K1 Visa - Affidavit of Support - Required Docs...

[b&l-2019 0]

Hi everyone,

Sorry if this is a repost, but I am preparing for the K1 Visa interview in a month from now and I have been trying to figure out how much supporting documentation/evidence I need to submit with my i-134 (Affidavit of Support) for the interview. I am fully employed and make an income >$200,000/yr. From what I've read online, this seems to indicate that my income is high enough and I would only need to provide proof of this (letter from my employer on company letterhead) and I do not need to provide any bank information or other items. The i-134 instructions document states: 

 

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Submit in duplicate evidence of income and resources, as appropriate:

1. Statement from an officer of the bank or other financial institutions with deposits, identifying the following details regarding the account:

   (1) Date account opened;
   (2) Total amount deposited for the past year; and (3) Present balance.

 

This not seem to indicate it is mandatory, and so I want to know if I really need to go through the process of having my financial institutions prepare and send that documentation to me, or if I am good to just provide the letter from my employer. I was thinking I'd provide the letter, plus copies of my past 3 years of W2's to show that my income has consistently been at that level.

 

Can anyone comment who is familiar with my situation or knows for certain? Thank you!

Edited November 6, 2019 by bjones801
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[Soon To Be Mrs. T 150]

18 minutes ago, b&l-2019 said:

I was thinking I'd provide the letter, plus copies of my past 3 years of W2's to show that my income has consistently been at that level.

This is what most people do.

 

The discrepancy between the instructions of the I-134 and what is actually submitted is due to fact that the I-134 is a USCIS form but it is submitted to the embassy/consulate. Ergo, the embassy/consulate sets their own requirements.

 

Here's the link to the regional sub-forum: 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/96-mexico-latin-south-america/

They will know what your embassy/consulate requires.

[Nat&Amy 623]

When I applied for K1 my fiance sent me a  letter from employer with the details USCIS requests, her paystubs from the previous 6 months, tax transcripts from the past 3 years. Had no problems at all. 

 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

11 hours ago, b&l-2019 said:

Hi everyone,

Sorry if this is a repost, but I am preparing for the K1 Visa interview in a month from now and I have been trying to figure out how much supporting documentation/evidence I need to submit with my i-134 (Affidavit of Support) for the interview. I am fully employed and make an income >$200,000/yr. From what I've read online, this seems to indicate that my income is high enough and I would only need to provide proof of this (letter from my employer on company letterhead) and I do not need to provide any bank information or other items. The i-134 instructions document states: 

 

 

This not seem to indicate it is mandatory, and so I want to know if I really need to go through the process of having my financial institutions prepare and send that documentation to me, or if I am good to just provide the letter from my employer. I was thinking I'd provide the letter, plus copies of my past 3 years of W2's to show that my income has consistently been at that level.

 

Can anyone comment who is familiar with my situation or knows for certain? Thank you!

Most use the following as a yardstick to meet the requirements for the interview. Bank statements from the Bank is kind of hit or miss. Personally what I did is printed off the first page of my statement for the prior 12 months as they have the starting and ending balance which was acceptable.

 

EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT: You must submit any evidence which will show that you and members of your family who will accompany you are not likely to become public charges while in the United States. Visa petitioner (US Citizen) will have to complete form 1-134. If the petitioner does not qualify as a sponsor, a Joint-Sponsor should ALSO be presented (any US Citizen living in the US or Legal Permanent Resident), who will also have to complete form 1-134. Both, the Sponsor (Petitioner) as well as the Joint-Sponsor, will have to present last year's income tax return transcripts. W2 form and proof of current and sustainable income (e.g letter of employment on letterhead including salary and start date, most recent salary receipts, bank accounts, value of properties, etc.). You may download the 1-134 affidavit at: https://www.uscis.gov/i-134 Get the IRS transcript in place of the actual 1040 here: https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript Use this link to determine the income levels needed https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p.

[Ryan H 3,790]

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