Single Status Affidavit

[crea78 0]

In June, I'm going to Vietnam to get engaged and need to obtain a Single Status Affidavit. I live in Charlotte, NC and was wondering what the steps are in order for this legal document to be considered "official". Should I visit my local court house or is there another department I need to go to? I printed out a form which I got from here: Document, but I'm not sure if this is the official form I will need to get notarized. Also, how much will it cost me and will I have enough time to get the official documents back before the first of June?

[quann 26]

i went to my local courthouse to the clerk's branch. it was $15 wasted since i'm on a k-1 petition but very comforting confirming to myself that i am not in a marriage and free to do so by US laws.

they'll print you a piece of paper stamped, takes about 5 min.

Edited April 19, 2011 by quann

[crea78 0]

i went to my local courthouse to the clerk's branch. it was $15 wasted since i'm on a k-1 petition but very comforting confirming to myself that i am not in a marriage and free to do so by US laws.

they'll print you a piece of paper stamped, takes about 5 min.

Thanks for your feedback. Do I need to bring anything with me, like my drivers license, passport, etc when I go to the court house? Also, I don't have a K-1 Visa yet since she won't be coming over her until late this year or early next. Will this be a problem when I go get the Single Status Affadavit?

Edited April 19, 2011 by crea78

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Thanks for your feedback. Do I need to bring anything with me, like my drivers license, passport, etc when I go to the court house? Also, I don't have a K-1 Visa yet since she won't be coming over her until late this year or early next. Will this be a problem when I go get the Single Status Affadavit?

You don't need a single status document in order to get engaged. Getting engaged in Vietnam is not a legal process - it's purely cultural. If you're planning on filing a K1 petition then don't bother with any legal documents. You won't need them. If you're planning on getting married in Vietnam then that's a completely different matter.

[decker 1]

you don't need it buddy.

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

In June, I'm going to Vietnam to get engaged and need to obtain a Single Status Affidavit. I live in Charlotte, NC and was wondering what the steps are in order for this legal document to be considered "official". Should I visit my local court house or is there another department I need to go to? I printed out a form which I got from here: Document, but I'm not sure if this is the official form I will need to get notarized. Also, how much will it cost me and will I have enough time to get the official documents back before the first of June?

Single Status Affidavit is only for CR1/IR1 Visa.

K1 doesn't requires Single Status.

[Dau Que 6]

May be the bride's father asks for it to make sure he's not currently married (or filing for divorced but not yet finalized). Some ppl wanna make sure they're not wasting time and effort for nothing.

[quann 26]

oops yea in my round-about ways that's what i was trying to say...if you're doing the K-1 don't waste the money on it. only if you plan to get marry over there do you need it.

[crea78 0]

May be the bride's father asks for it to make sure he's not currently married (or filing for divorced but not yet finalized). Some ppl wanna make sure they're not wasting time and effort for nothing.

It's actually her uncle I'm going with to Vietnam and he is the one who made the arrangements for us to communicate with each other. He stays in contact with my fiancée and her parents on a daily basis. He "requires" her to get a Single Status document as well just for proof. I'm sure I won't need it, but I rather be safe than sorry.

I appreciate everyone's input on this and since I'm going to go through with the process, I have the forms from Vitalrecords to send off either tomorrow or Thursday.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

It's actually her uncle I'm going with to Vietnam and he is the one who made the arrangements for us to communicate with each other. He stays in contact with my fiancée and her parents on a daily basis. He "requires" her to get a Single Status document as well just for proof. I'm sure I won't need it, but I rather be safe than sorry.

I appreciate everyone's input on this and since I'm going to go through with the process, I have the forms from Vitalrecords to send off either tomorrow or Thursday.

If this is to satisfy some family members that you're both unmarried then that's one thing. If it's because the uncle thinks it will be needed for the visa process then he's wrong. It's only needed if you both plan to get married in Vietnam, and in that case it's needed by the VN government to register the marriage. The engagement ceremony is cultural - it's not registered with the government. No documentation is required.

I hope this uncle isn't one of the thousands of "expert uncles" living in the US. I've run into a few of these "uncles" myself. They never really study the US immigration process, but they manage to bumble their way through a couple of visa petitions and they think they're experts.

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

If this is to satisfy some family members that you're both unmarried then that's one thing. If it's because the uncle thinks it will be needed for the visa process then he's wrong. It's only needed if you both plan to get married in Vietnam, and in that case it's needed by the VN government to register the marriage. The engagement ceremony is cultural - it's not registered with the government. No documentation is required.

I hope this uncle isn't one of the thousands of "expert uncles" living in the US. I've run into a few of these "uncles" myself. They never really study the US immigration process, but they manage to bumble their way through a couple of visa petitions and they think they're experts.

you mean "Uncle Ho"

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

you mean "Uncle Ho"

No, I mean "Uncle Boom Boom".