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does I-864 need to be notarized???

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hey guys! just wanna know if I864 needs to be notarized???

As far as I know, it does'nt..but as I was going thru the forum, i've read in one of the postings that I-864 should be notarized???pls help!!!!

IR1/CR1 (CSC)

(F2 category)

May 31, 2006 - sent I130

June 5, 2006 - Received by USCIS

June 20,2006 - I130 notice date

January 25, 2007 - Hubby became a naturalized citizen

January 26, 2007 - sent mail to upgrade from F2 to IR1 and also upgraded it over the fone (USCIS told him to wait for 45 days for I130 to be upgraded)

March 13-Received a letter from USCIS asking for a copy of naturalization cert plus a cover letter entitled I130 Request for Upgrade

March 20- faxed the papers

March 21- TOUCHED!!! finally after 9 months...

March 22- Approval notice

April 2 - Case received by NVC and was assigned a case #.

April 30 - DS3032 & AOS Fee Bill have been generated and sent out

May 2 - NVC accepted agent of of choice w/c was e-mailed the same day DS-3032 was generated

May 7 - IV Fee bill has been generated

May 15 - Both AOS and IV fee bills received in the mail.

May 16 - Mailed both bills to NVC via USPS (overnight)...

May 25 - NVC finished processing AOS fee payment.

May 28 - I-864 package was generated and mailed out

May 29 - NVC finished processing IV fee payment

June 4 - DS230 was generated

June 8 - I-864 package was received in the mail

June 13 - sent I864EZ to NVC

June 15 - DS230 received in the mail

June 20 - DS230 sent to NVC

June 25 - DS230 received by NVC...I864EZ completed

July 6 - CASE COMPLETE!

Aug 15 - INTERVIEW DATE! Approved!!!

Oct 2- it's time to leave...= ) = (

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walls1010 Community Regular

walls1010   3

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I did my i-864 a few weeks ago and it did not needed to be notarized.

Haaa??? my husband notarized it before submitting to the homeland security....as far as i know any affidavit of financial support (I-134 and I-864) need to be notarize.

What do you think VJ members?

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Aug. 17, 2009.....NOA

Sept.01, 2009.....biometric appointment

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KHURRAM SERAJ   0

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I-134 Yes

I-864 No

Does not make particular sense but....

The way I see it, it doesn't hurt to get it notarized then why not get it.

***I-130***

2006-12-14 I-130 Sent to Vermont Service Center

2007-01-12 I-130 NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***I-129F (new form)***

2007-01-31 I-129F Sent to Chicago

2007-02-07 I-129F NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***US Embassy Islamabad***

2007-04-25 Packet Received by my wife

2007-05-15 Medical Exam

2007-05-29 Interview Approved!

2007-05-29 AP starts

2007-11-01 Wife got call to pickup her Visa from American Express

2008-01-12 POE at JFK

***I-485***

2008-11-10 I-485 Sent to Chicago

2008-11-20 Payment accepted

2008-11-22 I-485 NOA1

2009-01-09 Biometric

2009-03-08 Interview Letter

2009-04-08 Interview Approved!

2009-04-08 Welcome letter received

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hey guys! just wanna know if I864 needs to be notarized???

As far as I know, it does'nt..but as I was going thru the forum, i've read in one of the postings that I-864 should be notarized???pls help!!!!

i-184 need not be notarised .

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NVC:

03/14/2007-NVC ASSIGNS CASE NUMBER

03/29/2007-AOS FEE BILL AND DS-3032 GENERATED

03/29/2007-AOS FEE BILL FEES MAILED AND DS-3032 MAILED

04/03/2007-NVC ACKNOWLEDGES CHOICE OF AGENT

04/10/2007-I.V FEE BILL GENERATED

04/18/2007-I-864 GENERATED

04/20/2007-I.V. BILL RECEIVED & MAILED TO N.V.C

04/23/2007-I-864 SENT TO NVC

04/26/2007-I.V. FEE BILL & I-864 ENTERED INTO THE NVC SYSTEM

04/30/2007-NVC BARCODE & INSTRUCTIONS FOR DS-230

05/09/2007-DS-230 SENT

05/23/2007-CASE COMPLETED

VISA APPROVED .

05/XX/2007-FLIGHT To JFK POE

another step of I-751 coming near :)

p.s. My opinion is only what i read research and get advices from experienced people.I aint any

lawyer .

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Namastey !

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Well, if you call the US Embassy in Manila they will tell you that even the I-134 no longer needs to be notarized. The I-864 never did.

