I-134 Affadavit of Support Form/Bank Information

[BlueCinderella 42]

Today I went to my bank to ask a banker to write a statement with the information requested in this form, everything was fine except for the fact

that he said there was no option to include the amount deposited for the past year. Has anyone else had this issue, if so what did you do? He said perhaps

I could print out my statements for the past year. Since I'm Self-Employed I will be including my tax return as well, as this banking information. 

 

All suggestions are very much appreciated, thanks so much!

[nightingalejules 678]

Is this for your sponsorship document? If so, the only thing they're really interested in is your tax return. If your income has changed significantly since your last tax return, printing out all your bank statements and doing the math yourself is a good option. In addition, send in whatever you use to calculate your income for your taxes (invoices? bills? However you track your income)

 

It's always significantly harder to prove income for those of us who are self employed, so it's going to take a lot more documentation than someone who can just provide a paystub or two! Ah, the joys of the gig economy! Just in case, you might want to consider lining up a joint sponsor.

 

Good luck! 

[BlueCinderella 42]

34 minutes ago, nightingalejules said:

Is this for your sponsorship document? If so, the only thing they're really interested in is your tax return. If your income has changed significantly since your last tax return, printing out all your bank statements and doing the math yourself is a good option. In addition, send in whatever you use to calculate your income for your taxes (invoices? bills? However you track your income)

 

It's always significantly harder to prove income for those of us who are self employed, so it's going to take a lot more documentation than someone who can just provide a paystub or two! Ah, the joys of the gig economy! Just in case, you might want to consider lining up a joint sponsor.

 

Good luck! 

Thanks so much! Yes, this is for sponsoring my fiance and I'm self-employed. I can definitely print up monthly invoices- I will be using a joint sponsor as well just in case they are concerned about my my business being stable even if its not an issue I would prefer not to take any chances. 

 

The form specifically asked for a statement from an officer of the bank that lists the date the account was opened, the present balance, and the amount deposited over the past year. I just felt a bit disappointed the officer at the bank could only print a statement with the date the account was opened and the present amount in my account. 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

2 hours ago, BlueCinderella said:

Today I went to my bank to ask a banker to write a statement with the information requested in this form, everything was fine except for the fact

that he said there was no option to include the amount deposited for the past year. Has anyone else had this issue, if so what did you do? He said perhaps

I could print out my statements for the past year. Since I'm Self-Employed I will be including my tax return as well, as this banking information. 

 

All suggestions are very much appreciated, thanks so much!

We overcame this by providing 12 bank statements and 12 months of check stubs.

[GLD 2]

I had this same problem. I called and then went to my local bank branch (Wells Fargo) to ask for a letter with the three things that the I-134 Form wanted (date opened, total balance on deposit accounts, and total deposits over past 12 months). The local branch manager said much the same, and his solution was to hand me a letter with the date opened/total balance, and then give me my last 12 months of bank statements. I ended up using none of it -- not least because a year of bank statements, in my case, was 300+pages and would have cost a mint to send overseas. 

 

However, I was able to get a one-page letter with everything the I-134 asks for by faxing Wells Fargo's customer service center (in Oregon) a formal signed request letter for the information needed. They sent me the letter I needed within a week. 

[BlueCinderella 42]

41 minutes ago, GLD said:

I had this same problem. I called and then went to my local bank branch (Wells Fargo) to ask for a letter with the three things that the I-134 Form wanted (date opened, total balance on deposit accounts, and total deposits over past 12 months). The local branch manager said much the same, and his solution was to hand me a letter with the date opened/total balance, and then give me my last 12 months of bank statements. I ended up using none of it -- not least because a year of bank statements, in my case, was 300+pages and would have cost a mint to send overseas. 

 

However, I was able to get a one-page letter with everything the I-134 asks for by faxing Wells Fargo's customer service center (in Oregon) a formal signed request letter for the information needed. They sent me the letter I needed within a week. 

I'm glad that you responded- I'm with Wells Fargo as well. When I called Customer Service they advised me to go into the branch for this. I will try giving them another call and see what they could do. I even asked the banker if he could write this information himself, but he said he didn't have that information. I was a bit frustrated and I was thinking, how difficult could this be? He said he doesn't know why USCIS is asking for information even they cannot provide.

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

I can tell you, as someone who works in a written customer correspondence department of a bank, you can most likely get the general information you need in letter format from your bank, but not likely by going into a branch. If you send a written formal request with your verifiable signature to the main office or headquarters of your bank providing all of the information you need disclosed in the letter, you can get a letter verifying this information to use as needed. Just make sure they are able to verify you by the letter you send (hence the verifiable signature).

 

Branch representatives are bound by certain privacy and security restrictions, so don't give them too hard of a time if they aren't able to help you.  Your best bet is to send a written request to the main office. Smaller banks may be easier, but bigger ones, like Wells or BB&T, will probably require a bit more, such as a letter request.