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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Dear All

In the earlier I-864 forms there was space for notary signature and attestation. But now there is no spapace for the same could any one please tell if i is a must to get it signed by a notary or not

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Hi,

Speaking from my own experience, I do think that a notary is required. When we completed the I-864 we had the notary do the stamp at the very bottom of the document in an area of white space.

I would strongly recommend that you contact the appropriate people before sending your forms in, just to verify. It could save any unnecessary delays. Maybe things have changed since my I-864 but there's no harm in confirming before you send your forms.

If you're sending your forms in to the National Visa Center, I think that it's best to email them. They usually responded to us in 3 or so days.

Best of Luck,

Scouseredneck :thumbs:

IR-1 / CR-1 Visa Timeline

Event Date

Service Center : Texas Service Center

Consulate : London, United Kingdom

Marriage : 2005-09-10

I-130 Sent : 2006-03-03

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-03-23

I-130 Approved : 2006-06-14

NVC Received : 2006-06-28

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2006-07-18

Pay I-864 Bill 2006-07-18

Receive I-864 Package : 2006-10-05 (delayed by NVC getting our address wrong)

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2006-10-26

Receive IV Bill : 2006-08-16

Pay IV Bill : 2006-08-17

Receive Instruction Package : 2006-09-04

Case Completed at NVC : 2006-11-21

NVC Left : 2006-11-28

Consulate Received : 2006-12-14

Currently waiting to receive interview at London Embassy...will post when we hear!

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The I 864 no longer needs to be notarized.

married Dec '03 in US

Feb 04...... I 130 filed......................approved August 04

March 04... I 129F filed....................approved October 04

August 04...I 130 for children filed....approved September 04

Interview: Jan 19 2005 in Sydney

~~~~K3/K4 Visas granted~~~~~

Leave for New Hampshire 27 January 05

We are Home!!!!! :o)

AOS timeline....round 1

2/16/05 I-765 mailed to Chicago

5/24/05 EAD approved

7/11/05 Started work!!

AOS....round 2 (to finally finish things off)

10/25/06 NOA1 for AOS/EAD

11/16/06 Transferred to CSC

11/17/06 Biometrics appt

11/27/06 Touched "Case now pending at CSC"

1/12/07 EAD "touched"

1/16/07 EAD "touched"

1/17/07 EAD approved "Card production Ordered"

1/20/07 I 485 "touched"

1/22/07 EAD card received

6/13/07 Transferred back to Missouri....grrrrrrr

7/23/07 Interview date! FINALLY!

7/23/07 AOS APPROVED!!! :o) 10 yr Greencard I 551 stamp in passport.

7/28/07 Welcome letter received

7/28/07 Card production ordered.

8/1/07 Approval notice senT

8/3/07 Greencards received in mail!

~~~WE ARE DONE~~~

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As I understood it, no notary is required if it's you completing the forms based on your income. In our case we needed a joint sponsor so we had that notarized.

Everyone's free to their opinion. My main recommendation was that if you have questions on this sort of thing, ask the people who should certainly know (the NVC).

Best of Luck :thumbs:

IR-1 / CR-1 Visa Timeline

Event Date

Service Center : Texas Service Center

Consulate : London, United Kingdom

Marriage : 2005-09-10

I-130 Sent : 2006-03-03

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-03-23

I-130 Approved : 2006-06-14

NVC Received : 2006-06-28

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2006-07-18

Pay I-864 Bill 2006-07-18

Receive I-864 Package : 2006-10-05 (delayed by NVC getting our address wrong)

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2006-10-26

Receive IV Bill : 2006-08-16

Pay IV Bill : 2006-08-17

Receive Instruction Package : 2006-09-04

Case Completed at NVC : 2006-11-21

NVC Left : 2006-11-28

Consulate Received : 2006-12-14

Currently waiting to receive interview at London Embassy...will post when we hear!

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Hi,

You do not notarize the I-864!!!

Jazzy

As I understood it, no notary is required if it's you completing the forms based on your income. In our case we needed a joint sponsor so we had that notarized.

Everyone's free to their opinion. My main recommendation was that if you have questions on this sort of thing, ask the people who should certainly know (the NVC).

