Affidavit Letter

[sleeplessseattle 0]

Just curious... do you think they prefer family members or friends to write the affidavit letters to prove our marriage? I was thinking of using my mother inlaw and husbands step mom since they know us the best since even before we got married. We just have 1 friend in common, but we hardly see each other because of distance and we dont get out too much. any advice would be much appreciated.

[rwj 0]

I have no idea which they prefer, however we hedged our bets and included some of each: 1 from hubby's parents, 1 from my old boss who knows us both, and 1 from a mutual friend. We don't see any of these people on a day-to-day basis as we live in different states, however I'm still confident our letters will adequately support our application as each letter included 2-5 examples of times we have seen these people in the 21 months since we got married.

[Lenoredou 0]

Did the same....I used my mother and a close mutual friend. they sent very nice truthful letters and I am hoping for the best. That's the key hope for for best.

[Kez/JWolf 6]

I am not including any letters as they are not nessesary if you have good range of joint evidence, they could be important if you were lacking in evidence but otherwise no..

Kez

[Wild Wind 0]

I am including only one affidavit not notarized, which is from my wife’s employer, and three thank you notes from a neighbor, friend and a relative addressed to both of us. I feel I have enough evidence and I’m not relying on these but including them.

[James 2]

Stop the insanity! There is no such thing as an "affidavit letter," and "an affidavit not notarized" is not an affidavit.

The instructions recommend not one, but two "sworn affidavits" -- not letters. Affidavits are notarized legal documents in which one has sworn that the contents are true -- and one commits perjury if what ones lies in such a document.

Obviously, none of what has been mentioned in this thread meets what USCIS has asked for in the instructions. I posted an example of an affidavit in the pinned thread. The other thing one needs with the affidavits, which I did not mention in the pinned thread or the example, is supporting documentation (see the last line in the instructions regarding affidavits).

[perunyc 0]

we lacked much evidence of our lives together so we brought affidavits. three from friends, one of whom attended our civil ceremony, and one from my brother. our officer seemed to put more stress on the one from my brother. so based on my sole experience- i would include at least one from a family member. i think it is most important when you need help to prove a bona-fide marriage and are lacking on other evidence.

james- you are completely right. an affidavit IS notarized. has to be in order to be an affidavit. otherwise, it's just a letter. i don't not think a letter proving your employment has to be notarized, but i would definitely notarize ANY letter that is to stand as evidence of your marriage. it's a legal, binding way to say "i, the undersigned, am speaking the truth."

[Kez/JWolf 6]

Stop the insanity! There is no such thing as an "affidavit letter," and "an affidavit not notarized" is not an affidavit.

The instructions recommend not one, but two "sworn affidavits" -- not letters. Affidavits are notarized legal documents in which one has sworn that the contents are true -- and one commits perjury if what ones lies in such a document.

Obviously, none of what has been mentioned in this thread meets what USCIS has asked for in the instructions. I posted an example of an affidavit in the pinned thread. The other thing one needs with the affidavits, which I did not mention in the pinned thread or the example, is supporting documentation (see the last line in the instructions regarding affidavits).

James you are not required to send any sworn affidavits or letters, the list that in on the USCIS website are just examples of evidence that you could send.... and as far as USCIS is concerned they place no diffrence between a sworn affidavit and a notarized letter.... nether of them prove anything about your marriage.... If people wish to include a letter of support from family and friends then they can.... it they wish to do it in the form of an affidavit then they can, if the just have it notarized then thats ok too... so there is nothing insane about anything that has been discussed in this post or any other where people are asking about letters, affidavits or any other sort od evidence...

Kez

[Kez/JWolf 6]

we lacked much evidence of our lives together so we brought affidavits. three from friends, one of whom attended our civil ceremony, and one from my brother. our officer seemed to put more stress on the one from my brother. so based on my sole experience- i would include at least one from a family member. i think it is most important when you need help to prove a bona-fide marriage and are lacking on other evidence.

james- you are completely right. an affidavit IS notarized. has to be in order to be an affidavit. otherwise, it's just a letter. i don't not think a letter proving your employment has to be notarized, but i would definitely notarize ANY letter that is to stand as evidence of your marriage. it's a legal, binding way to say "i, the undersigned, am speaking the truth."

Notarizing a document is not saying anything about the content of the letter it only confirms that the Notary witnessed the persons signature.... nothing more.. the content of the document could be total rubbish... an affidavit is a statement that declares that to the best of your knowledge the content of the document is true...

Kez

Edited August 16, 2007 by Niagaenola

[Wild Wind 0]

Stop the insanity! There is no such thing as an "affidavit letter," and "an affidavit not notarized" is not an affidavit.

The instructions recommend not one, but two "sworn affidavits" -- not letters. Affidavits are notarized legal documents in which one has sworn that the contents are true -- and one commits perjury if what ones lies in such a document.

Obviously, none of what has been mentioned in this thread meets what USCIS has asked for in the instructions. I posted an example of an affidavit in the pinned thread. The other thing one needs with the affidavits, which I did not mention in the pinned thread or the example, is supporting documentation (see the last line in the instructions regarding affidavits).

James you are not required to send any sworn affidavits or letters, the list that in on the USCIS website are just examples of evidence that you could send.... and as far as USCIS is concerned they place no diffrence between a sworn affidavit and a notarized letter.... nether of them prove anything about your marriage.... If people wish to include a letter of support from family and friends then they can.... it they wish to do it in the form of an affidavit then they can, if the just have it notarized then thats ok too... so there is nothing insane about anything that has been discussed in this post or any other where people are asking about letters, affidavits or any other sort od evidence...

Kez

I agree 100% very well said, Kez Thanks,

Well I'll correct myself, what I thought was an affidavit is really a letter from my wife's employer (boss) not verifying employment but as a personal friend. And who cares and why make a big deal about some affidavits or letters notarized or not they don't have that much weight on the bearings on the outcome from what most claim. The thank you notes just show that people took the time to acknowledge something they enjoy, being a good neighbor, or friend etc? This is not the evidence I what them to base their decision on, I have plenty of that but as I previous stated just something to include showing we have a life together.

Edited August 16, 2007 by Wild Wind