I-134 Questions

[JoeandArend 2]

I am the USC filling out the I-134 for my foreign fiance. I currently am unemployed (thanks COVID) and was self-employed before. While I am interviewing and hoping to find a job before the NOA2 is received, I can meet the income requirement with assets in my savings account. I have around $200k liquid cash in a savings account which I believe is more than enough. For proof I understand that you need a statement from an officer of the bank showing date of account opened, total amount deposited for the past year, and present balance.

 

1. Does this statement need to be signed with a wet signature?

 

2. Could I use the past 12 monthly statements online from the bank's website, or does this need to be a specific request from the bank?

 

3. I am considering using a joint sponsor just in case they don't like that I'm not currently employed (assuming I don't find a job), if I use a joint sponsor how do we both answer Part 3 Question 17 "This person is: A. Wholly dependent on me for support B. Partially dependent on me for support"? If using a joint sponsor do we both check the box for partially dependent on me for support? 

 

Appreciate any help!! 

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

6 minutes ago, JoeandArend said:

I am the USC filling out the I-134 for my foreign fiance. I currently am unemployed (thanks COVID) and was self-employed before. While I am interviewing and hoping to find a job before the NOA2 is received, I can meet the income requirement with assets in my savings account. I have around $200k liquid cash in a savings account which I believe is more than enough. For proof I understand that you need a statement from an officer of the bank showing date of account opened, total amount deposited for the past year, and present balance.

 

1. Does this statement need to be signed with a wet signature?

 

2. Could I use the past 12 monthly statements online from the bank's website, or does this need to be a specific request from the bank?

 

3. I am considering using a joint sponsor just in case they don't like that I'm not currently employed (assuming I don't find a job), if I use a joint sponsor how do we both answer Part 3 Question 17 "This person is: A. Wholly dependent on me for support B. Partially dependent on me for support"? If using a joint sponsor do we both check the box for partially dependent on me for support? 

 

Appreciate any help!! 

For our I-134 I had the bank print out my account statements and they stamped it and signed it. 

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,093]

42 minutes ago, JoeandArend said:

2. Could I use the past 12 monthly statements online from the bank's website, or does this need to be a specific request from the bank?

What they're actually looking for is something that at least Capital One calls "verification of deposits" on their web site.

[LibbyG99 65]

Sorry to steal your thread, but add on question. Does this information "expire"? For example- I just received NOA2 and am thinking I could get everything together for I-134 while I'm waiting for the embassy to open but if our interview doesn't end up being for say, another 6 months, will my bank statements etc. seem too outdated? Thanks.

Edited July 27, 2020 by LibbyG99

[JoeandArend 2]

47 minutes ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

What they're actually looking for is something that at least Capital One calls "verification of deposits" on their web site.

I have my savings account with Ally Bank and I called in a moment ago and they mentioned the same thing - verification of deposits is what they would send me. The only thing is, it includes only the date of account opening and present balance. Not the amount deposited within the past year. So I think for safety purposes I will include the latest 12 months of statements which will verify the present balance and show all of my deposit activity.

 

Do you think this would suffice? 

17 minutes ago, LibbyG99 said:

Sorry to steal your thread, but add on question. Does this information "expire"? For example- I just received NOA2 and am thinking I could get everything together for I-134 while I'm waiting for the embassy to open but if our interview doesn't end up being for say, another 6 months, will my bank statements etc. seem too outdated? Thanks.

Please steal away, that is a great question which I'm sure I'll also run into. Hope someone knows the answer to this. 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

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 I-134. If the petitioner does not qualify as a sponsor, a Joint-Sponsor should present (any US Citizen living in the US or Legal Permanent Resident), who will also have to complete form I-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, the value of properties, etc.). You may download the I-134 affidavit at https://www.uscis.gov/i-134. Bank statements in place of a letter from the bank will work just fine. Print the statement that shows the opening balance for a month and the closing balance for that month. Do that for 12 months—no need to print off all pages of a bank statement.

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

Also, the new requirement from the embassies is to complete the DS-5540. https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds5540.PDF

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

On 7/27/2020 at 12:38 PM, LibbyG99 said:

Sorry to steal your thread, but add on question. Does this information "expire"? For example- I just received NOA2 and am thinking I could get everything together for I-134 while I'm waiting for the embassy to open but if our interview doesn't end up being for say, another 6 months, will my bank statements etc. seem too outdated? Thanks.

Doesn’t necessarily expire but doesn’t show an accurate representation. For example you don’t want to say you have $20 ,000 in savings and your documents show $15,000 . Wait to gather your financial statements: a positive is you should have more money by then as well.