Affidavits

[BigJohn 4]

I would like to have a few people complete affidavits regarding our relationship and confirming we have been living together since married. Are there examples or generic forms of these somewhere to look at? i am guessing they need to be notorized??

[bobby_kvisa 7]

By definition, affidavits are a sworn statements and are considered legal documents - so yes you should get them notarized.

You should look on the wiki page here: http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Affidavit

to get started.

You can also do searches on VJ to see if anyone has posted samples affidavits.

I seem to remember that the USCIS itself has some guidelines about affidavits and what to include (possibly in the I130 instructions themselves or on the uscis.gov website) so you might want to look there to get more information.

[BigJohn 4]

Thanks bobby - that link had some good examples. We have pictures and a couple of emails but no chat logs or anything like that. Would they be interested in our wedding video (lol)?

[bobby_kvisa 7]

I had no phone records because I lost almost all of them. It should be fine just submit whatever evidences you have, a broad mix (little bit of this and little bit of that).

On your photos it is a good idea to label them with a description so they know what they are looking at.

[Mononoke28 137]

They don't have to be notarized unless you want them to be.

Diana

[BigJohn 4]

Good... affidavits from the US would no be hard to get notarized but it is hard to get them notarized in the philippines and I need to get one from my current and previous landlord saying we both resided together even though the lease wasn't joint.

Also I am guessing affidavits from foreign family members would not be given much credit since the family has an interest in lieing and can't be punished for false statements?

I was planning on getting affidavits from 2 of my best friends in the US who have both been privy to details of the relationship throughout (one of whom has visited and stayed with us twice here since I moved) and my two landlords.

i am hoping that the affidavits and the photos we have (digital so they'll need to be printed) and receipts for bills such as the engagement ring on my first visit will be enough. Also the fact that we waited 6 months after getting married before we even applied for a visa hopefully will be given some credit.

Also I know for the interview she is the only one who HAS to go but I will be there is it a problem if I sit in on the interview too or will they even let me?