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My London based lawyer came up with the affidavits and my local solicitor took them and signed them with our supporters. As the solicitor never drew up the paperwork, he only charged £5 for each persons affidavit he signed. I have no idea how much the lawyer charged to draw up the affidavits.

wow, I thought it would be much more. So if I used a template affidavit and drew them up myself, the notarising shouldn't break the bank. Great to know, thanks :luv:

Remember that there is a difference between notarising a document and having a solicitor (or other officer of the court) attest that the signatures appended are those of the persons making the statement(s). From my own experience, I can tell you that London has no problem with merely having a solicitor sign off on the statements and you need not use a notary. Do you know any solicitors personally that might do you a favour for a knocked-down fee? I was able to get ours done for free by asking a friend who was my company's in-house solicitor.

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My London based lawyer came up with the affidavits and my local solicitor took them and signed them with our supporters. As the solicitor never drew up the paperwork, he only charged £5 for each persons affidavit he signed. I have no idea how much the lawyer charged to draw up the affidavits.

wow, I thought it would be much more. So if I used a template affidavit and drew them up myself, the notarising shouldn't break the bank. Great to know, thanks :luv:

If you PM me your email address, I'll email you a edited copy the lawyer drew up.

Our DCF Timeline

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12/8/07 - Applied for Police Certs

14/8/07 - Police confirmed receipt

20/8/07 - Posted I-130 to London

25/8/07 - I-130 Returned asking for copy of Andrea's student visa and more proof that we live in the UK !!!

25/8/07 - Posted I-130 Back to Embassy In London (1st class recorded delivery) with copy of Student Visa and copy of Council Tax Bill

29/8/07 - Received E-mail (assume it is NOA1) confirming filing date of 29th Aug 2007 - YAY :)

30/8/07 - Money debited from our Credit Card

01/09/07 - The waiting begins :)

14/9/07 - Police Records Returned

1/11/07 - A company that interviewed me has offered the services of an immigration lawyer

7/11/07 - Immigration lawyer files my DS-230 and Notice of Readiness

8/11/07 - Embassy requests further information proving a viable marriage (if anybody hasn't yet filed their I-130, I would advise that you send the following with the I-130.

1) A affidavit from the petitioner detailing their relationship, how it started, developed, etc, etc

2) An affidavit from three people who know you both

3) Past emails, flight bookings, Pics, Dinner receipts, phone bills, etc, etc

12/11/07 - Send all the above back to Lawyer in London

26/11/07 - Lawyer got a case number and I have booked my Medical, I-130 STILL Not Approved

26/11/07 - Got the official offer letter from the US based company - YAY

27/11/07 - It official, the idiots at the USCIS have lost the RFE parcel - grrrrrrr

28/11/07 - RFE resubmitted

3/12/07 - I-130 APPROVED (NOA2)

4/12/07 - Medical

13/12/07 - Interview - APPROVED :)

29/12/07 - Arrived in Philli

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Hey JMaster,

thanks for the affadavits!! much appreciated. Any news from you yet?? Do you know if your lawyer has sent the paperwork to the embassy?

I'd love to see how quickly they turn around your RFE. :huh:

Well hope it's soon for you!! :star::star:

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Hey JMaster,

thanks for the affadavits!! much appreciated. Any news from you yet?? Do you know if your lawyer has sent the paperwork to the embassy?

I'd love to see how quickly they turn around your RFE. :huh:

Well hope it's soon for you!! :star::star:

Absolutly nothing, really getting p*ssed off with this espesially the inconsistancy of the embassy. I'm assuming that the embassy have shut down now until Monday for Thanskgiving so I have asked my lawyer to ring them on Monday and chase it up.

Will keep you all upto date

Our DCF Timeline

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12/8/07 - Applied for Police Certs

14/8/07 - Police confirmed receipt

20/8/07 - Posted I-130 to London

25/8/07 - I-130 Returned asking for copy of Andrea's student visa and more proof that we live in the UK !!!

25/8/07 - Posted I-130 Back to Embassy In London (1st class recorded delivery) with copy of Student Visa and copy of Council Tax Bill

29/8/07 - Received E-mail (assume it is NOA1) confirming filing date of 29th Aug 2007 - YAY :)

30/8/07 - Money debited from our Credit Card

01/09/07 - The waiting begins :)

14/9/07 - Police Records Returned

1/11/07 - A company that interviewed me has offered the services of an immigration lawyer

7/11/07 - Immigration lawyer files my DS-230 and Notice of Readiness

8/11/07 - Embassy requests further information proving a viable marriage (if anybody hasn't yet filed their I-130, I would advise that you send the following with the I-130.

1) A affidavit from the petitioner detailing their relationship, how it started, developed, etc, etc

2) An affidavit from three people who know you both

3) Past emails, flight bookings, Pics, Dinner receipts, phone bills, etc, etc

12/11/07 - Send all the above back to Lawyer in London

26/11/07 - Lawyer got a case number and I have booked my Medical, I-130 STILL Not Approved

26/11/07 - Got the official offer letter from the US based company - YAY

27/11/07 - It official, the idiots at the USCIS have lost the RFE parcel - grrrrrrr

28/11/07 - RFE resubmitted

3/12/07 - I-130 APPROVED (NOA2)

4/12/07 - Medical

13/12/07 - Interview - APPROVED :)

29/12/07 - Arrived in Philli

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Well the I-130 STILL isn't approved, aparently the embassy virtually shut down last week for thanksgiving - YAY :wacko:

BUT

I have 1 bit of good news, my lawyer managed to get my case number out of the embassy and I'm all booked in for my medical next Tuesday - :dance::dance:

OH AND

I got the offer from the US Company in writing - YAY :dance::dance::dance: - Today Was A GOOD Day

I'll keep you upto date :)

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Our DCF Timeline

============

12/8/07 - Applied for Police Certs

14/8/07 - Police confirmed receipt

20/8/07 - Posted I-130 to London

25/8/07 - I-130 Returned asking for copy of Andrea's student visa and more proof that we live in the UK !!!

25/8/07 - Posted I-130 Back to Embassy In London (1st class recorded delivery) with copy of Student Visa and copy of Council Tax Bill

29/8/07 - Received E-mail (assume it is NOA1) confirming filing date of 29th Aug 2007 - YAY :)

30/8/07 - Money debited from our Credit Card

01/09/07 - The waiting begins :)

14/9/07 - Police Records Returned

1/11/07 - A company that interviewed me has offered the services of an immigration lawyer

7/11/07 - Immigration lawyer files my DS-230 and Notice of Readiness

8/11/07 - Embassy requests further information proving a viable marriage (if anybody hasn't yet filed their I-130, I would advise that you send the following with the I-130.

1) A affidavit from the petitioner detailing their relationship, how it started, developed, etc, etc

2) An affidavit from three people who know you both

3) Past emails, flight bookings, Pics, Dinner receipts, phone bills, etc, etc

12/11/07 - Send all the above back to Lawyer in London

26/11/07 - Lawyer got a case number and I have booked my Medical, I-130 STILL Not Approved

26/11/07 - Got the official offer letter from the US based company - YAY

27/11/07 - It official, the idiots at the USCIS have lost the RFE parcel - grrrrrrr

28/11/07 - RFE resubmitted

3/12/07 - I-130 APPROVED (NOA2)

4/12/07 - Medical

13/12/07 - Interview - APPROVED :)

29/12/07 - Arrived in Philli

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