Does I-134 need to be notarized?

[FredandKim 0]

Hi all! First of all I just want to say thank you to everyone on this thread who has posted such useful information. My fiance and I are going through the K-1 process and this forum has been an invaluable tool. I have been able to find just about any answer I have needed by reading the posts of others. I do have one question however. My fiance is set to have his interview in Montreal on Nov. 12, and I am about to mail him all the required paperwork. I cannot find anywhere that it offically says that the Affadivit of Support needs to be notarized, but I have seen that several people have had that done. I have all the supporting documents for both my affadavit, as well as my co-sponsors (my mom) but I have not had them notarized. Is that something I need to do before I mail them, or is it ok as long as I have the evidence to back up the numbers we put on there? Thanks in advance!

[Lona.C. 16]

when i was at that stage the I 134 needed to be notorized unless they changed the rules good luck

[Inky 1,110]

Never notarized any of my affidavits of support never had any provblems with them. I didnt read anywhere that it had to be either. Should be fine without it!

[darkchilde794 5]

I would say if you are interviewing on your own, you maybe should... I think to get them notarized in the US is really cheap and can be done as UPS or FedEx.

I had all of the files my fiance sent me for proof of financial support notarized just for peace of mind.

[KnJ 0]

my fiance says that the instructions say no, but I thought it says that it does.

As I was explaining to someone yesterday, it's a pretty important and serious commitment. I think about that especially for sponsors who aren't the spouse. The sponsor(s) agree to support the immigrant and the sponsor income(s) will be used in any consideration of benefits like food stamps or welfare. So even if the marriage doesn't last, the people sponsoring are responsible, and any benefits have to be paid back if the immigrant's support means they don't qualify. I can understand why they would want it notarized, but I don't know for sure if that's required.

K

[darkchilde794 5]

my fiance says that the instructions say no, but I thought it says that it does.

As I was explaining to someone yesterday, it's a pretty important and serious commitment. I think about that especially for sponsors who aren't the spouse. The sponsor(s) agree to support the immigrant and the sponsor income(s) will be used in any consideration of benefits like food stamps or welfare. So even if the marriage doesn't last, the people sponsoring are responsible, and any benefits have to be paid back if the immigrant's support means they don't qualify. I can understand why they would want it notarized, but I don't know for sure if that's required.

K

I dont think the instructions say they do, but I did read a thread from here that discusses all the things you can use for your financial support, and how to do it. If I find the thread again, I will post it (I am kind of "ok done with this part, forget forget forget!"). The person who wrote the thread strongly suggests to get things notarized to ensure that the proof is really from your sponsor/co-sponsor.

Personally, to get it notarized in Maryland wasnt a big deal (bec I wasnt the one doing it hahahaha and bec its cheap and easily done). I had my fiance do it for peace of mind. So if a few more steps strongly ensures that you wont have problems, I say take them.

[KnJ 0]

use this form

(USCIS URL)

You do not need to have this form notarized, there is no space for it.

Always look up the form dates on the *government* website. Montreal has sent me basically ALL outdated forms. The only thing I used that they sent me is the checklist in P3. All the other forms, I made sure it was the most recent version.

Edited October 24, 2009 by KnJ

[Hugglebuggles 60]

The old I-134 forms needed to be notarized. They came out with a newer version around the time I had my interview back in April, which doesn't need to be notarized. Like KnJ said, there is no space for it. Just make sure you get the newest version of the form and you'll be fine. I never had ours notarized and it was never an issue in Montreal.