I-751 submission

[nimble 0]

Hello all,

As we get ready to file our I-751 submission, had a couple of questions. My apologies if they have already been asked/discussed elsewhere in this forum.

1. Documentation: Can I mask out financial information from tax documents, bank accounts etc. For example, does the IO need to see our Gross Income, taxes paid or can I just mask that part out? Same for bank accounts, do they need to see the transactions on the statement, the bank balance or for that matter, even the bank account number?

2. Affidavits from friends/family - Is that absolutely necessary or just one form of documentation that can be submitted? If we are already submitting tax papers, joint account information, utility bills, photographs, birth certificate of our child, do we also need affidavits?

Thank you for your help.

[v333k 59]

Hello all,

As we get ready to file our I-751 submission, had a couple of questions. My apologies if they have already been asked/discussed elsewhere in this forum.

1. Documentation: Can I mask out financial information from tax documents, bank accounts etc. For example, does the IO need to see our Gross Income, taxes paid or can I just mask that part out? Same for bank accounts, do they need to see the transactions on the statement, the bank balance or for that matter, even the bank account number?

2. Affidavits from friends/family - Is that absolutely necessary or just one form of documentation that can be submitted? If we are already submitting tax papers, joint account information, utility bills, photographs, birth certificate of our child, do we also need affidavits?

Thank you for your help.

Hi,

The real answer is vague, but I know some people cover part of the account number and not the entire thing. However, looking at it in a different angle - whoever is looking at your file has all the information they need to get your credit score, open a new credit card, etc... if they steep down to that level.

When we sent in our docs, we left everything on there. Some members reported that they covered too many digits and they received a letter requesting the same evidence again since they cannot really identify the numbers to make sure they are not fake.

As for affidavits - they are not required unless you feel you do not have enough evidence.

HTH

[Abhay 15]

I would not blank out the details, they already have you SSN and can do anything with it. But they can get caught easily too! As for the affidavits, they just need to be letters from friends and not necessarily notarized. Also, affidavits are not a requirement but a suggested form of evidence for you I-751.

[AandLKC 1]

Don’t cover anything up… when you filed AOS (Affidavit of Support) as part of CR-1 visa.. You submitted tax documents are evidence correct??… so with i-751 they still need to see the U.S citizen spouses ss# along with the recent immigrants ss# to show joint filing. So don’t cover those info …

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Do not tamper with tax documents. Why would you not want the Immigration Officer to see what your Gross Income was anyway? Most likely you will never meet that person, never see his face, never hear from him in your lifetime.

Affidavits are not needed. The only reason to submit them is if the 'usual' evidence is rather weak.