Friends letter for I-601 HELP!

[Lua15 0]

Hello! I'm starting to get my i601 ready, and I have a few questions..

I'm thinking about asking friends to write letters to support our extreme hardship proof, and I want to know if they will need to get their signature notarized or just a regular signature will do? Also, do they need to mention their social security number, address or anything like that on the letter? Pleaseeee help!

[liquirojas 2]

The letters my friends, teachers, and family wrote, they didnt have their signature notarized and they didnt mention their SSN but they did mention their address or email so they could be contact just in case.

Good luck!

[Lua15 0]

Thank you so much for your help!

[Eternal Spring 10]

Hello! I'm starting to get my i601 ready, and I have a few questions..

I'm thinking about asking friends to write letters to support our extreme hardship proof, and I want to know if they will need to get their signature notarized or just a regular signature will do? Also, do they need to mention their social security number, address or anything like that on the letter? Pleaseeee help!

Hello, Lua15! My husband's immigration attorney stated the following requirements for the support letters: must include date, name, address, phone number, and the writer's relationship to either the applicant and/or the qualifying relative. They should also refer to you guys in the beginning of their letter by your full name (first name plus all your legal last names), followed by the words (the applicant) or (the qualifying relative), as applicable. The applicant is the person trying to receive immigration status. The qualifying relative is the US citizen (or LPR) who is the one who would experience the extreme hardship if the applicant's waiver would be denied.

[Eternal Spring 10]

Hello! I'm starting to get my i601 ready, and I have a few questions..

I'm thinking about asking friends to write letters to support our extreme hardship proof, and I want to know if they will need to get their signature notarized or just a regular signature will do? Also, do they need to mention their social security number, address or anything like that on the letter? Pleaseeee help!

One last thing--they need to provide either a copy of their US birth certificate, faceplate of their US Passport, or certificate of naturalization (this is only if they are in the US legally). If they don't want to do that, then they can provide a copy of their US driver's license or state ID card, *but* they have to get their letter notarized by a notary public (this is done for free at banks if the person is a customer of that bank). Sometimes notaries public will notarize the letter itself, sometimes they will only notarize a blank piece of paper--be sure to include the letter, the piece of paper with the notary's seal on it, and the copy of the letter writer's ID, when you submit that person's letter to Immigration.

People who are undocumented may also write letters--they just need to provide a copy of their foreign passport or other foreign ID.

[Boiler 46,047]

Such letters are fairly worthless, better to concentrate your efforts on hardships with evidence.

[Eternal Spring 10]

Such letters are fairly worthless, better to concentrate your efforts on hardships with evidence.

It's my understanding we need to submit both. Letters from friends show ties to the community, at the very least.

[Lua15 0]

Yeah, that will definitely make it more official. Thank you so much for your help! Now, since my husband, the usc, will be the one writting the hardship letter, do I also need to write a letter? If yes, what exactly should I say there since my husband will mention the hardships himself?

[Jawaree 718]

A family member or two who are USC or LPR can attest to your relationship & hardships,

They must state that they are USC or LPR & provide a copy of their license or PP along with

such letter, a friend can write a letter but these letters give not much points. Your pastor,

or employer attesting to how job has been affected is good with pertinent evidences of

hardships , a break-down of mthly bills with proofs, doctors letter if there's medical prob

letter from an ex (if you have one & theres kids, that they wont be allowed to leave the country

with you etc)

[Eternal Spring 10]

Yeah, that will definitely make it more official. Thank you so much for your help! Now, since my husband, the usc, will be the one writting the hardship letter, do I also need to write a letter? If yes, what exactly should I say there since my husband will mention the hardships himself?

No, you yourself do not write a letter. Unfortunately, the government doesn't care about any hardships to the undocumented spouse, only to the spouse with legal status.

For example, in my situation, I'm a US citizen with a serious, chronic health condition for several decades now (with no cure). I wrote a very detailed letter, 18 pages long, with foot notes attributing all my sources, and I provided copies of those sources, as well. My husband is undocumented, so he does not write any letter (however, he has family, friends, and coworkers here in the US, and they wrote letters in support of his character, etc.).

Hope this helps!

[Lua15 0]

No, you yourself do not write a letter. Unfortunately, the government doesn't care about any hardships to the undocumented spouse, only to the spouse with legal status.

For example, in my situation, I'm a US citizen with a serious, chronic health condition for several decades now (with no cure). I wrote a very detailed letter, 18 pages long, with foot notes attributing all my sources, and I provided copies of those sources, as well. My husband is undocumented, so he does not write any letter (however, he has family, friends, and coworkers here in the US, and they wrote letters in support of his character, etc.).

Hope this helps!

It helps a lot! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer me.