Examples of bank letter for Affidavit of Support

[Jali 3]

Hi there! Does anyone have examples of the letter their bank provided for the Affidavit of Support? It would be helpful to see what others have submitted, as I'm having a bit of trouble getting exactly what I need from my bank. (For context, it's a statewide credit union, not one of the bigger banks).

 

I sent my bank the following message:

 

"I am in the midst of filing a I-134 form (Affidavit of Support) for US Citizenship and Immigration Services. As supporting evidence, I am required to obtain and submit a signed statement from an officer at my bank with deposits, identifying the following details:
- Date account opened,
- Total amount deposited for the past year, and
- Present balance"

 

They responded saying that they could provide the letter with date the account was opened and the present balance, but that they couldn't provide the total amount deposited over the last year. They offered, instead, to provide my bank statements from the last 18 months. Would this be a permissible substitute? Is there something else I can do to get this information from my bank?

[Jali 3]

For the K1 Affidavit of Support, can the letter from my employer be the signed offer letter I received just before beginning employment? I recently started my job (August 2019) and the offer letter provides all the information that's asked for (on company letterhead, showing the annual salary, etc.)

 

Thank you!

[payxibka 10,045]

5 minutes ago, Jali said:

Hi there! Does anyone have examples of the letter their bank provided for the Affidavit of Support? It would be helpful to see what others have submitted, as I'm having a bit of trouble getting exactly what I need from my bank. (For context, it's a statewide credit union, not one of the bigger banks).

 

I sent my bank the following message:

 

"I am in the midst of filing a I-134 form (Affidavit of Support) for US Citizenship and Immigration Services. As supporting evidence, I am required to obtain and submit a signed statement from an officer at my bank with deposits, identifying the following details:
- Date account opened,
- Total amount deposited for the past year, and
- Present balance"

 

They responded saying that they could provide the letter with date the account was opened and the present balance, but that they couldn't provide the total amount deposited over the last year. They offered, instead, to provide my bank statements from the last 18 months. Would this be a permissible substitute? Is there something else I can do to get this information from my bank?

Is your income insufficient?

[Ontarkie 14,221]

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[Jali 3]

6 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Is your income insufficient?

Yep!

[MissyB651 15]

18 minutes ago, Jali said:

Hi there! Does anyone have examples of the letter their bank provided for the Affidavit of Support? It would be helpful to see what others have submitted, as I'm having a bit of trouble getting exactly what I need from my bank. (For context, it's a statewide credit union, not one of the bigger banks).

 

I sent my bank the following message:

 

"I am in the midst of filing a I-134 form (Affidavit of Support) for US Citizenship and Immigration Services. As supporting evidence, I am required to obtain and submit a signed statement from an officer at my bank with deposits, identifying the following details:
- Date account opened,
- Total amount deposited for the past year, and
- Present balance"

 

They responded saying that they could provide the letter with date the account was opened and the present balance, but that they couldn't provide the total amount deposited over the last year. They offered, instead, to provide my bank statements from the last 18 months. Would this be a permissible substitute? Is there something else I can do to get this information from my bank?

I got the same response, I sent my fiancé the last 12 months and last 3 years of tax transcripts.

[Jali 3]

9 hours ago, Jali said:

Yep!

Wait I read that wrong....My income IS sufficient haha

[Ed&Midori1031 330]

19 hours ago, Jali said:

Hi there! Does anyone have examples of the letter their bank provided for the Affidavit of Support? It would be helpful to see what others have submitted, as I'm having a bit of trouble getting exactly what I need from my bank. (For context, it's a statewide credit union, not one of the bigger banks).

 

I sent my bank the following message:

 

"I am in the midst of filing a I-134 form (Affidavit of Support) for US Citizenship and Immigration Services. As supporting evidence, I am required to obtain and submit a signed statement from an officer at my bank with deposits, identifying the following details:
- Date account opened,
- Total amount deposited for the past year, and
- Present balance"

 

They responded saying that they could provide the letter with date the account was opened and the present balance, but that they couldn't provide the total amount deposited over the last year. They offered, instead, to provide my bank statements from the last 18 months. Would this be a permissible substitute? Is there something else I can do to get this information from my bank?

Bank statements will be fine since it proivides a lot of thise details.  A lot of banks can actually notarize and sign on the bank statements themselves.   

18 hours ago, Jali said:

For the K1 Affidavit of Support, can the letter from my employer be the signed offer letter I received just before beginning employment? I recently started my job (August 2019) and the offer letter provides all the information that's asked for (on company letterhead, showing the annual salary, etc.)

 

Thank you!

As long as the letter basically states that you actually do work there with all the information, it's fine. 

 

For my affidavit, I included a statement of service( proof that I'm activie duty, employer letter basically), bank statements, tax transcripts, W-2's, and copies of my recept pay stubs, or LES's in which the military calls it. 

Edited October 16, 2019 by Ed&Midori1031

[Elif_and_Greg 164]

19 hours ago, Jali said:

Hi there! Does anyone have examples of the letter their bank provided for the Affidavit of Support? It would be helpful to see what others have submitted, as I'm having a bit of trouble getting exactly what I need from my bank. (For context, it's a statewide credit union, not one of the bigger banks).

 

I sent my bank the following message:

 

"I am in the midst of filing a I-134 form (Affidavit of Support) for US Citizenship and Immigration Services. As supporting evidence, I am required to obtain and submit a signed statement from an officer at my bank with deposits, identifying the following details:
- Date account opened,
- Total amount deposited for the past year, and
- Present balance"

 

They responded saying that they could provide the letter with date the account was opened and the present balance, but that they couldn't provide the total amount deposited over the last year. They offered, instead, to provide my bank statements from the last 18 months. Would this be a permissible substitute? Is there something else I can do to get this information from my bank?

For my supporting affidavit documentation, I had pay stubs going back a year, and behind each stub, a bank statement with the payroll deposit highlighted. Then I also had a letter of employment, W2 and my most recent 1040. I've seen claims of having a bank official confirming when your account was opened, but I've yet to hear at someone's interview that such a thing was asked for. 

[Miss Accountant 6]

You don't need a letter from your bank, the statements are sufficient. You shouldn't even need those if your income is sufficient, but it nice to include them as extra support, especially if you only started making enough money this year. That is, as long as the balance is decently high. If you have a monthly balance of $12 I wouldn't bother including the statements 

 

Also, I would include both your offer letter and copies of all of your paystubs since you've started. The affidavit of support is for determining future earnings, so these paystubs are the best evidence you have. 

 

 

Also make sure that you include your last three years of tax returns. Even if you didn't make enough in those years, you need to include them or you'll get an RFE. 

 

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