134 Bank Statement Question

[junyeon82 0]

My online bank (HSBC) does not have any branches in the place I live.

Is it ok if I substitute the letter from the officer with the past 12 statements?

[YuAndDan 153]

The directions included with I-134 are very old, USCIS has no reason to update them since USCIS has no application for that form.

The consulates tend to treat the I-134 like a mini-I-864 as so prefer the same financial evidence as the I-864.

In our case this what the I-134 included.

• I-134.

• SIMPLE Tax transcripts from the IRS for past 3 years, (Redundant for the (1040,W2,1099) but are free from the IRS http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq/0,,id=199557,00.html

• Photo copy of IRS form 1040, and W2s for past 3 years (Not necessary if you provide the transcripts)

• Letter from my employer stating annual salary, job responsibility, and that is full time, on company letterhead.

• Photo copies of past month or so of pay stubs up to a few weeks before the interview.

My income was well above the povertyline so I did not include any asset data (LIKE BANK STATEMENTS or property values).

If your income exceeds 125% of the povertyline when counting yourself, prospective immigrant and any dependents, then don't bother with assets (401K, Bank balance, Stocks etc..), it is just extra un-needed data to provide, the consular officer is most concerned with INCOME.

The consulate is concerned with income, (Past (IRS Returns), Present (Pay stubs), and future (Employer Letter)).

[Jesse and Hema 2]

That's probably fine. The information from the bank is not necessary if you have other means of proving steady income that meets the 125% poverty guidelines.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

My online bank (HSBC) does not have any branches in the place I live.

Is it ok if I substitute the letter from the officer with the past 12 statements?

Bank statements and bank letters are not required, but one of the forms of verification you can use. If you have good verification of your employment and income, you don't need anything from the bank

[junyeon82 0]

Oh by the way, don't go to USCIS office to get your 134 notarized.. They won't do it for you...

They said "We don't do that kind of stuff here"

I showed them the instructions that says USCIS would do it for free and their reply was "I don't know why it says that"

So...

Yeah..