I 134, submission

[Upen 0]

Hi

I am on L2 Visa in USA and my parents are in India. My parents will be filing visitor visa for USA. I want to sponsor their expenses here and I think I 134 is the form required for it.

I can download the form , fill it up and get attested by notary in USA . Now what do i have to do ?

1. Do I need to take this attested i 134 to India where my parents will take this and show it US embassy when they file their visitor Visa for usa ?

or

2. do I have to send it to some USCIS office ?

3. the USCIS site says that we have to send the notarized form to same office we filed but I am not clear of the idea of how to this I 134 stuff.

Parents will come to USA in April through a tour company and wish to stay with me for 3-4 months

I will be traveling to India in Feb, I can take all required documents for their US visitor visa to India in Feb..

Please guide me in this matter.

Thank you

Edited January 14, 2008 by Upen

[YuAndDan 153]

1) Yes, parents take it to visa interview. You can mail it to them.

2) NO, it is only needed at visa interview.

3) You fill out the I-134, and can get it notarized at most banks in the USA.

I work for a college, and the college has several people on staff who are notaries.

One thing about I-134, 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 signed and notarized.

• 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/faq1-6.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.

[Upen 0]

1) Yes, parents take it to visa interview. You can mail it to them.

2) NO, it is only needed at visa interview.

3) You fill out the I-134, and can get it notarized at most banks in the USA.

I work for a college, and the college has several people on staff who are notaries.

One thing about I-134, 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 signed and notarized.

• 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/faq1-6.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.

Excellent, You have cleared my doubts !!

Apparently me too work at a college , I will find out if I can find any staff doing notary ..I think they will charge me for attesting (in dollars) right ?

Or I have chase bank account who should also do notary as you said ?

but one problem for me is , It is just like 8 months I have started working and yet not filed any income tax returns and also I am not in USA for for than 15 months.. I wonder if I would be able to provide TAX supporting documents..

Thank you once again..

[YuAndDan 153]

1) Yes, parents take it to visa interview. You can mail it to them.

2) NO, it is only needed at visa interview.

3) You fill out the I-134, and can get it notarized at most banks in the USA.

I work for a college, and the college has several people on staff who are notaries.

One thing about I-134, 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 signed and notarized.

• 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/faq1-6.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.

Excellent, You have cleared my doubts !!

Apparently me too work at a college , I will find out if I can find any staff doing notary ..I think they will charge me for attesting (in dollars) right ?

Or I have chase bank account who should also do notary as you said ?

but one problem for me is , It is just like 8 months I have started working and yet not filed any income tax returns and also I am not in USA for for than 15 months.. I wonder if I would be able to provide TAX supporting documents..

Thank you once again..

Notaries witness signatures and administer oaths as a public service, they do not charge for this service.

[DavidsPrincess 1]

1) Yes, parents take it to visa interview. You can mail it to them.

2) NO, it is only needed at visa interview.

3) You fill out the I-134, and can get it notarized at most banks in the USA.

I work for a college, and the college has several people on staff who are notaries.

One thing about I-134, 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 signed and notarized.

• 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/faq1-6.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.

Excellent, You have cleared my doubts !!

Apparently me too work at a college , I will find out if I can find any staff doing notary ..I think they will charge me for attesting (in dollars) right ?

Or I have chase bank account who should also do notary as you said ?

but one problem for me is , It is just like 8 months I have started working and yet not filed any income tax returns and also I am not in USA for for than 15 months.. I wonder if I would be able to provide TAX supporting documents..

Thank you once again..

Notaries witness signatures and administer oaths as a public service, they do not charge for this service.

I got charged $1 for the notary. My fiance was charged like 30 dollars. Some of them charge

[Upen 0]

why one was charged just 1 $ and other was carged 30 $

that is surprising !