Bank account

[Paul123 0]

Hi everyone.. I dont meet poverty guidelines and will use a co-sponsor but since I still have to fill out the i-134 and be the primary sponsor, I have a question about my bank account. I have a savings account in which I have several thousand saved up. I deposited large portions of my pay checks into it. The problem with my savings account is that my parents opened it up for me when I was 15 and their names are on it too. Their names are on the statements along with mine. My checking account is in my name, alone. I called the bank to have their names taken off the savings but they said I would need to close the account and open a new one. If I want it to look good, (since I already have other financial factors going against me, and thought it would atleast look better if I had several thousand saved up) should I just use the account I already have with my balance, deposits, etc for the year or should I open a new account in my own name?That might look a bit hasty but it would be all me. I know, I dont qualify as a sponsor anyways, I just thought it might look better on a side note and might add a lil positive factor to the circumstances when the CO officer looks at everything.

[KAA 0]

Hi everyone.. I dont meet poverty guidelines and will use a co-sponsor but since I still have to fill out the i-134 and be the primary sponsor, I have a question about my bank account. I have a savings account in which I have several thousand saved up. I deposited large portions of my pay checks into it. The problem with my savings account is that my parents opened it up for me when I was 15 and their names are on it too. Their names are on the statements along with mine. My checking account is in my name, alone. I called the bank to have their names taken off the savings but they said I would need to close the account and open a new one. If I want it to look good, (since I already have other financial factors going against me, and thought it would atleast look better if I had several thousand saved up) should I just use the account I already have with my balance, deposits, etc for the year or should I open a new account in my own name?That might look a bit hasty but it would be all me. I know, I dont qualify as a sponsor anyways, I just thought it might look better on a side note and might add a lil positive factor to the circumstances when the CO officer looks at everything.

Well Paul I don't think you need to do all that since they will be looking at your co-sposponsors 134 instead of yours (since you don't meet the poverty guguidelines to begin with). It may look better but I don't think it will make a difference when the CO notices you don't meet the guidelines then goes directly for your co-sponsors 134.