New I-134A, Online Request to be a Supporter and Declaration of Financial Support- Verse K1Visa

[Chris&Ale 153]

So, I'm seeing folks post on Facebook where they applied on the 17th, got approved the next day, and have their loved ones here in the US already. What the #^%÷ are they doing taking on new cases just received while leaving others sitting on a virtual shelf someplace? I urge all of us who applied early and who are still waiting to call and complain to our congresspeople this week.

Edited January 21, 2023 by Chris&Ale

[Ngillet 267]

Quite a few i134a approvals on the FB groups. There seems to be some outliers getting approved from the 17th and after, but mostly looking like they are on the 7th/8th. Fingers crossed! Luck, Love and patience to all! 

[YecaCruz 379]

joining this thread to see how the process goes for others, and gain insight with this!

My parents agreed to sponsor a family that we've known for over a decade from Nicaragua. Waiting for their passports to finish the renewal process before they submit 4 I-134as (2 adults, 2 kids). I walked my folks through the application as much as I could along with the best way to write in the statements explaining how you will support them. 

 

Anyone have any insight regarding: sufficient assets. They are self-employed farmers that run most of their income through the farm. So, on paper it seems like they don't make much money. We were trying to figure out how do we tie together them with their farm LLCs but at the end figured out that we didn't need to. Thankfully the combined assets between my mom's 401k and their personal account is 250k. If I understand correctly should be enough assets to satisfy USCIS without involving the LLC's etc.

 

I like to be 110% prepared and a little paranoid lol. If we would need to use their businesses to further prove up assets, what's the best way to show this on paper? My initial thoughts are:

Business letter signed by them affirming 100% ownership? (what else would show this? letter from their tax guy?)

Business tax returns (all pages)

Business bank statements + signature cards 

...?

Edited January 30, 2023 by YecaCruz

[GoodHelper 5]

10 hours ago, YecaCruz said:

joining this thread to see how the process goes for others, and gain insight with this!

My parents agreed to sponsor a family that we've known for over a decade from Nicaragua. Waiting for their passports to finish the renewal process before they submit 4 I-134as (2 adults, 2 kids). I walked my folks through the application as much as I could along with the best way to write in the statements explaining how you will support them. 

 

Anyone have any insight regarding: sufficient assets. They are self-employed farmers that run most of their income through the farm. So, on paper it seems like they don't make much money. We were trying to figure out how do we tie together them with their farm LLCs but at the end figured out that we didn't need to. Thankfully the combined assets between my mom's 401k and their personal account is 250k. If I understand correctly should be enough assets to satisfy USCIS without involving the LLC's etc.

 

I like to be 110% prepared and a little paranoid lol. If we would need to use their businesses to further prove up assets, what's the best way to show this on paper? My initial thoughts are:

Business letter signed by them affirming 100% ownership? (what else would show this? letter from their tax guy?)

Business tax returns (all pages)

Business bank statements + signature cards 

...?

250k should be enough. I wouldn’t worry about the business letter. If push come to shove I’d get the business tax returns and business bank statements ready.

Im not sure about what the business letter signed by them affirming 100% ownership would do since it’s an LLC and not a sole proprietorship. Maybe you meant the EIN confirmation letter from the IRS.

Your parents are very generous supporting this entire family, blessings on them! 
id say submit i134a application as soon as possible since the line is getting long.

Good Luck!

[YecaCruz 379]

3 hours ago, GoodHelper said:

250k should be enough. I wouldn’t worry about the business letter. If push come to shove I’d get the business tax returns and business bank statements ready.

Im not sure about what the business letter signed by them affirming 100% ownership would do since it’s an LLC and not a sole proprietorship. Maybe you meant the EIN confirmation letter from the IRS.

Your parents are very generous supporting this entire family, blessings on them! 
id say submit i134a application as soon as possible since the line is getting long.

Good Luck!

thank you for your input, GoodHelper. I'm one of those people who needs someone else to confirm what I'm already thinking! Yes, as soon as the family gets their passports back (renewed) they are going to be submitting the application!

[Kyleandandrea 16]

On 1/10/2023 at 5:43 PM, Romelus21 said:

 

Does your fiance have to live in that country or just have a passport from one of those countries? My fiancé is Haitian but moved to Ecuador. He just has a resident card there but his passport is still from Haiti.

Me and my wife lived in panama together she had temporary residency there and we got approved and traveled to the USA last saturday. Currently we are just waiting on her work papers and she is studying for the exam for her florida physical therapist license 

[Kyleandandrea 16]

On 1/15/2023 at 5:05 PM, K-9 Visa said:

No way you got a letter from a bank officer and a home appraisal in one day! I just spent two days getting the paperwork together. I can't submit I-134A until the banks open on Tuesday, to get the letter from a bank officer.

