affidavit for I-751

[tan88 0]

can you tell me what you think of this? this will be coming from my mother in law:

I am writing this letter to support the I-751 petition by Brian and

Tanja Pack. I first met Tanja, my daughter in law, February 2005 when my son got military orders to Fort Polk, LA. They came to stay with me for a couple days. They again visited in April 2005 for the Easter holidays. They also spend Memorial Day with us. That was the first time they brought their, then new, puppy Bam over to visit too.

We also spend Christmas 2005 together. Even Tanja’s parents flew here from Germany to spend Christmas with the whole family. My son Brian and daughter in law try to visit during every holiday. They both also came to visit for Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day of 2006. I expect to see them again for Thanksgiving and also for Christmas this year. I am in constant phone contact with both of them.

and then i have this one for my neighbor

I am writing this letter to support the I-751 petition by Brian and

Tanja Pack. I first met Tanja and Brian when we moved in the same military neighborhood they live in, in January 2006. Our dogs like to play together. They are both living in this house and they are a married couple. I see them regulary in the backyard and I am planning on watching their dogs while they go to their mother in law over Thanksgiving.

If you have any questions, I may be reached at the phone number or the address above.

any suggestions or will this work?

thank you so much :-)

[Kebek 0]

That should be good

[jilanik 0]

it sounds ok, but isn't that a bit impersonal? I am not sure myself, I need to send in my i751 in this week. any help would be appreciated. thanks.

[sparkofcreation 0]

I'm a little disturbed by the idea that you wrote their affidavits yourself, frankly. Isn't that illegal? To write someone else's affidavit or certification? I mean, I know you can have them dictate it and write it down, but to write yourself what they're going to swear to makes the legalistic side of me get very nervous.

And I mean, the people who write your affidavits are really your closest friends and family. Are they really that reluctant to write a one-page letter on your behalf, that you have to do it for them?

We haven't gotten affidavits yet because we're not filing until next week [and we may not send any, since we moved cross-country halfway through and there aren't many people who've seen us both before and after the move], but we had some for our AOS, because we AOS'd while he was in the US (on a J-1) without doing a K-1 or anything first, so the AOS interview was the first time to present any evidence and we were concerned that AOS'ing from a J-1 might look suspicious.

Both the affidavits (from my mother and our roommate) were about two-thirds or three-quarters of a page long (they got them notarized and there was plenty of space underneath for the notary's stamp, seal, and signature), typed and single-spaced. I was in the room when our roommate wrote hers, and I know it took her about 20 minutes, including checking her spelling. If I had them on disk instead of only in hard copy, I'd post the text.

[Jersey 0]

I have said this before you do not even need to send in Affidavits I know plenty that have not done so and they have been accepted its not mandatory only if you do not have enough other evidence.

Good Luck

[Flames9_RN 358]

Is correct, one doesnt require an affidavit. Good to have, but not a must have.

I see nothing wrong with writing it up yourself and then having that person of course read it, agree with the write up and of course ,then sign it. Lot of people are busy and of course may not know exactly what is required. Saves the time and hassle of explaining it. Since they sign it, its as if they wrote it. We wrote up ours and emailed it to them for their approval. They made a few changes and signed it, too easy. No different from the various zillion other prefilled out forms people read and then sign. I figure they are doing us a favor, so why not help them out.

I dont think we really required any affidavits since we had piles of evidence, but had the time and it can't hurt especially when they work for the US gov't lol. best of luck to all

Edited October 30, 2006 by flames9

[RCP 0]

Me and My husband went to the local INS Center and talked to the INS Officer and we asked about the affidavit. She told us that it's very important you get it notarized.

We got 3 Notarized Affidavits from our friends.

Hope it helps......

Edited November 2, 2006 by RCP

[Alchemist 0]

I've heard that it's better to have them. And my friends notarized theirs as well, before giving them to me.

In regards to who writes the affidavits, it doesn really matter as long as your friends who are signing it are legitimate and what you write is true. Thats my opinion. Not everybody has time/patinece/language skills to write an affidavit, so writing it yourself for them, in their presence, and after that they signing it, i think its ok.

And i believe it can be from people that dont live close to you, like a good friend from another state. Just tell him/her to mention the times when you were ALL together in the city where you live.

Hope it helps,

A.