Evidence Required - Letter from friends / family

[INCT 0]

Hi,

I was going to submit one letter from my sister and the other from my friend to show as evidence of our relationship. Reading on here it looks like most people include their social security number and get it notarized. I called USCIS and they said that this is not required, just as long as they sign to it. I have a lot of evidence to support or relationship and we are having a baby.. I just hate to be a pain to my friends / family, do I need to get it notarized from you guys point of view? Also, do they have to provide their social?

Thanks

[Little_My 464]

What application are you submitting? Removing conditions for green card? There is no official rule that states that affidavits NEED to be notarized, but some still do just to be on the safe side.. so it is up to you. Make sure to have a clear copy of the ID of the person writing the affidavit as well. However, if you do want them to get the affidavit notarized, it is very simple, fast and cheap. FedEx locations, UPS locations and even some Duane&Reade, CVS etc. have notaries. For us, here in NYC, it cost about $2-4 per notarized copy.

[jons_wifey 19]

affidavits are not strong pieces of evidence compared to other pieces of evidence such as joint tax returns.

[INCT 0]

We are applying for the removing of conditions. I am sending in joint tax returns/life insurance policies/rental agreements, etc.. But I saw that this was a required document. I didnt see that I needed to make a copy of their ID cards to submit with the paperwork?

[Ning 619]

Hi,

I was going to submit one letter from my sister and the other from my friend to show as evidence of our relationship. Reading on here it looks like most people include their social security number and get it notarized. I called USCIS and they said that this is not required, just as long as they sign to it. I have a lot of evidence to support or relationship and we are having a baby.. I just hate to be a pain to my friends / family, do I need to get it notarized from you guys point of view? Also, do they have to provide their social?

Thanks

Notaries simply verify the signature on a document. They have nothing to do with the content. For this reason it serves no purpose to notarise these documents.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

You have two options - if they do not specifically ask for one or the other:

"Sworn" affidavits are usually notarized. (the Notary is acknowledging that you are the person who is signing the document, they are not declaring the document to be true or not)

"Affirmed" affidavits are not notarized, the signature of the person making them is good enough. (You just add a line stating "I affirm all the above to be true")

And no - you should not provide your SSN for ID purposes in this matter.

[INCT 0]

Thanks everyone!