You don't need a home appraisal or bank letter. Just send bank statements. Typically if you have tax returns and bank statements and pay stubs you are good to go.

[Kyleandandrea 16]

On 1/18/2023 at 9:29 AM, Chris&Ale said:

Anyone see any progress on their I-134a case(s) today? I applied for my Cuban brother-in-law early morning of the 7th but nothing yet. Meanwhile, a friend of his who submitted on Sunday, the 8th has been approved and is already here in the US. How the heck is USCIS prioritizing these applications? Time to call and complain to my congressman.

Its completely random how they get approved. My wife talks to a lot of her friends and watches videos from a bunch of Venezuelans and the time of approval is different for everyone.

[YecaCruz 379]

Buenas noches,

 

Helped my folks file 4 I-134As for our family-friends today (2 adults and 2 kids). Took our friends about 2 weeks to renew their passports in Nicaragua. I'll keep coming by with updates as I too am seeing some crazy-fast approvals as well and am curious how things will play out.

Evidence docs submitted :

3 years personal tax return transcripts

3-consecutive personal bank account statements +1 2022 end-of-year retirement account statement to show a total of $250k in assets available. Statement from bank official

 

 

[YecaCruz 379]

Good morning, 

 

Swinging back around to report that my parents were approved as sponsors.

9 business days or 13 calendar days

Submitted Feb 2 and our friends/beneficiaries received their confirmation emails today. WIll swing back again to report how long it takes between the CBP1 step until receipt of authorization to travel

Edited February 15, 2023 by YecaCruz

[GoodHelper 5]

4 minutes ago, YecaCruz said:

Good morning, 

 

Swinging back around to report that my parents were approved as sponsors.

9 business days or 13 calendar days

Submitted Feb 2 and our friends/beneficiaries received their confirmation emails today. WIll swing back again to report how long it takes between the CBP1 step until receipt of authorization to travel

Submitted I-134A on January 10 for 3 people. Got a confirm the same day for 2. Since they all had to travel together (sister and 2 kids), we waited about 1month (January 13) to get the last confirm. We submitted cbp1 last night (Feb 14) and received travel authorization today. Buying tickets now. Good Luck!

[GoodHelper 5]

On 2/2/2023 at 10:02 PM, YecaCruz said:

Buenas noches,

 

Helped my folks file 4 I-134As for our family-friends today (2 adults and 2 kids). Took our friends about 2 weeks to renew their passports in Nicaragua. I'll keep coming by with updates as I too am seeing some crazy-fast approvals as well and am curious how things will play out.

Evidence docs submitted :

3 years personal tax return transcripts

3-consecutive personal bank account statements +1 2022 end-of-year retirement account statement to show a total of $250k in assets available. Statement from bank official

 

 

I did only 1 year. All 3 of mine got approved. Good luck!

[YecaCruz 379]

2 minutes ago, GoodHelper said:

Submitted I-134A on January 10 for 3 people. Got a confirm the same day for 2. Since they all had to travel together (sister and 2 kids), we waited about 1month (January 13) to get the last confirm. We submitted cbp1 last night (Feb 14) and received travel authorization today. Buying tickets now. Good Luck!

amazing! was there ever any trouble with uploading their selfies/pics to the CPB1 app? i'm in a whatsapp group for people in Nicaragua and word on the street is that the previous version should be downloaded due to some technical issues with the most recent available version.

[GoodHelper 5]

Just now, YecaCruz said:

amazing! was there ever any trouble with uploading their selfies/pics to the CPB1 app? i'm in a whatsapp group for people in Nicaragua and word on the street is that the previous version should be downloaded due to some technical issues with the most recent available version.

Yup! There is this crazy issue with app versions. We used the 2.30. We spent ALL day long yesterday trying to take pictures. They tried inside, it’s too dark inside. We go outside , outside in the sun, app asks to go somewhere with more shades. We ended up spending $150 on professional photographers lightnings for it to work. Once we got the right lightning, the app worked. 
 

[YecaCruz 379]

1 minute ago, GoodHelper said:

Yup! There is this crazy issue with app versions. We used the 2.30. We spent ALL day long yesterday trying to take pictures. They tried inside, it’s too dark inside. We go outside , outside in the sun, app asks to go somewhere with more shades. We ended up spending $150 on professional photographers lightnings for it to work. Once we got the right lightning, the app worked. 
 

Oh lordy. thank you for that info; that's good to know so I can relay that info to my friend as she prepares to do her part. You truly are a good helper as your name implies ☺️