Help filling out the i-134 form for self-employed sponsor.

[vitamincee 0]

Hello! 

Apologies if this is already covered, but I'm seeing a lot of different advice with this, so I'm fairly confused what information is needed along with this form.

 

A little info: I'm the sponsor, and my fiancee will be interviewing in Sydney. I'm self-employed -- I'm the sole employee of my LLC. I make enough each year to sponsor, but I don't have just a simple W-2 and I'm not going to write a letter saying I'm employed by myself. 🙄

 

My questions are:

 

1) Since I'm self-employed, should I also include my entire large tax returns for both my business and personal (seems overkill), or maybe just the w-2 along with the Schedule C and the form that shows my rental income property? Some folks say it's enough to just download the transcript of the taxes via the IRS website, which I've done. Is this transcript really actually enough?

2) How do I show evidence that I own my home? Should I print out last month's mortgage statement along with maybe a copy of my house title? And to show current value, I printed out the Zillow estimate directly from the website, is that valid?

3) My checking account is sparse, I don't keep a lot of cash -- should I still get a letter from my bank saying I've had the account for x years and what my average amount is, even if that's always been fairly low? Would it make more sense to show the total deposits YTD? Should I just leave this out?

4) Is a printed monthly statement from my investment Ameritrade account enough or do I need to get them to send me some official-on-letterhead statement thing?

5) Is there anything else I should do differently because I'm self-employed that I may be leaving out?

 

Thanks for your help in advance!

 

 

[janet3 1,170]

Here is what I did for the I 134.

 

I have two LLCs....one of which is property based and another containing a small business. 

 

I sent both tax returns for both LLCs for the last three years (yes, I know they are bulky). But, the USCIS website said....if you own your own business you need to “present the tax return” I also included the last three years of my personal tax transcripts that included my k1s and w2s. I also included a letter from my bank stating when my account was opened and that’s it is current (a requirement for my fiance’s country). As long as your current income meets the minimum requirement....you do not need any appraisal for your home or a print out of your Ameritrade account.....

 

Just an FYI....the only thing the consulate (Algerian) kept was my personal 2016 tax transcript....