I did my i-864 a few weeks ago and it did not needed to be notarized.

Haaa??? my husband notarized it before submitting to the homeland security....as far as i know any affidavit of financial support (I-134 and I-864) need to be notarize.

What do you think VJ members?

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I got mine notarized. It is not a big deal. For VJ'ers every bank has a notary. So go to your branch and get it notarized for free of charge as long as u have an account in that bank. It is fast. Better be safe than sorry. Thats how i look at it .

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USCIS

08-11-06 Married

09-18-06 I-130 Mailed Priority

09-19-06 Delivered to VSC

09-20-06 VSC receipt date

09-20-06 NOA1 date

09-23-06 Touched

01-17-07 Touched again

01-18-07 Approved!!!! NOA2

NVC

01-30-07 NVC assigns case number

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The problem is with those who file outside the U.S. (DCF) or mail the forms from outside the U.S.

In the case of the Philippines, Philippine Lawyers are the ONLY ones allowed to do notarizations and they have now been disqualified by the U.S. Embassy in Manila - their "notarizations" will no longer be acceptable.

This leaves only one "option" - going to the U.S. Embassy in Manila and paying $30 for each notarization which is simply not practical.

I got mine notarized. It is not a big deal. For VJ'ers every bank has a notary. So go to your branch and get it notarized for free of charge as long as u have an account in that bank. It is fast. Better be safe than sorry. Thats how i look at it .
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the Joint Sponsor's document( if required) needs to be notarized.

JK

USCIS (CR-1)

10/03/06 Sent Packet to Vermont Service Center

10/14/06 Received NOA1 (I-797C) in the mail

03/11/07 NOA2 I-797 Approved (I-130 approved in 5 months)

03/12/07 NOA2 Approval Notification received by email

03/15/07 NOA2 received in the mail (postmarked 03/13/07)

NVC

03/14/07 NVC received case/assigned number

03/27/07 AOS(Affidavit of Support) Fee Bill and DS-3032 generated

03/27/07 DS-3032 emailed from wifes email account

03/27/07 AOS Fee Bill mailed

03/30/07 NVC emails my wife acknowledging receipt of DS-3032

04/02/07 Immigrant Visa (IV) Bill generated

04/04/07 AOS Fee Bill entered into NVC system

04/09/07 I-864 Generated

04/12/07 (IV) Bill received/mailed to NVC

04/16/07 I-864 sent to NVC

04/19/07 (IV) Fee Bill and I-864 entered into NVC system

04/25/07 NVC mails Barcode and Instructions for DS-230

04/27/07 NVC completes review of I-864: Approved

05/02/07 Received Instructions for DS-230/Mailed DS-230 to NVC

05/04/07 NVC enters DS-230 into system

05/15/07 Case Complete

06/18/07 Interview date : July 09, 2007

06/20/07 NVC mails packet 4 to me and my wife

06/21/07 NVC mails case to bogota

06/23/07 Received packet 4

07/09/07 Interview/Visa Approved

07/11/07 Visa in hand!!

08/2007 arrival in the US

10/15/2007 applied for SS card at our local SS office

10/23/2007 received SS card in the mail

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This leaves only one "option" - going to the U.S. Embassy in Manila and paying $30 for each notarization which is simply not practical.

There should be no charge for a notarization at the Embassy for a visa-required document.

I know this for a fact for the i-864 (which NO LONGER needs notarization, but did until last summer) but am less sure for the I-134, since it technically is not required for the non immigrant visa.

We did a DCF and I did not have the I-864 that I filled out notarized.

Yes, but when. The current I-864 does not need to be notarized, and (above) there's no safe/sorry about it. It's simply not required (due to the language that you sign to).

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We did a DCF and I did not have the I-864 that I filled out notarized.

Yes, but when. The current I-864 does not need to be notarized, and (above) there's no safe/sorry about it. It's simply not required (due to the language that you sign to).

I filled it out just before my husband's interview in September 2006. It wasn't notarized and they didn't care that it wasn't. The form I filled out said it needed to be but in practice they didn't care.

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24 June 2007: Leaving day/flying to Dallas-Fort Worth

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beameup,

Yes, the I-864 did need to be notarized, for the 1st 8 years (approximately) of its' existance, up until the final regulations and current version of the form were issued sometime last year. That's why the confusion over whether or not it needs to be notarized.

Yodrak

Well, if you call the US Embassy in Manila they will tell you that even the I-134 no longer needs to be notarized. The I-864 never did.
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