Bank Statements

[Toshtishtash 1]

Hi all,

I am going to put some bank statements into the I-129F envelope to show proof of certain things, i.e some money that my fiance transferred to me for a flight and a hotel transaction etc etc...

I have printed them off on the internet using online banking... On them it says:

'The personal data on this statement was correct at the time of printing. This statement is not an official bank copy'

Will they accept these? Or should I contact the bank and get 'official' bank copies?

[mRx 16]

an amount of money transferred from one account to another is not going to show as proof of an ongoing relationship.

However to each his own. If you want to send something to USCIS from your bank, make sure it is official and notorized by your bank (i.e an official statement). But personally your wasting your time.

Matt

[Neya 0]

In my opinion what you are trying to give is a complete picture of your relationship. If your fiance' paid for your travel arrangements and you can show where these funds paid for your air fare etc., then why not submit them. However I think the time to submit them is when you are at your interview and not during the original petition. That is where details matter and it will give you time to get the proper/original bank statement.

Edited January 27, 2007 by Neya

[DanNNina 5]

If you are just filing the I129F you need proof that you have met within the past 2 years. This is best done with passport stamps, or plane tickets and pictures of you two together. Typically, a bank statement would not show this. The bank statement would come in handy at the interview however, but that is a few months away.

[Ladylethal 12]

You can send proof of a relationship as well, which might things faster and easier at interview level, and those bank statements might help achieving that, as well as depending on what they say and other proof you're sending in can also place you at a time and place, for the 2 year requirement.

[JaEnglishGirl 34]

Surely a bank statement that showed a purchase of a flight proves you bought the flight that you said you did?

[lostinblue 1,989]

Am I reading this post correctly. You the petitioner recieved money from your fiancee . That money was used for airfare to go meet her? If this is true perhaps the question of visa fraud would enter the picture. My fiancee is from China and is thought of a high fraud country. This would raise a red flag if was brought to their attention.

http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...c=16015&hl=

Here is a discussion on this subject on candle forum .

[mRx 16]

Surely a bank statement that showed a purchase of a flight proves you bought the flight that you said you did?

but why not just use the ticket stub? A bank transaction doesnt show any information about the flight. It would just show that x amount of money was transfered to company x.

Not a strong form of evidence, in my opinion.

[joeyjoey 1]

Hi all,

I am going to put some bank statements into the I-129F envelope to show proof of certain things, i.e some money that my fiance transferred to me for a flight and a hotel transaction etc etc...

I have printed them off on the internet using online banking... On them it says:

'The personal data on this statement was correct at the time of printing. This statement is not an official bank copy'

Will they accept these? Or should I contact the bank and get 'official' bank copies?

The I-129F wants you to prove that you MET in the past 24 months. Sending money doesn't prove that. USCIS does not want your Bank statements. They want something that proves that you and he actually met in person in the past 24 months. Passport stamps, photos, hotel receipts with both names....something that places the 2 of you at the same place at the same time together.

[Toshtishtash 1]

Thanks all

lostinblue, My fiance is in America. He is the petitioner. He sent me money for my flight to go and see him in December. How would this be visa fraud?

I was going to include the bank statements because this also includes the actual flight transaction which I paid for with the money that he sent. I wasn't intending on using it as proof of an ongoing relationship but for proof of having met in the last 2 years (Along with ticket stubs, e tickets, photo's etc etc) Surely too much proof is better than not enough?

[Aria13 0]

I'm pulling the I-129F packet together now, and one of the pieces of evidence I used were my fiance's bank statements of the months he was here, which has an itemized record of his purchases in my area. I know it'll be more important when he goes for the interview, but I thought that bank statements and other primary forms of dated evidence were important? And in conjunction with other pieces of evidence supporting that, such as the receipts for the tickets, the ticket stub, the visa stamp, wouldn't that bank statement (with an explanatory post-it) help to pull the entire paper trail together? Alone, no, I don't see how that would prove anything, but with other things...why not? I thought the idea was to create a comprehensive (and typically objective) trail of hard evidence as possible, copy the whole thing three times, and send your fiance to the consulate with the whole damned thing to explain it all? lol.

[Toshtishtash 1]

Hi Aria, yep, me too... I thought that this would be quite good evidence to say that I have actually been with him in the same place at the same as I said I have.

The bank statements also show purchases that were made in his home town whilst I was there, a hotel room (Which we also have the hotel receipt showing mine and his name) all sorts of stuff really!

I just don't want them to have any reason to send us a RFE...

[RosaMystica7 0]

I would say include them, but not because of the money transfer to buy your tickets... because they show purchases made in his hometown while you were there. That, in my opinion, is the important part - placing you in his hometown. The money transfer to buy the tickets isn't so important because you could've used the money for something else, whereas the e-tickets show you bought the ticket, the boarding passes show you got on the plane, baggage stickers (you know those green and white ones they put on your bags showing your name, destination, airline, date, etc.) show that you checked baggage... you get the point.

A piece of advice... in the end, that's all you get here - advice, and other people's experiences. People here tried to talk me out of sending a notarized letter I got from my parents stating that he stayed in their house and they met him and stuff because they thought there was no point in sending it. There was no way I was sending off that petition without it - I wasn't comfortable doing that. Don't do anything you're not comfortable doing. If you're only comfy sending off the I-129F with the bank statements, then I suggest you get the official bank ones. Just get 3 copies: 1 to include in the petition, one to bring to the interview, and 1 for your records in case something happens.

Edited January 28, 2007 by Angilla

[donsarge 0]

i received a (REF) on the 10th of january

mainly because i did not include copies of my passport

even though i sent a copy of my temporary resident visa issued in brasil

they still required more evidence.

So along with a copy of my passport i sent a bank statement showing actual cash transactions in the city my fiance lives in

and two more pics just 2 say this is real ***holes

i sent all this back and they sent out my NOA2 4 days after they received it

hope that helps

good luck

[lostinblue 1,989]

Thanks all

lostinblue, My fiance is in America. He is the petitioner. He sent me money for my flight to go and see him in December. How would this be visa fraud?

I was going to include the bank statements because this also includes the actual flight transaction which I paid for with the money that he sent. I wasn't intending on using it as proof of an ongoing relationship but for proof of having met in the last 2 years (Along with ticket stubs, e tickets, photo's etc etc) Surely too much proof is better than not enough?

From loving candle ( the US often perceives receiving funds from either party as a possible indication of Visa fraud. )This is not saying it is fraud but MAYBE you would be questioned during interview about this. So why make trouble for yourself. You have no need to show who paid for plane tickets right now. This has come up at interview time in some cases in dealing with the chinese interview. You have a passport stamp in your visa ,ticket stubs,photos. You are set to go with that information.