ROC Affidavits

[nemozed 1]

Preparing our application for ROC. The instructions tell me that I must provide 2 Affidavits from people who know my wife and I and who can testify to the nature of our relationship.

What should these affidavits include? How should they be done? Should they bit witnessed, notarized?

I would appreciate some information on this. Thanks.

[NikLR 13,232]

Affidavits are not required but should you choose to include them, they should state the name and address of the person writing it, and how long and how well they know you and your spouse. They can be notarized or not. They're really only useful if you dont have a lot of other evidence since they're very low on the evidence scale.

[kris&me 572]

Sample affidavits are online / just google the name affidavit

I did several for my RFE / i am a paralegal and we use these for evidence when a person can not be there / USCIS has to accept them

as they are a legal binding statement, never make up or lie on one

you can be held accountable

they need to include name and address of person making the affidavit and a shorn statement saying what you attest to

they are legal and are accepted by any court by definition

a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court. this is the definiton

[NikLR 13,232]

Honestly if you have enough other evidence, you can skip the affidavits altogether.

[nemozed 1]

Thanks for the responses. We're low income. We have lease agreements, wills, insurance, joint bank accounts, utility bills and other bills in both are names but we don't have any big ticket items bought on time, like houses or cars, and I know they put the most stock in financial evidence. I feel the affidavits will augment the evidence we do have.

[nemozed 1]

I have tax transcripts except for this year (I just filed) and we have to send this thing with the week. I am ordering the transcript for this year but it usually takes a couple weeks. I will append a cover letter explaining the absence of this years tax transcript and making it known that I can send it along to them at any time once it arrives from the IRS.

[NikLR 13,232]

Our 1 statement wasnt notarized. Neither was one we sent with the I-130.

Op you have lots more than some people with wills and joint accounts. That shows financial co-mingling.

If the person can get the statement notarized then fine, but I think asking people to pay money for a notary isnt appropriate either.

On the forum you will get opinions and you have to choose what's best for you. Best of luck!

[nemozed 1]

Last time I ordered tax transcripts they took two weeks, not five days. Maybe they are supposed to take five days but that is not what actually happened.

I may try to get the affidavits notarized just to cross that extra t.

I have all the documentation that is possible for my wife and I to have. I have to hope that it will be sufficient.