B2 visa extension

[Jdcation]

Hi

i am applying for my mother’s B2 visa extension.

do i need to provide I134 with the application?

[curious80]

Please let me know if you were able to get a confirmation on this.

[JoeF]

An I-134 is not needed. It is not enforceable to begin with.

[curious80]

Thank you for your response. The I539 form asks for "documentary evidence of source, amount and basis for any income". Would you be able to suggest what evidence we might need to submit in lieu of the I134? Would employment verification letter with income + W2 suffice?

[JoeF]

From one site (sorry can't post the link here):

"The I-134 is not legally binding.

From the State Department's Foreign Affairs Manual, 9 FAM 302.8-2(B)(2)(f)(3)(a):

Nevertheless, there still are circumstances when Form I-134 will be beneficial. This affidavit, submitted by the applicant at your request, is not legally binding on the sponsor and should not be accorded the same weight as Form I-864.

From USCIS's Adjudicator's Field Manual, Chapter 30.8, the section on I-134s:

Such affidavits, although helpful in judging financial ability, are not legally binding."

So, it can help, but don't put too much weight on it.

What they care about is that the visitor does not work nor becomes a public charge. Anything that can help convince them is good to have.