Supporting Evidence: Affidavits of Knowledge of Marriage

[DD/JP 0]

Another quick question about supporting evidence for the community:

 

Do we need to seek any kind of certification for affidavits of knowledge of marriage from friends and family? It seems too easy to me that they can just write up a letter without any kind of proof that they wrote it. I have asked them to at least sign, but I'm also worried adding anything additional that the USCIS doesn't ask for could complicate matters. 😑

 

The exact instructions as found on official I-130 Instructions are as follows:

 

Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital
relationship. Each affidavit must contain the full name and address of the person making the affidavit; date
and place of birth of the person making the affidavit; and complete information and details explaining how the
person acquired his or her knowledge of your marriage;

 

Thoughts?

 

Thank you!

[LilyJ 1,258]

I wouldn’t recommend going with affidavits anyways, despite being listed, they are actually an extremely weak form of evidence since anyone can really just write anything you ask them to, and there’s no way that USCIS can know whether it’s true or not. I would focus instead on the strongest form of evidence, evidence of time spent together. IE photos together, passport stamps from visiting, boarding passes, receipts from things you’ve done together, that sort of thing

[DD/JP 0]

On 1/20/2020 at 8:40 PM, LilyJ said:

I wouldn’t recommend going with affidavits anyways, despite being listed, they are actually an extremely weak form of evidence since anyone can really just write anything you ask them to, and there’s no way that USCIS can know whether it’s true or not. I would focus instead on the strongest form of evidence, evidence of time spent together. IE photos together, passport stamps from visiting, boarding passes, receipts from things you’ve done together, that sort of thing

Lily, thanks again for your suggestions here. We do have plenty of other supporting evidence, so the focus will certainly be on putting all of that together. 

 

Thanks!

[Ryan H 3,821]

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