I-134 Question

[hkc1028 0]

It says in the I-134 application that I need a statement from an officer of a bank or other financial institution in which you have deposits giving the folllowing details regarding your account.

1. date account opened

2. total amount deposited past year

3. present balance.

My question is: Is this really necssary?

[YuAndDan 153]

It is not necessary to provide bank data is your income exceeds 125% poverty line.

Bank statements ar only needed is you are using a savings account as an asset, if your income is above 125% poverty line the dont bother listing assets, they are more concerned with income.

If your income exceeds 125% of the poverty line, then don't bother with assets, it only gives the consular officer more questions to ask.

In our case this what the I-134 included.

• I-134 signed and notarized.
  
• Tax transcripts from the IRS for past 3 years, (Redundant for the (1040,W2,1099) but are free from the IRS
  
• Photo copy of IRS form 1040, and W2s for past 3 years
  
• Letter from my employer stating annual salary, job responsibility, and that is full time, on company letterhead.
  
• Photo copies of past 6 months pay stubs up to a few weeks before the interview.
  

NO you do not need to show bank statements, they are only needed when income is below 125% poverty line to show assets to make up a short fall.

If you list the asset things the consular officer then just has more to ask questions about and you will have to provide more financial evidence. I have bank accounts, 401k and other things but did not list them on the I-134.

[hkc1028 0]

Thanks YuandDan.

I have another question. Am I supposed to fill out the DS-156? My fiancee keeps insisting that I need to fill one out but as I read the questions, a lot of them don't pertain to me. Can someone clarify. Asid from the I-134, what other forms do I need to fill out.

Thanks.

[dj1206 0]

I see I may have some overkill in what I'm about to send Jacki for her interview in Manila. I've been bugging my banks to get me letters, and I told them I wanted them notarized. However, one of the banks sent me a letter but did not notarize the letters, as requested. I was going to chew them out tomorrow for not following my explicit, repeated many times instructions, but maybe I'll just drop it since my income is above 30K. I have pay stubs dating back to 4/23/06, I think, and all bank statements since early 2006. How does one go about getting tax transcripts from the IRS? Can anyone give me a good telephone number to call to request this. Can the IRS also provide photocopies/microfiche copies of a prior tax return that I can't seem to find? I have 2006 and 2005 everything, but am at a loss as to where my 2004 filing is located at present. And also, just to clarify, does the ONLY thing that needs to be notarized at this point need to be the signed I-134. Any of the employer or bank letters?

As for the user's question about DS-156, I know for the Manila Embassy at least that this does have to be submitted. It has to be filled out via an online web form on their web site now, then I think it throws the data into a printable PDF for the beneficiary to print. Or maybe the data just automatically goes into the computer system at the Manila Embassy. But to answer the question of "is it needed," I would imagine it would depend on the consulate, but the safe answer would probably be a universal "yes" for K1 or K3 (I think).

[Dakine 26]

I see I may have some overkill in what I'm about to send Jacki for her interview in Manila. I've been bugging my banks to get me letters, and I told them I wanted them notarized. However, one of the banks sent me a letter but did not notarize the letters, as requested. I was going to chew them out tomorrow for not following my explicit, repeated many times instructions, but maybe I'll just drop it since my income is above 30K. I have pay stubs dating back to 4/23/06, I think, and all bank statements since early 2006. How does one go about getting tax transcripts from the IRS? Can anyone give me a good telephone number to call to request this. Can the IRS also provide photocopies/microfiche copies of a prior tax return that I can't seem to find? I have 2006 and 2005 everything, but am at a loss as to where my 2004 filing is located at present. And also, just to clarify, does the ONLY thing that needs to be notarized at this point need to be the signed I-134. Any of the employer or bank letters?

As for the user's question about DS-156, I know for the Manila Embassy at least that this does have to be submitted. It has to be filled out via an online web form on their web site now, then I think it throws the data into a printable PDF for he beneficiary to print. Or maybe the data just automatically goes into the computer system at the Manila Embassy. But to answer the question of "is it needed," I would imagine it would depend on the consulate, but the safe answer would probably be a universal "yes" for K1 or K3 (I think).

Call 1-800 829 1040 24/7. I think you can get tax transcripts as far back as 7 years. Takes about 7-10 days.

Easy!

[2] DS 156 [K1, K3]

[1] DS 156K [K1 only]

[2] DS157 [K1/K3]

At least for Manila

Edited July 6, 2007 by beckypua

[Yodrak 7]

hkc,

Not if

- you have more than adequate income, or

- you have insignificant money in the bank.

Yodrak

It says in the I-134 application that I need a statement from an officer of a bank or other financial institution in which you have deposits giving the folllowing details regarding your account.

1. date account opened

2. total amount deposited past year

3. present balance.

My question is: Is this really necssary?

dj,

Note that hkc is the USC petitioner, not the visa applicant.

Yodrak

.....

As for the user's question about DS-156, I know for the Manila Embassy at least that this does have to be submitted. It has to be filled out via an online web form on their web site now, then I think it throws the data into a printable PDF for the beneficiary to print. Or maybe the data just automatically goes into the computer system at the Manila Embassy. But to answer the question of "is it needed," I would imagine it would depend on the consulate, but the safe answer would probably be a universal "yes" for K1 or K3 (I think).

..... Am I supposed to fill out the DS-156? My fiancee keeps insisting that I need to fill one out but as I read the questions, a lot of them don't pertain to me. .....

Edited July 6, 2007 by Yodrak