I-134 and/or I-864 What is "(A) Statement from an officer of the bank/financial institution with your deposits"

[Ash.1101 1,756]

What the title says:

What exactly is: "(A) Statement from an officer of the bank/financial institution with your deposits," I see what is needed, but I wouldn't consider that a banking statement since, mine at least, does not show when my account was opened, how much I've receieved this year, basically just balance and deposit for the month.

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I-134 Affidavit of Support form. Ensure it is signed, with all required supporting evidence. Begin collecting the required information ahead of time, as it can often take several weeks to collect it all. You will need several items (for the above form). Gather duplicate evidence of income and resources as appropriate:

(A) Statement from an officer of the bank/financial institution with your deposits, identifying the following: 1. date account opened; 2. total amount deposited for the past year; 3. present balance
(B) Statement(s) from your employer on business stationary showing: 1. Date and nature of employment; 2. salary paid; 3. whether position is temporary or permanent (also include copies of your last two pay stubs and your previous W-2 for the associated employer if available)
© If Self Employed: 1. Copy of last income tax return filed (or IRS transcripts); or 2. report of commercial rating concern
(D) List containing serial numbers and denominations of bonds and name of record owner(s).

Who should I talk to, and what exactly do I want when I go to retrieve this? Asking this so I'm not blind sided when I have to fill this out for my fiance, and to let my co-signers know what to get when we get all of our papers together.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Edited May 4, 2015 by ash1101

[Ash.1101 1,756]

Can delete this if you'd like, moved it to a more appropriate area.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

What the title says:

What exactly is: " A) Statement from an officer of the bank/financial institution with your deposits," I see what is needed, but I wouldn't consider that a banking statement since, mine at least, does not show when my account was opened, how much I've receieved this year, basically just balance and deposit for the month.

Who should I talk to, and what exactly do I want when I go to retrieve this? Asking this so I'm not blind sided when I have to fill this out for my fiance, and to let my co-signers know what to get when we get all of our papers together.

Thank you in advance for your help!

I think you will find that the list is over and above what you will actually need. It you or joint sponsor have a 2014 tax return that shows enough income, that will probably be sufficient. Add to that for insurance either an employer letter or recent pay stubs.

If you had no job and needed to qualify on your assets, then showing a financial statement or a letterhead statement from your bank or broker saying you had $123,456 on deposit in their institution could prove enough assets without a monthly salary. The over-careful part about the bank officer stating you have had this amount of money for a long time is probably to cover instances where rich foreigners might pay some poor American girl to fake a marriage for fraudulent immigration. A two week old deposit of $100k into her account which normally has a $200 balance would look suspicious. If your sponsor has a job to cover the income requirement, then skip getting a letter from the bank.