Sworn Affidavits - ROC

[emekus94 1,125]

Hi there,

 

A friend of mine is about to file ROC for her hubby in April.

Here's the situation - She and hubby has been living with her parents to save money for a house  (which hasn't happened) since hubby came in 2019 (CR-1). Now that they're filing ROC, she's realizing they don't have much together (no lease/mortgage, bills, etc.) since everything is in her parents' name. They have joint account and a few other things like health insurance.

 

But I thought to myself that This is a situation where a sworn affidavit from the parents would help (tho we both know it is one of the weaker evidences)

 

@JFH @payxibka @Lucky Cat and anyone else- I recall someone posting a sample affidavit template a while back.

Can someone point me to that so I can send to friend?

 

Thank you!

[payxibka 10,045]

13 minutes ago, emekus94 said:

Hi there,

 

A friend of mine is about to file ROC for her hubby in April.

Here's the situation - She and hubby has been living with her parents to save money for a house  (which hasn't happened) since hubby came in 2019 (CR-1). Now that they're filing ROC, she's realizing they don't have much together (no lease/mortgage, bills, etc.) since everything is in her parents' name. They have joint account and a few other things like health insurance.

 

But I thought to myself that This is a situation where a sworn affidavit from the parents would help (tho we both know it is one of the weaker evidences)

 

@JFH @payxibka @Lucky Cat and anyone else- I recall someone posting a sample affidavit template a while back.

Can someone point me to that so I can send to friend?

 

Thank you!

If it's all you got

[emekus94 1,125]

25 minutes ago, payxibka said:

If it's all you got

Am sorry what?

[Mike E 11,739]

A simple dated and signed statement:

 

To whom it may concern:

 

AAA and BBB have been living in my home at 123 YYY ST, NameOfCity, NameOfState, ZipCode since yyyy-mm-dd.

 

Edited March 21, 2021 by Mike E

[payxibka 10,045]

40 minutes ago, emekus94 said:

Am sorry what?

Affidavits 

[mindthegap 2,590]

2 hours ago, emekus94 said:

Am sorry what?

They meant that affidavits are considered by USCIS as very weak evidence at best, so use them if that's all you have (got).

I personally got ripped to shreds in my second (?I think..i've lost count ) I-751 interview for having an affidavit from one set of parents but not the other and they honestly didn't even care about that one. 

 

There is no set template.

Just a simple statement laid out in formal letter style with address, date, signed, dated, and clearly stating the facts - if you really want it notarised then do so. 

 

 

Also, dig through and find anything that assists in building a picture of life together - travel itineraries/boarding passes, receipts, purchases, emails, mail, cards, letters, wills, attorney letters,  - absolutely anything - no matter how minor - that shows both names on will be beneficial. 

 

Edited March 21, 2021 by mindthegap

[emekus94 1,125]

1 hour ago, payxibka said:

Affidavits 

 

25 minutes ago, mindthegap said:

They meant that affidavits are considered by USCIS as very weak evidence at best, so use them if that's all you have (got).

I personally got ripped to shreds in my second (?I think..i've lost count ) I-751 interview for having an affidavit from one set of parents but not the other and they honestly didn't even care about that one. 

 

There is no set template.

Just a simple statement laid out in formal letter style with address, date, signed, dated, and clearly stating the facts - if you really want it notarised then do so. 

 

 

Also, dig through and find anything that assists in building a picture of life together - travel itineraries/boarding passes, receipts, purchases, emails, mail, cards, letters, wills, attorney letters,  - absolutely anything - no matter how minor - that shows both names on will be beneficial. 

 

Thank you both
We know they're weak.

 

Just trying to gather as much as we can- and defer to these as needed.

[RCCC 7]

13 hours ago, emekus94 said:

Hi there,

 

A friend of mine is about to file ROC for her hubby in April.

Here's the situation - She and hubby has been living with her parents to save money for a house  (which hasn't happened) since hubby came in 2019 (CR-1). Now that they're filing ROC, she's realizing they don't have much together (no lease/mortgage, bills, etc.) since everything is in her parents' name. They have joint account and a few other things like health insurance.

 

But I thought to myself that This is a situation where a sworn affidavit from the parents would help (tho we both know it is one of the weaker evidences)

 

@JFH @payxibka @Lucky Cat and anyone else- I recall someone posting a sample affidavit template a while back.

Can someone point me to that so I can send to friend?

 

Thank you!

My situation is same as your fd. I don't have lease agreement, mortgage, car insurance, bill, etc. I got approved.

I submitted 7 affidavits from our mutual friends, family members, and coworker.

When submitting an affidavit, don't forget to enclose copies of parent's id, and photo of couple and the parents together

Edited March 22, 2021 by RCCC

[Sarah&Facundo 595]

We submitted this because we are in the same situation where we are living at my mom's house while we save to purchase a home. My mom signed something that said we lived with her at (address) since my husband's arrival as we save for a home. This was only to prove where we live, and we also included our driver licenses to show the address. But there is also so much more to use such as health insurance, cell phone bills, car bills and insurance, joint bank accounts, joint credit cards, etc. 

[emekus94 1,125]

9 hours ago, RCCC said:

My situation is same as your fd. I don't have lease agreement, mortgage, car insurance, bill, etc. I got approved.

I submitted 7 affidavits from our mutual friends, family members, and coworker.

When submitting an affidavit, don't forget to enclose copies of parent's id, and photo of couple and the parents together

 

4 hours ago, Sarah&Facundo said:

We submitted this because we are in the same situation where we are living at my mom's house while we save to purchase a home. My mom signed something that said we lived with her at (address) since my husband's arrival as we save for a home. This was only to prove where we live, and we also included our driver licenses to show the address. But there is also so much more to use such as health insurance, cell phone bills, car bills and insurance, joint bank accounts, joint credit cards, etc. 

@RCCC, thank you. That's reassuring
@Sarah&Facundo they have health insurance and car insurance and joint bank account. That's about it I believe
Both are under parent's phone plans and a host of other items.

Thank you both!