Letter of Intent to Marry need notarized

[wydot 2]

Hi... Im still waiting NOA2 for my K1 visas. I just confused because one of my friend got RFE. They lawyer didnt ask to them for Letter of intent marry. And the lawyer said USCIS ask the latter with Notarized include the stamps, the lawyer said this is a new rules. Is there anyone here in the same case with my friends?

Thanks

[Ryan H 3,812]

Lawyer is incorrect, I just looked at the I-129F instructions and there is no requirement that the intent to marry statements be notarized.

[vazpayne19 24]

Original signatures from both parties are required but not authorized.

[me & her 2]

i got an rfe too and took mine to the embassy here in kenya for notarization,i was sworn,i think its safe if you get it notarized just to avoid any inconveniences,i would advice you get ie notarized,but then you can take your chances and just take it in like that

[wydot 2]

Yes seem the lawyer made a mistake and found what is missed after call USCIS. And he got informed that Letter Of Intent need be notarized and get a stamp starting NOW!! That what he say and idk when its started and if its true need to be notarized the USCIS need to issued it

[batallion9 50]

Sounds like lawyer made mistake and has come up with excuse to cover his mistake. I was APPROVED last night. Ours was NOT notarized! One mistake I see often is that people leave out the sentence " I plan on marrying ____________ with in 90 days of arriving into the USA as per K1 visa requirements."

But, that being said, it is always best to go overboard and go beyond basic requirements for USCIS. So get notarized if you can.

Edited July 4, 2013 by batallion9

[DonloveEss 0]

We just replied our RFE (letter of intent & Form G-352A)last month 3 June 2013, and we didn't notarize but we got approved 2nd July.

Maybe the lawyer should verify well

[wydot 2]

my friend got NOA1 march 6 and RFE june 28 because they didnt submit the letter because the lawyer. And when i ask, because the letter and need to submit with the notarized include the stamps. I just fear i got same RFE because mine aint notarized.

Thanks to everyone here, guess no way out just sitting here wait decision wish aint got RFE

[dandk 72]

No need to notarized the letter of intent to marry. Jakarta Embassy doesn't even look at your proof of relationship. All those will be given back to your fiance at the interview.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

They are not required to be notarized.

[Tosh Love 77]

I know the affidavit of non-impedement to marry needs to be notarized, could your attorney be referring to this instead? Just a thought.

[HeatDeath 430]

I have never had to notarize anything I have ever sent to USCIS, and all of my applications (I-129F, AOS, RoC, N-400) have gone very smoothly.

It seems that, at some point in the past (well before 2009, when we started our immigration process), USCIS (or the old INS) used to ask for notarization of a variety of affidavits and other evidences as a fairly standard part of its processes. This may be why older versions of the instructions, guides based on older versions of the instructions, or lawyers who have been dealing with USCIS/IINS forever, may recommend notarizations.

By 2009, USCIS had revised their processes and were no longer requiring notarization for anything, as far as I've ever seen.

I wouldn't bother with notarizations. The only exception may be for documents that are country specific and required at the consulate visa application stage to show eligibility to marry, like the PI CENOMAR or similar. For information about those, the local consulate will be the best, most authoritative source of information.

Edited July 5, 2013 by HeatDeath

[dmck 80]

one thing to remember about lawyers, they like it when things go wrong, it means they get more billable hours. Some even do things intentionally to cause RFE's, denials, or other billable hour responses. Don't use a lawyer for your case, unless it is truly complicated. And even complicated ones, I have seen enough support and experience in this forum to cover 98% of all complications.

[vsathyak 6]

Hi Guys,

Me n my fiance got RFE and the USCIS guys asked us to provide more proofs to prove our relationship. So my fiance called the USCIS customer care and they told us to submit

a) Notarized Letter of intent to marry of mine.

b) Notarized Letter of intent to marry of my fiance.

c) Notarized letter of my father accepting our relationship.

d) Notarized letter of my fiances father accepting our relationship.

So guys its better to prepare these things. Even if they wont ask, you can keep this things at the time of interview so that it will help you at the interview time.

Best Regards,

Fidanza...

[nobbie 105]

We got approved by USCIS a couple of weeks ago and we never sent a letter of intent at all.