Do you need third party affidavit notarized?

[heartsapart 0]

I am getting affidavits from my father and my mother-in-law. My dad is a US citizen. Mother in law is a British citizen. She has to pay 80GBP, which is way too much compared to the $10.00 my dad had to pay here in California. I think 80GBP is a pretty steep price. I've read that the affidavits should be notarized and some say that it doesn't have to be. Does it matter?

[Ning 619]

I am getting affidavits from my father and my mother-in-law. My dad is a US citizen. Mother in law is a British citizen. She has to pay 80GBP, which is way too much compared to the $10.00 my dad had to pay here in California. I think 80GBP is a pretty steep price. I've read that the affidavits should be notarized and some say that it doesn't have to be. Does it matter?

A notary verifies signatures not content. It serves no purpose to notarize these documents.

[brettdresseur 0]

Ning is right. You don't need to have an affidavit notarized. She can write it and sign it and that will be that.

[heartsapart 0]

If I have her end the letter, "I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct." Would this suffice without notarization?

[britishspouse 1]

If I have her end the letter, "I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct." Would this suffice without notarization?

we didn't notarize them either. Just wrote something basic LOL.... and they were approved with no RFE's. I think as long as u have their contact info if USCIS or NVC wants to contact them, they can

In the I-130 instructions it doesnt mention that they have to be notarized

Edited July 26, 2011 by britishspouse