Bank Statements for Interview

[Mr.&Mrs.A 0]

I am paperless with my bank, so nothing is mailed to me. I am suppling the statements to show direct deposits of my retirement checks which there are (3). Will printing the on-line view of the page of my deposits be acceptable to embassy? Keep in mind the on-line versions do not show complete account number. I will not print every page of each statement, just the deposits to cut down on total number of pages. Also, do you think the embassy cares what the ending monthly balances are? Any good advice is greatly appreciated.

[Otto 83]

Is your bank statement(s) the only method available to show evidence of your retirement income?

[DaleandPat 0]

I am paperless with my bank, so nothing is mailed to me. I am suppling the statements to show direct deposits of my retirement checks which there are (3). Will printing the on-line view of the page of my deposits be acceptable to embassy? Keep in mind the on-line versions do not show complete account number. I will not print every page of each statement, just the deposits to cut down on total number of pages. Also, do you think the embassy cares what the ending monthly balances are? Any good advice is greatly appreciated.

I am not sure about printing out the statements. I have also gone paperless, but I did go to someone in the bank and they added all my deposites for the past year and created a letter with a signature. Tomorrow I will find out if it worked. That way the letter was on letterhead specific to the bank and a real signature. The bank also printed out all my deposites and I sent that to Pat for her interview. I suppose by all the deposites it can be seen that the deposites should add up close to what the W2s claim for your income and your pay stubs should show some of the same figures.

Good luck,

Dale

[Mr.&Mrs.A 0]

Thank you for your reply's. DaleandPat, let me know how it goes at interview. If I understand you correctly, you did not supply bank statements themselves, but rather provided a bank letter stating your total yearly deposits. You know on the I-134 instructions that's all they really require. So maybe printed statements is just unrequired added documentation.

[PhiLandShiR 18]

I am paperless with my bank, so nothing is mailed to me. I am suppling the statements to show direct deposits of my retirement checks which there are (3). Will printing the on-line view of the page of my deposits be acceptable to embassy? Keep in mind the on-line versions do not show complete account number. I will not print every page of each statement, just the deposits to cut down on total number of pages. Also, do you think the embassy cares what the ending monthly balances are? Any good advice is greatly appreciated.

I am not sure about printing out the statements. I have also gone paperless, but I did go to someone in the bank and they added all my deposites for the past year and created a letter with a signature. Tomorrow I will find out if it worked. That way the letter was on letterhead specific to the bank and a real signature. The bank also printed out all my deposites and I sent that to Pat for her interview. I suppose by all the deposites it can be seen that the deposites should add up close to what the W2s claim for your income and your pay stubs should show some of the same figures.

Good luck,

Dale

Oh WOW, Pat's interview is tomorrow!!

Good luck!

-Phil

[Zen Den 18]

Thank you for your reply's. DaleandPat, let me know how it goes at interview. If I understand you correctly, you did not supply bank statements themselves, but rather provided a bank letter stating your total yearly deposits. You know on the I-134 instructions that's all they really require. So maybe printed statements is just unrequired added documentation.

what uscis requires is called a certification from your bank saying that you do have deposit coming from your retirement, or whatever the source is, and includes the length of time you've had the account and so on.

it's more acceptable because it is signed by the bank manager and comes in the bank's official letterhead

[sjr09 155]

I am paperless with my bank, so nothing is mailed to me. I am suppling the statements to show direct deposits of my retirement checks which there are (3). Will printing the on-line view of the page of my deposits be acceptable to embassy? Keep in mind the on-line versions do not show complete account number. I will not print every page of each statement, just the deposits to cut down on total number of pages. Also, do you think the embassy cares what the ending monthly balances are? Any good advice is greatly appreciated.

Paperless or not what you need is a letter from your bank

Statement from an officer of your bank or financial institions where you have deposits, identifying

1) Date acc. opened

2) total amount deposited for the year

3) present balance

Most banks charge a fee about 10 bucks, the embassy will see the total deposit for the year, and not your ending monthly balances.

Edited December 15, 2009 by sjr09

[Richard90027 1]

I am paperless with my bank, so nothing is mailed to me. I am suppling the statements to show direct deposits of my retirement checks which there are (3). Will printing the on-line view of the page of my deposits be acceptable to embassy? Keep in mind the on-line versions do not show complete account number. I will not print every page of each statement, just the deposits to cut down on total number of pages. Also, do you think the embassy cares what the ending monthly balances are? Any good advice is greatly appreciated.

You can print your online statement

[Mr.&Mrs.A 0]

Thank you everyone for your input. When I asked my bank for letter they immediately knew what it was for. I can see why the letter signed by a manager is preferred. Question : Has anyone who provided the bank letter still was required to produce bank statements?

Edited December 15, 2009 by Mr.&Mrs.A

[sjr09 155]

Thank you everyone for your input. When I asked my bank for letter they immediately knew what it was for. I can see why the letter signed by a manager is preferred. Question : Has anyone who provided the bank letter still was required to produce bank statements?

Yup most banks know!

I only supplied the bank letter, I would think the embassy would prefer a bank letter. Easy for them to review then a bunch of statements they need to go over. Your fine