questions about bank statements?

[denali_1963 0]

Hello everybody and happy easter. My question is i just got my letter from the bank stateing my depostits in my accounts. What they did is add it all together and gave one number for my savings , one number for checking then added it all together. The problem is its giving me about 6,000 above what my w-2 says i made last year. One reason is my mother passed away last december and her insurance company distributed about 5,000 but the other 2,000 or so i am not sure. My x deposted money in my accounts cuss i sold him a car and he owed me some money. Will this be a problem if the funds don't add up exactly? Should i just send statements of 12 months instead? That would be about 24 pages or more for a years time. Or should i just send the banks letter which is only one page? Thank you for your time

[motu 6]

Why do you need a bank statement anyway? If you qualify based on income alone - I wouldn't submit any bank statements (I didn't for K1 and for AOS either.) However, if you do submit them - they do not have to add up to anything - people borrow monies and withdraw monies from other sources (e.g. 401s, stocks and bond sales etc.) and can often have more money in the bank then they make (lucky ones!) Don't worry about that part of the statement. Good Luck

[Ban Hammer 13,481]

Hello everybody and happy easter. My question is i just got my letter from the bank stateing my depostits in my accounts. What they did is add it all together and gave one number for my savings , one number for checking then added it all together. The problem is its giving me about 6,000 above what my w-2 says i made last year. One reason is my mother passed away last december and her insurance company distributed about 5,000 but the other 2,000 or so i am not sure. My x deposted money in my accounts cuss i sold him a car and he owed me some money. Will this be a problem if the funds don't add up exactly? Should i just send statements of 12 months instead? That would be about 24 pages or more for a years time. Or should i just send the banks letter which is only one page? Thank you for your time

as i'm understanding this, you have x amount in savings, x amount in checking, with both added together to make x amount. as you have spent years (i assume) accumulating that savings, and what you have in checking takes into account bills being paid out of it, it is not surprising that such would differ from your w-2. i would think the main thing they go off of is your w-2, with supporting documents of savings to show that you can provide for your significant other. what you might consider doing, if you feel it is necessary, is to add a memorandum explaining why you had such a large amount deposited into your savings account. good luck.

[gag54611 1]

I'm assuming that you are gathering evidence for the I-134. In that case, as Motu satated, if your income exceeds the poverty guidelines, then you don't need to provide anything from your bank. If, on the other hand, you are not employed and can't provide an employer's letter, then you can provide the letter that your bank provided. You do not need to send copies of your statements.

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[denali_1963 0]

yes i am employed and have that letter from my work and make enough money. I thought you also need statements from bank (that is what it states in affidavit of support) to prove your fiance didn't pay you for green card or something? Should he not provide this for consular?

[jkb919 0]

Yes our packet 3 also said to have a statement from a bank officer..even if I dont need it I still got one, just in case..to me better safe then sorry...but I have also have deposited more over the last year then what I made...it is no big deal, like you said you got money from gandmother passing and other things...I recieved money for b-day presents and other holidays that I deposited in my bank account...your bank account deals with more then just money you make from work...dont worry about it it will be ok if there is more money then what you made.