I-134 questions

[Jason96 1]

Hello all,

In reading through the instruction sheet and also looking at the FAQ on this site for the I-134 form, one of the proofs they ask you to send is financial records of your bank accounts. At this present time I have a very steady job and have been employed with my company for that last 12 years with a solid work record. I am just guessing that I make 2x or 3x more than the minimum poverty level, so I have just an average middle class income. Today I went to the bank and the teller gave me a copy of all my bank records, including all activity to those accounts for the last year, so I have several pages of stuff. Do I need to have the paperwork notarized or some other kind of certifying mark on it to make it "official"? She did stamp every single page with the teller stamp to mark the date and who issued the paperwork, so would that be sufficient? Also, they did not have a way to total up the deposits, rather they just printed a list of the last year's activity to the account, so since the I-134 says to have a total amount deposited in the account, should I just manually total that up and write it on the sheet?

My main question of concern is that I'm worried about sending bank records to my fiance and what will happen if the package gets lost, or the information in my bank records makes it into the wrong hands? It lists my bank account numbers on it as well as the balances, so the wrong person could easily use that information to access my accounts if they knew what they were doing. So what have you all done when it came to providing the information the I-134 ask for in regards to bank records? Did you white out the bank accounts, or did you send the paperwork with all identifying information for your accounts?

Also, some other related questions are what other things besides a letter from my employer and paycheck stubs should I send as financial evidence? For instance, although I am not self-employed, should I send tax records, and if so, how many years back, and do I send the entire tax return with all forms, or just the first page? Also, I was thinking of sending this year's W2 as my appointment with the tax firm is not until next month, and I was going to send the package to my fiance next week if I could get all the paperwork together in time, so should I include tax records / W2 along with the other things, or would it be needed?

I'm just hyper concerned that if this package I send to my fiance gets in the wrong hands, they will have everything they need in it to not only have my financial records, but they could do a wonderful act of identity theft on me as well. How can I protect myself?

Thanks in advance for any advice or thoughts you can offer!

Edited March 17, 2011 by Jason96

[payxibka 10,045]

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[Inky 1,110]

Never used any bank records in our process. Not once. Only pay stubs and tax returns/tax transcripts for the I-134. Thats all.

If you make above the poverty guide line listed on the USCIS website for the I-864 then I wouldn't even bother with bank account information for proof on the I-134.

[Jason96 1]

Never used any bank records in our process. Not once. Only pay stubs and tax returns/tax transcripts for the I-134. Thats all.

If you make above the poverty guide line listed on the USCIS website for the I-864 then I wouldn't even bother with bank account information for proof on the I-134.

Great, thanks for that information. I think that is what I will do, just to be safe, as I hate the idea of my bank accounts being exposed. I am going to be sending a letter of employment from my company, as well as paycheck stubs for the last three months, and will also send tax return information as well. About the tax returns, how many years should I send, and should I send all 15 pages from each year's filing, or just the 1080 form? Just trying to find out what is best and what others have done that worked....

Thanks for the help!

[Anh map 2,098]

Great, thanks for that information. I think that is what I will do, just to be safe, as I hate the idea of my bank accounts being exposed. I am going to be sending a letter of employment from my company, as well as paycheck stubs for the last three months, and will also send tax return information as well. About the tax returns, how many years should I send, and should I send all 15 pages from each year's filing, or just the 1080 form? Just trying to find out what is best and what others have done that worked....

Thanks for the help!

If you chose to send a copy of your return you must include all pages, schedules, W2/1099, etc. If you send the IRS transcript you do not send any of the supporting documents. Transcripts are free of charge from the IRS and can be faxes same day or mailed within a couple of weeks. http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=110571,00.html