Letter of Single Status Needed for Interview?

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13 hours ago, Palawan said:

K1 Interviewer is very versed and has done extensive research on what is needed, You never been to K1 Interview at the US Embassy in Manila?  Never has a petitioner for K1 been asked for this and there is no CO who would be stupid enough to ask for this.

 

Why waste time and effort getting a document that is not needed ,this is silly, concentrate on getting the correct documents needed instead of the incorrect ones.

 

The OP said, "other filipinas are reporting having to show it during the interview."

Maybe those reports are false? Maybe there is a stupid enough CO that ask for this? What knows?

But we've all probably read about 221g's that were far less reasonable?

 

So if a 15-minute letter and $10 notary would reduce my K1 beneficiary anxiety for the K1 interview especially after waiting over a year, I certainly would not consider that a "waste time and effort" especially when the OP is waiting for the NOA2 and preparing for the I-134 and anything else.

 

I did say that US doesn't have an official "Affidavit of Single Status" and I even acknowledge the document is not listed as part of the official submission by the MNL embassy, but neither is the "Letter of Intent to Marry" listed for the K1 interview.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MNL-Manila.html#pre_interview_checklist

But I would include all those as part of the "evidence of relationship" which is open-ended and can include notarized "Affidavit of Single Status" or notarized "Letter of Intent to Marry", so including those doesn't hurt even if the MNL may not look at them. I still have an accumulating portfolio of pics of our relationship that I don't think anyone at USCIS or the consulate has seen, but I still intend on keeping it and accumulating more and submitting whenever given the chance until my foreign spouse gets naturalized.

 

And in response to @Calicolom since these aren't official documents, I don't know how an apostille can make it more official?

Signing/notarizing a letter of declaration only means something if you are honorable with your declaration, no different than if you declare that you intend to marry the K1 beneficiary within 90-days of entry to the US, or sign your name to a form that all the information is truthful and to the best of your knowledge.

Of course if you choose to not be honorable, then a notarized letter or your signature is a waste of time and effort or worse, raise suspicions of false intent.

 

Unless there are new information that the "reports are false" or the COs are truly versed to not file unreasonable 221g's, I would choose to over-document and "waste my time and effort" if only to reduce any anxiety with my K1 beneficiary.

Edited October 7, 2022 by EatBulaga