notarized statement of intent?

[spoon]

I've got my interview at the London embassy on 19th of July but the petiton approval runs out on the 26th June. I was told I would need to get a notarized statement of intent from my fiancée. We already made statements of intent when we sent the petition and I have no idea what 'notarizing' the statement is?

[MrsAllen2b]

She can go to any bank and get her statement stamped by a notary. That just means that a notary is certifying that she is who she says she is when she signs her affidavit/letter.

It'll only cost her about $5 if they charge her anything for it. Where does she live? If you were in the Oklahoma City area I could notarize it for you.

[spoon]

She's in Phoenix. Thanks for the reply

[nichole]

You don't need it in London. The expiration of you petition approval is only if you had done nothing at all in the way of applying for a visa, sending the forms and checklist in to London, etc. The embassy automatically extends the petition because you have done your part and are just waiting on them to have time to interview you. Had you done nothing at all for 6-8 months, then tried to get it rolling again, then perhaps another letter of intent would be a good thing to have. I know many, many people who have gotten K1s from London and none of them were asked to turn in a letter of intent or any evidence of the relationship. London is most interested in having a good I-134 affidavit of support with at least two proofs of income. And of course your personal documents like long form birth certificate, police cert, passport, etc.

[spoon]

I got a tax return from my fiancée, is that good enough? What else would they want to see?

[nichole]

I'm going to go over the tax return, which is a common mistake people make, so if you already know this then forgive me.

A complete tax return must be the 1040 (or 1040A or 1040EZ) just like it would be mailed into the Internal Revenue. It can't be an e-file receipt or summary page. It should include any Schedules that were part of the return like Schedule A, Schedule D. Not everybody's return would have schedules. And it should also have a copy of her W-2 form that would be stapled to the front of a return that is mailed in rather than e-filed. That's a small forn that would come from her employer summarizing her earnings for the entire year.

Or some people get tax transcripts from the IRS, which would take the place of the above.

Other than the tax return, for London I would take ONE more type of proof of income like:

• Letter from Employer stating her job, salary, part-time or full-time, permanent position....that kind of info.
  
• About 3 months of pay stubs showing her earnings.

[spoon]

That's great, thanks Nichole. I have the full tax return forms, not just the facing sheet. Thanks a lot!