Your fiance can download the 1040's and scan/email them to you. That's what mine did.

Ah! Thank you =) I will get on that ASAP. How did you handle the deposit statements? Just printed every month? And did you have to submit any paystubs?

Edited March 18, 2019 by aqb

[CarrollAm 108]

Just now, aqb said:

Ah! Thank you 😃 I will get on that ASAP. How did you handle the deposit statements? Just printed every month? 

The letter from the bank stated the date the account was opened, the current balance, and the 365 day monthly average for deposits.

[Ash.1101 1,755]

Letter from the bank is extra. Having employer letter, current paystubs, and prior year tax returns is usually enough.

[aqb 9]

33 minutes ago, Ash.1101 said:

Letter from the bank is extra. Having employer letter, current paystubs, and prior year tax returns is usually enough.

Hopefully. Our bank letter says to refer to customer for deposit information which is kind of annoying. So I will be printing off statements the past year to cover that. Hopefully they don't mind more paper. 

[ScooterJones 21]

The letter from the bank is normally called "Deposits-Consumer Fulfillment-Confirmation of Account Standing" in bank lingo. I personally submit house deed, bank account statements (in addition to the bank letter), official credit reports, 401k balances, all stock holdings, tax returns, and letter from employer. Better to go overboard for piece of mind in my opinion. Everything is subject to the worker you get and it is at their discretion as to how to handle your case.

[aqb 9]

42 minutes ago, ScooterJones said:

The letter from the bank is normally called "Deposits-Consumer Fulfillment-Confirmation of Account Standing" in bank lingo. I personally submit house deed, bank account statements (in addition to the bank letter), official credit reports, 401k balances, all stock holdings, tax returns, and letter from employer. Better to go overboard for piece of mind in my opinion. Everything is subject to the worker you get and it is at their discretion as to how to handle your case.

For your bank statements did you print out all transactions? Or just the first few to show bank activity

[ScooterJones 21]

Just now, aqb said:

For your bank statements did you print out all transactions? Or just the first few to show bank activity

I print out the full statement of the last month before filing the affidavit of support. In my opinion, only printing out the first page will make it seem like you are hiding something. These people are used to forged and faked documents. Handing them a brick of information that actually proves your financial situation is my personal preference. Note this is different than if you were to hand them a brick full of text messages saying you have a ton of money. Lol

[Ash.1101 1,755]

Note that we didn’t use bank statements for k-1 or AOS. It’s more important at the AOS stage if it shows comingling of funds, but if you’re just trying to show income, then all you need to show is deposits when it comes to bank info.

 

too much information has been known to hurt people. Such as a fiancé believing that showing they send money to their foreign fiancé or vice versa looks good, when in reality, USCIS can see it as the foreign Fiancé is sending money as a way to purchase their way into a green card or as the USC buying a marriage.

 

there was a case on here back when I was doing my k-1 where the CO actually asked the foreign fiancé if they knew about the USCs credit problems due to court filings and such they provided. Wasn’t any crimes they needed to show, but they even offered documents showing they had been at court to pay off debts. If for some reason you think your bank statements could hurt you, then just send the deposits, that’s all they want anyways. (And again, it’s optional proof)

Edited March 19, 2019 by Ash.1101

[ScooterJones 21]

26 minutes ago, Ash.1101 said:

Note that we didn’t use bank statements for k-1 or AOS. It’s more important at the AOS stage if it shows comingling of funds, but if you’re just trying to show income, then all you need to show is deposits when it comes to bank info.

 

too much information has been known to hurt people. Such as a fiancé believing that showing they send money to their foreign fiancé or vice versa looks good, when in reality, USCIS can see it as the foreign Fiancé is sending money as a way to purchase their way into a green card or as the USC buying a marriage.

 

there was a case on here back when I was doing my k-1 where the CO actually asked the foreign fiancé if they knew about the USCs credit problems due to court filings and such they provided. Wasn’t any crimes they needed to show, but they even offered documents showing they had been at court to pay off debts. If for some reason you think your bank statements could hurt you, then just send the deposits, that’s all they want anyways. (And again, it’s optional proof)

Agreed. I would never recommend disclosing anything that you just mentioned as far as transactions between beneficiary and petitioner. Same with joint bank account statements.

[aqb 9]

34 minutes ago, Ash.1101 said:

Note that we didn’t use bank statements for k-1 or AOS. It’s more important at the AOS stage if it shows comingling of funds, but if you’re just trying to show income, then all you need to show is deposits when it comes to bank info.

 

too much information has been known to hurt people. Such as a fiancé believing that showing they send money to their foreign fiancé or vice versa looks good, when in reality, USCIS can see it as the foreign Fiancé is sending money as a way to purchase their way into a green card or as the USC buying a marriage.

 

there was a case on here back when I was doing my k-1 where the CO actually asked the foreign fiancé if they knew about the USCs credit problems due to court filings and such they provided. Wasn’t any crimes they needed to show, but they even offered documents showing they had been at court to pay off debts. If for some reason you think your bank statements could hurt you, then just send the deposits, that’s all they want anyways. (And again, it’s optional proof)

I agree, but my issue is the bank letter we received doesn't disclose the deposits information so this is my only way of filling that requirement of having deposit history evidence. What do you think? I'm flying out tomorrow and won't really have a chance to get a new letter. 

[ScooterJones 21]

3 minutes ago, aqb said:

I agree, but my issue is the bank letter we received doesn't disclose the deposits information so this is my only way of filling that requirement of having deposit history evidence. What do you think? I'm flying out tomorrow and won't really have a chance to get a new letter. 

I would be calling them or chatting with them online to try to get a letter just in case. It seems that some people are OK without it depending on how strict the officer you get is. When I ask my bank for the "Deposits-Consumer Fulfillment-Confirmation of Account Standing" they can usually get it to my online portal within an hour.

 

If you can't get the letter then definitely print out your last complete statement showing your bank account history and as much other information as possible.

Edited March 19, 2019 by ScooterJones

[aqb 9]

1 minute ago, ScooterJones said:

I would be calling them or chatting with them online to try to get a letter just in case. It seems that some people are OK without it depending on how strict the officer you get is. When I ask my bank for the "Deposits-Consumer Fulfillment-Confirmation of Account Standing" they can usually get it to my online portal within an hour.

Oh wow, that's awesome info. I'll let my fiance know right away. Thanks for the help guys, you're all life savers ❤️