Wesleygolf

If only income is used for affidavit of support, is a letter from the
bank needed, since i have enough income from my job? i have letter of
employment, tax returns if they need them, recent pay stubs, and birth
certificate, passport et.... Any help would be appreciated.

Dekka'S Angel

Originally posted by wesleygolf

    > If only income is used for affidavit of support, is a letter from the
    > bank needed, since i have enough income from my job? i have letter of
    > employment, tax returns if they need them, recent pay stubs, and birth
    > certificate, passport et.... Any help would be appreciated.



While the language of the instructions is a bit ambiguous read as a
whole, I read category A (bank deposit info) and category B (employment
letter) as being the minimum required from everyone, category C for the
self-employed only, and category D for those submitting asset evidence.



Am I right? Who knows, but I sent it anyway. It cannot hurt.

Dutchman2001nl

Originally posted by wesleygolf

    > If only income is used for affidavit of support, is a letter from the
    > bank needed, since i have enough income from my job? i have letter of
    > employment, tax returns if they need them, recent pay stubs, and birth
    > certificate, passport et.... Any help would be appreciated.





The I-134 instruction sheet asks for a letter of the bank in which you
have deposits giving the details....

Date account opened.

Total amount deposited for the past year.

Present balance.



I'd say, ask the bank for such a letter.



Take care........

Noorah101

Originally posted by wesleygolf

    > If only income is used for affidavit of support, is a letter from the
    > bank needed, since i have enough income from my job? i have letter of
    > employment, tax returns if they need them, recent pay stubs, and birth
    > certificate, passport et.... Any help would be appreciated.

"Needed" or not, I'm bringing one. Along with 3 years tax returns,
employment letter, 1 year of pay stubs, and 1 year of bank statements!
I'm going to flood them with proof!! :-)



Rene

Charlies

Damn this thread.

I just read it, panicked and called Sandy thinking she only had the tax
returns. I could actually hear her roll her eyes at me over the
telephone, so panic is over now

Alecca

I included letter from bank and letter from employer and had I-134
notarized.



Steve got his visa, I must have done it right :P

Wesleygolf

Originally posted by Alecca

    > I included letter from bank and letter from employer and had I-134
    > notarized.


    > Steve got his visa, I must have done it right :P





Thanks, do you remember the general context of the letter from the bank?
did it just say the account number, date it was opened? any help on this
will be greatly appreciated.

Folinskyinla

Originally posted by Dekka's Angel

    > While the language of the instructions is a bit ambiguous read as a
    > whole, I read category A (bank deposit info) and category B
    > (employment letter) as being the minimum required from everyone,
    > category C for the self-employed only, and category D for those
    > submitting asset evidence.


    > Am I right? Who knows, but I sent it anyway. It cannot hurt.



Hi:



In certain areas misunderstandings arise because obsolescent forms are
used -- and the I-134 is one such form. And practice varies.



A bank letter can't hurt -- but in practice, it is not needed.



In an area that few of you will see, the immigration regulations
expressly require that a Motion To Reopen or a Motion To Reconsider be
filed on form I-290A. At the time this regulation was issued, the old
I-290A had been eliminated because it was an old Immigration Court form
and they had been taken out of the old "INS" long ago. No form was ever
issued for MTR's under the I-290A number or any other number at that.



So, you have a regulation that requieres a form that does NOT exist! On
the lawyer chat boards, there will every so often be a panic call for "I
can't find the I-290A! Help me!" and the other lawyers say "Relax,
doesn't exist, therefore not neeed"



I try and recall here that if the immigraton laws can drive those
professionals who "live" in the field nuts, it will drive the "lay"
people more nuts.

Alecca

Originally posted by wesleygolf

    > Thanks, do you remember the general context of the letter from the
    > bank? did it just say the account number, date it was opened? any help
    > on this will be greatly appreciated.



It said soemthing like



Name opened account on date. Average account balance is $$$$.



Very bland and simple, but if Folinskyinla says you don't need it, you
don't need it

Bubbadog

Originally posted by Folinskyinla

I try and recall here that if the immigraton laws can drive those
professionals who "live" in the field nuts, it will drive the "lay"
people more nuts. Amen to that!!!!!!