bank statement for Visitor visa

[mad4gc]

Hi Folks,

My parents are planning to visit from India. Please let me know for the I-134 would latest month bank statement be sufficient as supporting documents

OR

do we have to get a letter from the bank with the below details ?

The sponsor must submit in duplicate evidence of
incomeand resources, as appropriate:
A. Statement from an officer of the bank or other
financial institutions where you have deposits,
identifying the following details regarding your
account:
1. Date account opened;2. Total amount deposited for
the past year;3. Present balance.

Thanks in advance !

 

[techie8]

A letter is preferred

A letter from the bank is preferred. The reason for this is that it is possible to borrow money, put into an account and then get a statement.

Getting a letter provides the current balance, average balance, date of account opening etc, which is the detail that USCIS looks for.

There is a standard format that most banks use for this. They will issue it without any problem, but might charge a fee of 10-15 dollars for it.