Please! Need urgent help for Affidavit of support form I-134

[Tee and Megan 10]

Hello all,

So I am just about to send off our Affidavit of Support to the Embassy when I notice that in the I-134 instructions it says you need to submit bank account statements from an "officer" showing the date the account was opened, how much was deposited over the year and the present balance.

I called my bank and they said that they just recommend we print off online statements and don't really issue formal/official statements from "officers."

What do I do? I have in our supporting documents:

My pay stubs from the last three months (just graduated from college and began my first teaching job)

An official letter from my employer stating my current income and job description

My taxes from the last three years (Even though I didn't meet the income requirement because I was a dependent in undergrad, I've read on VJ we're still supposed to submit them, right?)

My bank account statements I just printed off from online showing how much I have in the account right now, not since last year. Will this work?

I am desperately hoping to submit this by the end of the week, since the Embassy in PP won't give us an interview date until this is submitted. It's the LAST thing we have to do before we hear about our interview date. Any help or advice is SO appreciated!!!!!

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

You really only need the most recent tax transcript, letter from employer and recent pay stubs. You would only need the bank statements if you were listing cash assets you have in the bank.

[Tee and Megan 10]

I did say I have a little money in savings, but I printed out an online statement for that. It just wasn't from an "officer" of the bank, just through the online system.

Does that sound okay? Thanks somuch for your help!!!!

[Mon413 3]

You dont need to show bank statements your pay stub and w2 good enough

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

I did say I have a little money in savings, but I printed out an online statement for that. It just wasn't from an "officer" of the bank, just through the online system.

Does that sound okay? Thanks somuch for your help!!!!

Bank statements are fine for showing your savings amount. It doesn't have to be a letter from the bank 'officer'. You do not even need to list your savings if your income meets the requirement though.

[jhoanRob 2]

Hello all,

So I am just about to send off our Affidavit of Support to the Embassy when I notice that in the I-134 instructions it says you need to submit bank account statements from an "officer" showing the date the account was opened, how much was deposited over the year and the present balance.

I called my bank and they said that they just recommend we print off online statements and don't really issue formal/official statements from "officers."

What do I do? I have in our supporting documents:

My pay stubs from the last three months (just graduated from college and began my first teaching job)

An official letter from my employer stating my current income and job description

My taxes from the last three years (Even though I didn't meet the income requirement because I was a dependent in undergrad, I've read on VJ we're still supposed to submit them, right?)

My bank account statements I just printed off from online showing how much I have in the account right now, not since last year. Will this work?

I am desperately hoping to submit this by the end of the week, since the Embassy in PP won't give us an interview date until this is submitted. It's the LAST thing we have to do before we hear about our interview date. Any help or advice is SO appreciated!!!!!

i only submitted W2 and 2 months paytubs of my fiance, but i still got approved

Edited May 27, 2014 by jhoan_sapphire

[Tee and Megan 10]

Thank you all so much. As always, I am so unbelievably grateful and blessed to have this incredible VJ community to talk me through this heart-wrenching process. Thank you all again! Packet 3 was sent off yesterday!!!

[Daniel n Somphos 3]

did you send packet-3 from the states? Would I have to do my fiancee's ds-160? or would she have to do it? Her english isn't that great... but i love her no less

[Al422 221]

If you have enough income to satisfy them you don't need to disclose assets. I have the income, did not disclose assets, and the interview went fine.

[der_spook 0]

If you have enough income to satisfy them you don't need to disclose assets. I have the income, did not disclose assets, and the interview went fine.

So if the requirement you need to meet is 15,730/yr then you just need to have an income of 125% of that which would be 19662.5 /yr correct?

I've been hassling with this issue as well. I have more than enough income though.

[Tee and Megan 10]

So if the requirement you need to meet is 15,730/yr then you just need to have an income of 125% of that which would be 19662.5 /yr correct?

I've been hassling with this issue as well. I have more than enough income though.

That's what I've been basing it on. A two party household (i.e. myself and my fiance) is approximately 19,960 a year. So, as long as we make that, it seems like we'll be okay. At least,that's what my fiance and I are going with.

did you send packet-3 from the states? Would I have to do my fiancee's ds-160? or would she have to do it? Her english isn't that great... but i love her no less

I kind of did my fiance's DS-160 for him, since 1. his internet isn't great in Cambodia, 2. It is tedious even for native English speakers. I had him look it over afterwards and then submit it himself (it's all online) Then he printed the confirmation page and submitted it with the checklist in packet 3. Thus, I suppose one could say we worked on it together, but I guess I kind of did most of it, since I had all his info.

Packet 3 (according to the U.S. Embassy, Phnom Pehn website) is available on the website. Once you know the Embassy has received your petition from NVC, all my sources tell me we can go online, download it, fill it out and send it back. Basically, it is three things:

1. The check list (Form 169) of things your sweetheart will have to do in Cambodia (i.e. the medical, police cert and so on)

2. Instructions to go online and fill out the DS 160

3. Instructions for you (the USC) to fill out and send form I-134 (the Affidavit of Support) to the Embassy.

Thus, my fiance checked all the boxes on the checklist (the ones that applied to him, anyway (since he didn't serve military time or need court records or divorce decrees)) and sent it in via post in Phnom Penh with the confirmation page from the DS-160.

I sent the Affidavit of Support in on Tuesday, we're still waiting for it to arrive in Phnom Penh. We'll let you know if this strategy works for us! Additionally, all my sources tell me it is okay to check all the related boxes on the checklist, even if you don't have all the documents yet because they typically schedule the interview a few months after they receive everything, giving you plenty of time to get the rest of it together.

Was that too much information? It's all I've been thinking about the last few weeks, so I thought I'd just go ahead and type it out.