Affidavits

[Om&Abo Malik 12]

Hi i was wondering the specifics on the Affidavits that have to be submitted with I-130. Is it just handwritten confirmations of your marriage or is it something that have to be signed and notarized?

[Samoray 165]

Hi i was wondering the specifics on the Affidavits that have to be submitted with I-130. Is it just handwritten confirmations of your marriage or is it something that have to be signed and notarized?

It has to include how the person who's writing the affidavit know the couple and his relationship with them and it has to be signed but not necessarily notarized

Check these samples out

http://www.visajourney.com/examples/USCIS_I751_Affidavit.doc

http://www.visajourney.com/examples/I-751_support.doc

Good Luck

[Samoray 165]

You can also use google to search for samples http://www.google.com/search?q=affidavit%20of%20marriage

Good Luck

[BigJohn 4]

Check with the embassy first if you are DCF. Our embassy here in Manila does NOT accept affidavits for DCF filings. We told them the USCIS website says we can and they said they don't care they go by their own rules. So before you take a lot of time like we did to get them, make sure the embassy will even accept them. What they wanted in terms of proof of the relationship were photos, particularly of the wedding. If you are near enough to visit your embassy, I would go and ask them directly. Calling is next best but you may well get the wrong answer. Best place to ask is the window where applications are accepted as that is the person who has say over whether your application is good enough to submit. Also other things may be different from the USCIS website as well - for example in our case an original birth certificate for my spouse needed to be filed and a copy was not acceptable.