Letter of Intent notarized?

[JimBob 0]

Hello All, I’m really glad to find this great resouce and all these friendly helpful people! This renews my faith in woman-kind (I changed it from man-kind just to show I’m not sexist egotistical guy ).

Also I have a question. I am doing a K-1 Visa with my fiancee in China. We have to submit a letter of intent to marry. The instructions on the I-129F only say “provide original statements” so it needs original signatures at the minimum. My question is must it be notarized? and if so would a Chinese notary be acceptable? Has anyone here been approved without them being notarized?

Thanks in advance!

[payxibka 10,048]

Hello All, I’m really glad to find this great resouce and all these friendly helpful people! This renews my faith in woman-kind (I changed it from man-kind just to show I’m not sexist egotistical guy ).

Also I have a question. I am doing a K-1 Visa with my fiancee in China. We have to submit a letter of intent to marry. The instructions on the I-129F only say “provide original statements” so it needs original signatures at the minimum. My question is must it be notarized? and if so would a Chinese notary be acceptable? Has anyone here been approved without them being notarized?

Thanks in advance!

no notarization required... if it was needed they would have indicated "original notarized statements"... but that is not what they indicate..

[JimVaPhuong 4,865]

Hello All, I’m really glad to find this great resouce and all these friendly helpful people! This renews my faith in woman-kind (I changed it from man-kind just to show I’m not sexist egotistical guy ).

Also I have a question. I am doing a K-1 Visa with my fiancee in China. We have to submit a letter of intent to marry. The instructions on the I-129F only say “provide original statements” so it needs original signatures at the minimum. My question is must it be notarized? and if so would a Chinese notary be acceptable? Has anyone here been approved without them being notarized?

Thanks in advance!

Not necessary to get them notarized. On the other hand, having them notarized at the same place and time is pretty concrete proof of having met in two years. My fiance and I had ours notarized at the US Citizen Services section of the US Consulate, so it was not just proof, but proof from the US government!

If you decide to go this route, make sure you point out the fact that you got them notarized in your response to question 18 on the I-129F. Otherwise, the adjudicator might not notice.

[Darnell 8,480]

1. if you haven't submitted the I-129F packet yet - then no, it doesn't have to be notarized. Try to limit to 2 pages (max), deal with facts, and not emotions. Sometimes this is also called an EOR - 'Evolution of Relationship' letter - you can find examples here and at http://www.chinafamilyvisa.com

2. If you have already filed and haven't included it - then it makes sense to have it notarized - you can have it notarized at a bank in the USA, or at American Citizen Services at the Consulate in GUZ. Try to get it done PRIOR to her interview day (YOU) .

3. A Chinese Notary might be able to do it, but GUZ won't accept it - as the Chinese Notarial Office isn't accepted at GUZ for 'english only' documents.

Edited September 24, 2009 by Darnell

[JimVaPhuong 4,865]

1. if you haven't submitted the I-129F packet yet - then no, it doesn't have to be notarized. Try to limit to 2 pages (max), deal with facts, and not emotions. Sometimes this is also called an EOR - 'Evolution of Relationship' letter - you can find examples here and at http://www.chinafamilyvisa.com

2. If you have already filed and haven't included it - then it makes sense to have it notarized - you can have it notarized at a bank in the USA, or at American Citizen Services at the Consulate in GUZ. Try to get it done PRIOR to her interview day (YOU) .

3. A Chinese Notary might be able to do it, but GUZ won't accept it - as the Chinese Notarial Office isn't accepted at GUZ for 'english only' documents.

He's talking about the "letter of intent", as required in secton 5B of the I-129F instructions:

Provide original statements from you and your fiancé(e)whom you plan to marry within 90 days of his or her admission, and copies of any evidence you wish to submit to establish your mutual intent;

This doesn't have to be two pages. One sentence is enough. But there needs to be one from petitioner and one from beneficiary, both signed.

What you're talking about sounds similar to the "timeline" that the consulate in HCM asks for, and they DO ask for that to be notarized. Might be a good idea to include with the petition if OP wants to "frontload" evidence for the consulate stage.

[Darnell 8,480]

ah. egg on face. pass the beer.

[JimBob 0]

Thanks for all the great info. Your assistance is greatly appreciated! She is in Beijing and I am in Seattle. I haven't submitted the I-129 packet yet so we will just sign and send in the original Letters of Intent.

Also we're planning to sign all the papers in blue ink just to make sure they know they are original signatures. Sometimes when you sign in black ink it's really hard to tell if it's a copy or not. At the office I work in we frequently deal with legal forms and we always request our clients sign in blue ink so it's readily apparent that it's not a copy. Hopefully the USCIS won't have a problem with signing in blue ink. I think it's a good idea unless someone knows otherwise?

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Hello All, I’m really glad to find this great resouce and all these friendly helpful people! This renews my faith in woman-kind (I changed it from man-kind just to show I’m not sexist egotistical guy ).

Also I have a question. I am doing a K-1 Visa with my fiancee in China. We have to submit a letter of intent to marry. The instructions on the I-129F only say “provide original statements” so it needs original signatures at the minimum. My question is must it be notarized? and if so would a Chinese notary be acceptable? Has anyone here been approved without them being notarized?

Thanks in advance!

No need to prove anything. If Chinese women are anything like Ukrainians (and I suspect they are in many respects) They actually LIKE sexist egotistical guys and consider the character traits a PLUS. I consider it a plus that my wife thinks "feminism" is high heels and stockings. No apologies needed.

The letter of intent does not need to be notarized