What copied documents do we need notarized for the I-129F?

[RUSSandRACHEL 3]

What copied documents do we need to get notarized for the I-129F?

Myself and my fiance are compiling all the documents and evidence needed to complete the I-129F package for the K1 Visa and we are confused as to which (photocopied) documents we need to get notarized? And also, as I'm am from the UK, and have previously changed my name (my name on my birth certificate differs from that on my Statutory Declaration of Name Change), I will need to send my documents too. Can I get my copied documents notorized in the USA with my fiance or do they have to be done here? And if so, where can I get them done? Thanks in advance!

[YuAndDan 153]

Absolutely NOTHING needs to be notarized.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

What copied documents do we need to get notarized for the I-129F?

Myself and my fiance are compiling all the documents and evidence needed to complete the I-129F package for the K1 Visa and we are confused as to which (photocopied) documents we need to get notarized? And also, as I'm am from the UK, and have previously changed my name (my name on my birth certificate differs from that on my Statutory Declaration of Name Change), I will need to send my documents too. Can I get my copied documents notorized in the USA with my fiance or do they have to be done here? And if so, where can I get them done? Thanks in advance!

For the I-129f...none. Legible photocpies only.

Copies of divorce certificates, birth certificate, etc., must clearly show the stamp of the issuing authority (court clerk, county clerk) but no notary is needed.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

What copied documents do we need to get notarized for the I-129F?

Myself and my fiance are compiling all the documents and evidence needed to complete the I-129F package for the K1 Visa and we are confused as to which (photocopied) documents we need to get notarized? And also, as I'm am from the UK, and have previously changed my name (my name on my birth certificate differs from that on my Statutory Declaration of Name Change), I will need to send my documents too. Can I get my copied documents notorized in the USA with my fiance or do they have to be done here? And if so, where can I get them done? Thanks in advance!

You are the beneficiary? You changed your name? I would include a copy of that with the I-129f. Why not? You MAY need some notarized documents for the interview, but I doubt it. I've been to the UK, the language they speak in the UK is close enough to English for most documents to be readable without translation (unless it was done up in the east end, and some signs were a little difficult for me, particularly "mind the gap" and "way out") so translations are out...I-134 no longer needs a notary. I think you may be in the clear straight through. Follow the consulate instructions for the interview

[JAPrincess 27]

What copied documents do we need to get notarized for the I-129F?

Myself and my fiance are compiling all the documents and evidence needed to complete the I-129F package for the K1 Visa and we are confused as to which (photocopied) documents we need to get notarized? And also, as I'm am from the UK, and have previously changed my name (my name on my birth certificate differs from that on my Statutory Declaration of Name Change), I will need to send my documents too. Can I get my copied documents notorized in the USA with my fiance or do they have to be done here? And if so, where can I get them done? Thanks in advance!

For the I-129f...none. Legible photocpies only.

Copies of divorce certificates, birth certificate, etc., must clearly show the stamp of the issuing authority (court clerk, county clerk) but no notary is needed.

Gary, my VJ hero

I am a little worried now...

My Birth Certificate is the one my Mother gave me when I left home. It was issued in 1989 and the stamp on the back was faded...

I did make a copy of both the front and back, but the number on the back was not completely legible...

I put the certificate # on the I129-F along with the Issuing office.

I guess the worst they can do is RFE for a better copy huh?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

What copied documents do we need to get notarized for the I-129F?

Myself and my fiance are compiling all the documents and evidence needed to complete the I-129F package for the K1 Visa and we are confused as to which (photocopied) documents we need to get notarized? And also, as I'm am from the UK, and have previously changed my name (my name on my birth certificate differs from that on my Statutory Declaration of Name Change), I will need to send my documents too. Can I get my copied documents notorized in the USA with my fiance or do they have to be done here? And if so, where can I get them done? Thanks in advance!

For the I-129f...none. Legible photocpies only.

Copies of divorce certificates, birth certificate, etc., must clearly show the stamp of the issuing authority (court clerk, county clerk) but no notary is needed.

Gary, my VJ hero

I am a little worried now...

My Birth Certificate is the one my Mother gave me when I left home. It was issued in 1989 and the stamp on the back was faded...

I did make a copy of both the front and back, but the number on the back was not completely legible...

I put the certificate # on the I129-F along with the Issuing office.

I guess the worst they can do is RFE for a better copy huh?

Hero? Yikes.

If they can read it to their satisfaction, you will be fine. Did you enclose anything else which can be used to verify citizenship? Passport copies maybe to show travel? It just needs to be clear that you made the copy from an official document.

What I meant was the document has to show it came from an issuing authority and was "resgistered" with that authority. This applies particularly to divorce papers. It is common for an attorney to give a client a copy of the "final decree" signed by a judge but NOT filed with the court clerk, which usually happens several days after the final order. This is not an acceptable document, you need to have one with the court filing record.

I prefer to give conservative advice, better to have it and not need it.

[Matt & Bing 56]

What copied documents do we need to get notarized for the I-129F?

Myself and my fiance are compiling all the documents and evidence needed to complete the I-129F package for the K1 Visa and we are confused as to which (photocopied) documents we need to get notarized? And also, as I'm am from the UK, and have previously changed my name (my name on my birth certificate differs from that on my Statutory Declaration of Name Change), I will need to send my documents too. Can I get my copied documents notorized in the USA with my fiance or do they have to be done here? And if so, where can I get them done? Thanks in advance!

As was stated, nothing needs to be notarized.

Maybe its different abroad, but in the US, a notarization means that a signature has been verified to have come from the person signing the document. The signing has to be done in front of a notary public. The notary does not certify the validity of the document signed whatsoever and it would not make sense to have a copy of a document notarized. Only a signature can be notarized.

[JAPrincess 27]

Hero? Yikes.

If they can read it to their satisfaction, you will be fine. Did you enclose anything else which can be used to verify citizenship? Passport copies maybe to show travel? It just needs to be clear that you made the copy from an official document.

What I meant was the document has to show it came from an issuing authority and was "resgistered" with that authority. This applies particularly to divorce papers. It is common for an attorney to give a client a copy of the "final decree" signed by a judge but NOT filed with the court clerk, which usually happens several days after the final order. This is not an acceptable document, you need to have one with the court filing record.

I prefer to give conservative advice, better to have it and not need it.

Don't take the hero thing too personal

It just appears to me (in my limited time here) that you take time to answer people's questions with straightforward and useful information.

I have learned a lot by reading your responses in threads and apparently I have a lot to learn

I did include a copy of the first page of my passport.

Followed by a copy of the 2 pages that contained the immigration stamps of the trips in question.

I did my best...

All I can do now is wait