Notarization for Rental apartment used to create Domicile

[Miguel&Kendra 0]

Hello everyone,

I am the USC, living overseas with my husband and our daughter in Chile. My husband and I are collecting our papers for the Affidavit of Support (we've gone through the I-130 and have paid the fee for the Agent and IV packet) . Since I am living in Chile I need to re-establish domicile in the US. I am using the following pieces of evidence to re-establish ties (all of which are connected to the same US address):

- document of voting registration and voting history emitted from my voting District

- current driver's license

- credit card bills

- bank statement

- copy of child's US consular birth record/passport and SSN card (showing we have made steps to create citizenship for our child)

- rental agreement with parents

- potential job offer from sister for child care services (though this would be in different city than the previous documents)

Secondary Info:

-internet quote from moving company (most likely will not be used since we are selling everything)

- internet quote from health insurance company

The rental agreement is the "corner stone" to my argument. Is there a need to legalize and/or notarize the signatures on these documents? Or can it be handed in without that? From what I've researched, the process to get a document notarized would involve traveling to the US Embassy in Santiago and having the document notarized by an officer there (since a notary public cannot notarize something outside of their jurisdiction aka my friend from Georgia who is a notary public and living in Chile cannot notarize my document). If that's the case, should I have my mother's signature as the "landlord" be present and notarized on the document in the US before I take it to have it notarized at the Embassy?

Also, is it possible to include this document at a later time (aka the Embassy interview) so that I don't hold up the submission of the Affidavit packet?

Does anyone have experience with job offers? does it just have to be a letter that stipulates that I am being offered a job or should I have her draw up a contract? Notarization for this document at well?

Any information that can be provided would be greatly appreciated. If you need more clarification about my situation please feel free to ask. Or if there are some suggestions of other pieces of information that would help make my case, please feel free to suggest. Thank you so much and have a great day!

[Darnell 8,478]

re: notary - is possible for two signatures (yours and yer moms) to have two notary blocks [one from a Vice Consul on you, one from a notary in the states on yer Mom)

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[ebe 6]

It seems like many people just use rental agreements that are signed by both parties and not notarized; I've read quite a bit about this on the Canada forum and it seems like for many that works, although of course it depends on the situation, how good your other proof is, etc.

As there are few Chile folks on the forum, I'm not really sure about the whole domicile situation here. It seems like we are almost all living abroad with our spouses so it would be good to have more info on this! Does anyone know how strict the embassy here in Chile is about the domicile issue?

Suerte!! Sorry I couldn't be of more help but I myself am not very clear on this either!

[Miguel&Kendra 0]

Thanks for some input ebe. Presently we are opting for the more formal route. Right now we are going to have my Mom sign and have it notarized over there (being the US) and the fly to Santiago and have it notarized at the Embassy. Hopefully I can get a more clear answer from someone, otherwise... Off to Santiago we go to have it notarized.

[ebe 6]

well, no harm in taking a trip to santiago. it's really nice now since all the people left on vacation, haha.

[The Mean Lady 604]

A notary is not necessary.

Apt leases are not notarized.

That's not normal.

[Miguel&Kendra 0]

KDH,

Thanks for letting me know. It's all about trying to find the balance between what the Embassy is going to want and what is needed. We decided to submit the rental agreement with a single notarization on the part of the landlord because it's easily done. And I will sign as the renter but without the notarization. I think I've become so used to Chileans notarizing EVERYTHING that I just assume it needs to be done. Thanks for the clarification.