VAWA, Part 27

[Salyyen 2]

18 hours ago, God is a good God said:

Make sure witnesses letters are notorized 

What you mean by notorized it has thier name address and signature 

[TBoneTX 43,640]

3 hours ago, Salyyen said:

What you mean by notorized it has thier name address and signature 

Notaries notarize signatures, not documents.

 

The following is not legal advice, but the outcome of observation:

 

1.  The witness can put his/her statement in the form of an affidavit, with the notary-certification language included.  The notary can administer a jurat oath whereby the witness shows positive identification (driver's license or other government-issued ID), swears that he/she is the person signing in the presence of the notary, and swears that he/she is signing the affidavit freely/willingly for the purposes stated therein; or

 

2.  The witness can attach a separate page to his/her letter, swearing or acknowledging that the attached letter is his/her truthful statement.  The witness would then sign the separate page in the presence of the notary.

 

After either of the above, the notary would sign and stamp the appropriate page.

Edited Sunday at 02:26 AM by TBoneTX

[God is a good God 238]

2 hours ago, Salyyen said:

What you mean by notorized it has thier name address and signature 

They have to take the letter to the notary and make it notarized. UPS notarizes, court has notaries too, you can Google some notaries around you…. your witnesses must have their ID or passport or drivers license before a notary can sign and stamp the letter. A letter without a notary stamp will not be accepted by USCIS

[TBoneTX 43,640]

3 minutes ago, God is a good God said:

They have to take the letter to the notary and make it notarized. UPS notarizes, court has notaries too, you can Google some notaries around you…. your witnesses must have their ID or passport or drivers license before a notary can sign and stamp the letter. A letter without a notary stamp will not be accepted by USCIS

All true, but everyone should be aware of the protocol and format in my post just above.  The notary can get into trouble (and documents can be rejected by agencies or authorities, maybe or maybe not including USCIS) if a notary whips out the notary seal and simply stamps a plain letter.

 

Your bank may have one or more notaries who can notarize customers' signatures at no charge.  UPS stores and other notaries may charge a nominal fee that's authorized by the state where you live.

[TBoneTX 43,640]

Sunday -- time for our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke:

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ARE YOU SURE THAT'S ENOUGH?

 

An elderly gentleman went to the local drug store and asked the pharmacist to fill his prescription for Viagra.

 

"How many do you want?" asked the pharmacist.

 

The man replied, "Just a few, maybe half a dozen.  I cut each one into four pieces."

 

Upon hearing that, the pharmacist said, "That's too small a dose.  That won't get you through intercourse."

 

The old fellow said, "Oh, I'm past 90 years old and I don't even think about that.  I just want it to stick out enough so I don't pee on my shoes."

 

[Salyyen 2]

On 6/29/2024 at 8:22 PM, God is a good God said:

They have to take the letter to the notary and make it notarized. UPS notarizes, court has notaries too, you can Google some notaries around you…. your witnesses must have their ID or passport or drivers license before a notary can sign and stamp the letter. A letter without a notary stamp will not be accepted by USCIS

is it important to have witnesses? 
Cuse I have police report harassment calls 

and I have the evaluation 

and I have a pic of the physical abuse and statement 

and I have to many good morals from friends 

 

Are these are enough for the rfe to prove the abuse 

[Braveheart123 141]

Dear friends I have a question that if after filing your VAWA case your abuser passed aware will this effect your VAWA case or later be a problem to become a naturalized citizen need some suggestions 

[Demise 1,153]

1 hour ago, Braveheart123 said:

Dear friends I have a question that if after filing your VAWA case your abuser passed aware will this effect your VAWA case or later be a problem to become a naturalized citizen need some suggestions 

Honestly I recommend just getting a lawyer, however in my digging I was able to find this pretty old policy memo:

https://asistahelp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DOJ-Policy-MemorandumL-Instruction-Regarding-the-Expanded-Meaning-of-Section-319a-VAWA-natz-memo.pdf

 

Alternatively, less clear but current:

PM Volume 12, Part G, Chapter 3. F.2:

Highlighted sentence is the relevant one. It is a good question if a corpse remains a US Citizen after death (I believe the answer is no but I really can't be bothered to look). But the PM states that's not a factor.

[TBoneTX 43,640]

6 minutes ago, Demise said:

It is a good question if a corpse remains a US Citizen after death (I believe the answer is no but I really can't be bothered to look).

Some corpses continue to vote, years after death.   

[Demise 1,153]

14 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Some corpses continue to vote, years after death.   

That'd be an interesting argument to make. "No Mr. Immigration Officer, my ex is still alive, yes I know he was buried a year ago but he's still voting every election".

[Braveheart123 141]

48 minutes ago, Demise said:

Honestly I recommend just getting a lawyer, however in my digging I was able to find this pretty old policy memo:

https://asistahelp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DOJ-Policy-MemorandumL-Instruction-Regarding-the-Expanded-Meaning-of-Section-319a-VAWA-natz-memo.pdf

 

Alternatively, less clear but current:

PM Volume 12, Part G, Chapter 3. F.2:

Highlighted sentence is the relevant one. It is a good question if a corpse remains a US Citizen after death (I believe the answer is no but I really can't be bothered to look). But the PM states that's not a factor.

Dear freind you have the best knowledge 

[Braveheart123 141]

I got my green card through VAWA at that time I have submitted the drivers license, Social Security, and the voter information of the abuser and based on the information the VAWA unit has verified the citizenship status of the abuser and as a result, First approved my VAWA case And then later on, I got my green card now recently I applied for US citizenship and the officer first question is to show the citizenship status of the abuser and I informed her that that the same has been verified by the VAWA unit moreover there is a special method to mention in chapter 2 of VAWA how to determined the the citizenship status of the abuser further in the in N-400 instructions page 13 it’s mention that the abuser citizenship status is not required if you got your green card through VAWA but despite all these strong arguments I received an RFE to send the naturalization certificate or the passport copy of the abuser which I don’t have to because I was in a hostile situation and that’s why I filed WAVA now my question is there any provision of law where we can request to change the interviwing officer and ask for supervisor review.
all suggestions are Wellcome