Affidavits of bona fide marriage
I checked the forum for specific answers to this question but didnt find any.
My USC husband is filing an I-130 and because we live apart (Im a Canadian citizen, residing in Ontario) we dont have joint ownership of anything, no children, etc. Affidavits would be fine for us, but a few questions:
Do the affidavits all have to be from US citizens? Or could they be friends or relatives of mine here in Canada who are Canadian citizens?
Do the individuals have to have been present at our marriage? Most of my husbands friends who have met me and know us fairly well were not actually at our wedding.
Is it better to ask relatives or friends to do the affidavit?
Does the third party bring the filled-out affidavit to a notary public and just get them to notarize it? Do both my husband and the third party have to go to the notary public together?
I hope all the questions are not annoying - we are doing this ourselves and we just want to make sure we get it right the first time!
if there is little paper evidence of the marriage...like...car loans on both names, rent leases for both of you, bank accounts etc. Then youll need very convincing afidavits from friends who knew you at the time you got married. Someone must have known you got married to this guy...you ask them to go with you to a notary public and sign the affidavits. Not sure how it is in Canada but in here you go to Kinkos and sign the affidavits in front of a teenage kid who puts a seal that looks like a pre-school good job stamp. Maybe its more formal there in your country.
Id say friends, regardless of citizenship is better....add also one of your relatives and one of his relatives. Dont risk making the USCIS doubt your marriage, beef up your affidavits.
if there is little paper evidence of the marriage...like...car loans on both names, rent leases for both of you, bank accounts etc. Then youll need very convincing afidavits from friends who knew you at the time you got married. Someone must have known you got married to this guy...you ask them to go with you to a notary public and sign the affidavits. Not sure how it is in Canada but in here you go to Kinkos and sign the affidavits in front of a teenage kid who puts a seal that looks like a pre-school good job stamp. Maybe its more formal there in your country.
Id say friends, regardless of citizenship is better....add also one of your relatives and one of his relatives. Dont risk making the USCIS doubt your marriage, beef up your affidavits.
I read through the I-751 carefully. It didnt say my affidavit need to be notarized.
I am wondering is it required?
I read through the I-751 carefully. It didnt say my affidavit need to be notarized.
I am wondering is it required?
It has to be notarized.