Is bank letter needed for I-134 in Vietnam?

[ScottThuy 140]

here is the clip from the I-134 instruction sheet....

A. Statement from an officer of the bank or other financial

institutions where you have deposits, identifying the

following details regarding your account:

As the sponsor, you must show you have sufficient income

or financial resources to assure that the alien you are

sponsoring will not become a public charge while in the

United States.

Evidence should consist of copies of any of the

documents listed below that applies to your situation.

Failure to provide evidence of sufficient income or

financial resources may result in the denial of the alien's

application for a visa or his or her removal from the United

States.

You must submit in duplicate evidence of income

and resources, as appropriate:

1. Date account opened;

Supporting Evidence

2. Total amount deposited for the past year; and

3. Present balance.

That is from USCIS, The HCMC consulate has a higher expectation since it would be very easy for someone to shuffle money into and account that was payment for the fraud. and we are dealing with a high fraud consulate.. I have yet to see anyone post saying they got a blue slip for no bank letter, but there have been blue slips for tax returns or tax transcripts or w-2's... Funny how tax records are not mentioned in that section unless one is self employed but they require them from anyone...

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

here is the clip from the I-134 instruction sheet....

A. Statement from an officer of the bank or other financial

institutions where you have deposits, identifying the

following details regarding your account:

As the sponsor, you must show you have sufficient income

or financial resources to assure that the alien you are

sponsoring will not become a public charge while in the

United States.

Evidence should consist of copies of any of the

documents listed below that applies to your situation.

Failure to provide evidence of sufficient income or

financial resources may result in the denial of the alien's

application for a visa or his or her removal from the United

States.

You must submit in duplicate evidence of income

and resources, as appropriate:

--->(should be here)

1. Date account opened;

Supporting Evidence

2. Total amount deposited for the past year; and

3. Present balance.

I was going to write a long winded response, citing INA sections 212 and 213A, as well as Department of State policy memoranda regarding the affidavit of support, not to mention that you conveniently moved the blue paragraph to the top from the location indicated, and then I saw this:

Bank letter is mentioned in the I-134 instruction sheet....not the actual form.

We can only get feedback from member that already went thru the interview.

[BinhJerome 14]

here is the clip from the I-134 instruction sheet....

A. Statement from an officer of the bank or other financial

institutions where you have deposits, identifying the

following details regarding your account:

As the sponsor, you must show you have sufficient income

or financial resources to assure that the alien you are

sponsoring will not become a public charge while in the

United States.

Evidence should consist of copies of any of the

documents listed below that applies to your situation.

Failure to provide evidence of sufficient income or

financial resources may result in the denial of the alien's

application for a visa or his or her removal from the United

States.

You must submit in duplicate evidence of income

and resources, as appropriate:

1. Date account opened;

Supporting Evidence

2. Total amount deposited for the past year; and

3. Present balance.

That is from USCIS, The HCMC consulate has a higher expectation since it would be very easy for someone to shuffle money into and account that was payment for the fraud. and we are dealing with a high fraud consulate.. I have yet to see anyone post saying they got a blue slip for no bank letter, but there have been blue slips for tax returns or tax transcripts or w-2's... Funny how tax records are not mentioned in that section unless one is self employed but they require them from anyone...

With what you said, it is not required, but if you can get one with HCMC and their higher standards, I would get one if possible. Needed, maybe not, but, necessary, maybe not, helpful and worth the effort, I would say so just because this is HCMC, the more evidence you can provide for financial security the better. I submitted every single thing they asked for, and things they did not. I do not want to risk my future on something that I could get and spend a couple of dollars on for it. I think you will be fine without one, but if you can talk to them and get it easily enough I think it would not hurt to have it. Jerome

[Greg va Sang 0]

I can't believe they misspelled principal. I'm embarrassed for my country.

Thanks for the good information. There seem to be some conflicts though.

Intructions from package 4:

Notarized I-134

Last year's IRS form 1722 (whatever that is) or 1040 + W2s in some (undefined) cases.

Other documents possibly secretly required:

Three years of tax returns not just one. 1040 or 1722? Not clear

Statement of employment status from employer

Immigration letter from bank, which maybe has a formal definition or maybe not

Record of all money deposited in bank for the past year

Birth certificate and/or passport of petitioner

I'm not just confused; I'm confused why this has to be so confusing. Can't they just tell us what documents they need or suggest?

Also, I'm not clear on the definition "certified" as sometimes is applied to documents we have to submit. Notarized I understand, but what is certified?