cherh66

I130's being processed at mo for myself and my 14 yr old daughter who has chosen to accompany me to live with myself and new husband in the states.
My ex, her dad is happy for her to live there and visit UK periodically (we maintain a good relationship) and we are aware he has to provide notarised consent for my daughter to come with me.
Could anyone tell me at what stage of the process this consent will be required by the US embassy. Is it at the final stage when I have to attend the interview (ps, would my daughter also be required to attend??) or prior to that?

Thanks for any info

Moxie

You take it to the interview. It might be appropriate to send a photocopy to the NVC with the other documents, but also have it for the interview.

London says in the FAQs:

Does my child need to attend the immigrant visa interview?

All applicants registered for immigration as the spouse, parent, child under the age of 21 of a U.S. citizen are required to attend the Embassy in person for a formal visa interview with a U.S. consular officer. Persons under the age of fourteen who are deriving status from an immigrant, fiancé(e) or Kii petition filed on behalf of a parent or are applying for a derivative V visa and are applying for the visa at the same time as the parent need not attend the interview.

ian-mstm

The "magic language" is a legal substitute for notarization.


At your interview.


Yes.

Ian

S Folinsky

Ian:

An idle thought -- the "magic language" is a substitute for an "affidavit." I'm not all that sure that the notarial act for the consent is in the form of administering an oath.

jeffreyhy

I don't think it is. The 'magic language' is an assertion, under penalty of law, that the information being provided is true, and confirming the truth of the information contained in a document not what a notary public does.

A Notary Public confirms that the person who signs the document is who they say they are, the content of the document could be entirely false. Conversely, the content of the document could be true, as the 'magic language' attests, but if the person who signed the document is not the person whose name is being signed of what value is the 'magic language'?

Regards, JEff

S Folinsky

The two most common notarial acts are a "jurat" and an "acknowledgment."

The "jurat" is where the signatory swears the contents are true.

The "acknowledgement" is confirmation that the signator is who she says she is.