Notarized affidavits?

[carmelisa 0]

Hi,

Do the affidavits need to be notarized? I read conflicting stories. One said yes and one said no.

Thanks,

Carmelisa

[Damian&Kelly 16]

yes it needs to be notarized.

[carmelisa 0]

i just want to confirm that you mean the affidavits from people that say they know you are in a real relationship (not the affidavit of support). thanks!!

[Damian&Kelly 16]

i just want to confirm that you mean the affidavits from people that say they know you are in a real relationship (not the affidavit of support). thanks!!

oh i'm sorry! I got confused.

you do not need them notarized unless your interview is passed the expiration date of your NOA2.

[James 2]

i just want to confirm that you mean the affidavits from people that say they know you are in a real relationship (not the affidavit of support). thanks!!

oh i'm sorry! I got confused.

you do not need them notarized unless your interview is passed the expiration date of your NOA2.

Heh, you're still confused. Affidavits in support of the I-751 should be notarized. However, federal law (28 U.S.C. § 1746, to be precise) does permit one to append the following declaration in lieu of notarization when one is required to submit a sworn affidavit:

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).

(Signature)

[Illinois 0]

We did not have the letters notarized, nor did they have the sentence James posted above. (Just plain forgot the letters were to be notarized!) We were recently approved. I think given the other evidence we sent in, the letters not being notarized probably did not have much effect. But, I am just speculating and sharing our experience.

[Collie 122]

Its better to have them notarized, but it is not a requirement. All of ours are notarized because I think it looks better and shows that the affidavits are true and are not just made up by joe bloggs! It saves USCIS time as they don't have to call the person to testify and lets face it...USCIS needs all the help they can get to approve our petitions faster!

[James 2]

Its better to have them notarized, but it is not a requirement.

Actually, the instructions require that the affidavits be "sworn." That means they should be notarized or, if not possible, have the declaration quoted above.

[ilovecookies 0]

our letter from friends were notarized, but i haven't been approved yet so.......

[honeyblonde 0]

We didn't do affidavits. We were told by friends on here that they are only needed if there isn't any other good evidence to submit.

[carmelisa 0]

We didn't do affidavits. We were told by friends on here that they are only needed if there isn't any other good evidence to submit.

hi Honeyblonde,

did you find out yet if you were approved? thanks for your help!

carmelisa

[honeyblonde 0]

We just filed ours, but some of those who told us they didn't do them have gotten their 10 year cards already. It really depends on how strong your other evidence is as to whether you need to send affidavits or not.

[russian_armenian 4]

We have not submitted affidevits because our lawer told us that there is no need. I followed his directions because if you do immigration law for 20 years, you have to know something in the craft. Seams that financial comminglig is way more important. If you have other proof-I would not bother.

We didn't do affidavits. We were told by friends on here that they are only needed if there isn't any other good evidence to submit.

hi Honeyblonde,

did you find out yet if you were approved? thanks for your help!

carmelisa

[msilitonga 0]

We didn't submit affidavits either. We submitted financial records (insurance, tax, loans) and birth certificate of our daughter. I don't think you can beat birth certificate though. But then again, the application is still pending, so knock on wood.

Simon

We have not submitted affidevits because our lawer told us that there is no need. I followed his directions because if you do immigration law for 20 years, you have to know something in the craft. Seams that financial comminglig is way more important. If you have other proof-I would not bother.

We didn't do affidavits. We were told by friends on here that they are only needed if there isn't any other good evidence to submit.

hi Honeyblonde,

did you find out yet if you were approved? thanks for your help!

carmelisa

[Dakine 26]

When in doubt! DO IT!!!!