Preferred Verbiage for Letter from Officer of Bank? (I-134)

[ECWilloughbys 7]

Hi all, I'm preparing my I-134. I didn't make 125% of the poverty guidelines last year, so my father is co-sponsoring us. He's an ideal co-sponsor candidate (makes more than enough, has had the same job for 30+ years, etc.), so I'm hoping that the London Embassy will be fine with that. I have two questions:

I'm filling out my own I-134. Since I know already that I don't meet all the requirements, how much time are they going to spend on mine in comparison to my father's? Do I need to bother listing itemized assets? I have three years tax transcripts and am getting a letter from my bank stating date account opened, total amount deposited for the past year, and the current balance. Is this adequate, given that they'll probably be concentrating more on my father's I-134 form?

Also, is there any preferred wording for the letter from the officer of the bank?

Thanks in advance.

[Dodi 69]

I had this reply typed out and somehow it erased and I got sent to another page before it posted:

The letter I included was faxed from my bank (they don't mail these for some reason) and said exactly what was requested on the I-134 instructions: Account type, date opened, current (at the time) balance, amount deposited and withdrawn in the past 365 days. It was on bank letterhead, and was signed by the person making the statement and included their contact info.

Honestly, unless you're using assets to bridge a gap between income and requirements, they're not going to pay much attention to your bank info.

If it's pretty obvious from your form that you don't qualify to sponsor on your own they won't spend much time on your I-134 and will switch to your co-sponsor's from the get-go.

Good luck!

[ECWilloughbys 7]

I had this reply typed out and somehow it erased and I got sent to another page before it posted:

The letter I included was faxed from my bank (they don't mail these for some reason) and said exactly what was requested on the I-134 instructions: Account type, date opened, current (at the time) balance, amount deposited and withdrawn in the past 365 days. It was on bank letterhead, and was signed by the person making the statement and included their contact info.

Honestly, unless you're using assets to bridge a gap between income and requirements, they're not going to pay much attention to your bank info.

If it's pretty obvious from your form that you don't qualify to sponsor on your own they won't spend much time on your I-134 and will switch to your co-sponsor's from the get-go.

Good luck!

Thank you, Dodi!