Best of Luck :thumbs:

4-26-06 Married Cebu, Philippines

I-130 (wife & step daughter)

5-05-06 sent

5-08-06 received

5-20-06 Noa#1 (notice date)

5-25-06 Noa#1 (mail recieved)

5-31-06 (touched)

7-12-06 (touched) received email....cases transfered to CSC

7-13-06 (touched)

7-17-06 received NOA in mail (transfer notice)

7-19-06 CSC received petitions

7-20-06 (touched)

7-21-06 (touched)

7-22-06 (touched)

8-03-06 APPROVED (via email)

8-04-06 (touched)

8-06-06 (touched)

8-08-06 received NOA#2 in mail(sent to NVC)

NVC

8-17-06 NVC received and assigned case #s

8-28-06 ds-3032 and aos bill generated (sent out same day)

9-06-06 ds-3032 accepted (email) - resent for cr-2

9-18-06 IV bills received and express mailed

9-20-06 received AOS in mail

9-21-06 AOS sent

9-23-06 (touched)...weird

9-25-06 ds-230 generated

9-30-06 ds-230 received in mail

10-3-06 ds-230 mailed to nvc

10-17-06 CASE COMPLETE!!!

12-26-06 Case sent to manila

12-30-06 Rececieved Packet 4

2-01-07 St. Lukes complete

2-8-07 INTERVIEW!!!!!! AR-need to submit photos of step daughter

2-10-07 Mailed photos to embassy

2-13-07 Photos arrive at embassy

2-21-07 Photos made it out of mail room to case worker!!

3-07-07 Delbros text...VISAS released from embassy

3-09-07 VISAS IN HAND!!!!!!!!

3-29-07 Arrived in Newark (POE)

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: England
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good job it doesn't need to be - in the US every tom ####### and Harriet is a notary..

Here in the UK, in Leeds for instance (population circa 750,000 in the outer city and the 2nd financial centre of the UK the 4th largest economy in the world), there are 2 notaries - they are high powered people, hard to get hold of and expensive...

my sponsor (USC wife) is in the UK although I will be providing capital of my own as the security - so if it was necessary it would be a top nasty !

good job it isn't

alan..

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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Hi,

I honestly think you should call the NVC and ask, as every case is a bit different. My husband didn't have to have his I-864 notarized. But as you can see above other people needed it to be notarized.

Alix :star:

N-400 (based on 3-year marriage rule)
06/05/2014 Application Sent
06/06/2014 Application Received in Phoenix

06/09/2014 Priority Date

06/11/2014 Notice Date

06/12//2014 Check Cashed
06/12/2014 Received email/text receipt confirmation from Phoenix Lockbox

06/17/2014 Biometrics Letter mailed
06/20/2014 Biometrics Letter Received

06/24/2014 Biometrics Walk-in

06/26/2014 In line for Interview

07/03/2014 Original Biometrics Appointment

07/29/2014 Yellow Letter Received

09/05/2014 Interview letter Received

10/07/2014 Interview

10/17/2014 Received email/text that oath has been scheduled

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As I understood it, no notary is required if it's you completing the forms based on your income. In our case we needed a joint sponsor so we had that notarized.

Everyone's free to their opinion. My main recommendation was that if you have questions on this sort of thing, ask the people who should certainly know (the NVC).

Best of Luck :thumbs:

This is a recent change... sponsor....co-sponsor....it doesn't matter.

The form does not need to be notarized.

married Dec '03 in US

Feb 04...... I 130 filed......................approved August 04

March 04... I 129F filed....................approved October 04

August 04...I 130 for children filed....approved September 04

Interview: Jan 19 2005 in Sydney

~~~~K3/K4 Visas granted~~~~~

Leave for New Hampshire 27 January 05

We are Home!!!!! :o)

AOS timeline....round 1

2/16/05 I-765 mailed to Chicago

5/24/05 EAD approved

7/11/05 Started work!!

AOS....round 2 (to finally finish things off)

10/25/06 NOA1 for AOS/EAD

11/16/06 Transferred to CSC

11/17/06 Biometrics appt

11/27/06 Touched "Case now pending at CSC"

1/12/07 EAD "touched"

1/16/07 EAD "touched"

1/17/07 EAD approved "Card production Ordered"

1/20/07 I 485 "touched"

1/22/07 EAD card received

6/13/07 Transferred back to Missouri....grrrrrrr

7/23/07 Interview date! FINALLY!

7/23/07 AOS APPROVED!!! :o) 10 yr Greencard I 551 stamp in passport.

7/28/07 Welcome letter received

7/28/07 Card production ordered.

8/1/07 Approval notice senT

8/3/07 Greencards received in mail!

~~~WE ARE DONE~~~

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You don't need to notarize the I-864 anymore.

Dear All

In the earlier I-864 forms there was space for notary signature and attestation. But now there is no spapace for the same could any one please tell if i is a must to get it signed by a notary or not

Thanks All

I-130 Timeline with USCIS:

It took 92 days for I-130 to get approved from the filing date

NVC Process of I-130:

It took 78 days to complete the NVC process

Interview Process at The U.S. Embassy

Interview took 223 days from the I-130 filing date. Immigrant Visa was issued right after the interview

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