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in this episode of emigrate I am going to show you everything you need to know about getting letters of support from your family and friends there are guides that go along with this video in the description that you should check out if that sounds good to you then stick around Music welcome to emigrate my name is dimon de noble this is the channel where I provide you with reliable information to help you avoid costly mistakes and make it better decisions along on your immigration journey today I'm going to be covering something that should help you with your applications this channel is all about helping you di wires out there with your immigration applications DIY is kind of this blasphemous term and immigration lawyer circles because so many things can go wrong and they do but I also understand that people DIY for a number of reasons including costs it's really hard to afford a lawyer on top of the application fees so in those limited areas where I can't help where a legal opinion is not necessary I try to and this is what this video is equipping you to do letters support affidavits of support number one what's the difference both are sworn documents both are documents were the person writing them swears that what they're saying is true an affidavit of support is going to be signed in front of a notary who's going to be a sort of like third person right a third party that also certifies that's what's being said is actually what was said by that person okay so in terms of importance like evidentiary importance an affidavit of support is higher than a letter of support okay in terms of content they're basically the same except for the fact that the affidavit of support is going to be notarized and a letter of support should have a few other kind of language differences that are very just formal okay they're they're essentially formal and in the affidavit support letter support guides that you can find links to in the description this will be obvious the way to get your friends and family to actually write these for you is to be very precise with what you want them to write in there and sometimes it's helpful to just provide like a ready-to-go guide okay and that's what these sort of attachments that you can find below and then we're going to work with are going to help you do if this is the guide okay and we're going to have it now in the sort of like side panel here so that you can follow along okay so the first thing that you notice is that the title okay so the title should have both the name of the person that's writing the letter of support and in the subtitle should have the name that the letter or affidavit of support is supporting so in this example it says letter of support by John Doe John Doe is the person writing the letter of support and support of let's say bill for his u visa application for his naturalization application for his i-130 for his adjustment of status okay the letter of support there's going to be an introductory line saying I the undersigned hereby swear or oh that pose or state the following okay the swear is kind of the key part there and then you have kind of three lines okay or three things you really want to cover you want your letter writer to cover in their letter support or affidavit of support these three lines are very important you want them to state their full name their birthday okay their place of birth the country in town they don't need to put like I was born in a hospital in like a room 42 B they don't need to put like you know I was conceived in Disneyworld and that my parents had me in Michigan they don't need to go that far you just need to put town and country you can always tell your letter writers because sometimes they get flustered with the immigration process they don't know what they're on the hook for just say right which you're comfortable with city and town is fine okay and then they should write whether they are a US citizen a u.s. permanent resident or a foreign national and this isn't to single them out in any way is just that in terms of wait US citizen letters of support NAFA days of support carry a little more weight than lawful permanent residents carry a little more weight than foreign nationals that's not something I'm telling you that's just the way our system is designed because the letters of support are essentially saying hey this person is is worthy of immigration benefits and coming from US citizens just presume that that US citizen knows what good you a good potential US citizen or permanent resident when they see what I'm not saying that's true actually think it's a complete fantasy in some ways but that's just the way that system is designed and fine okay that's that's what we go with and it's cool all right the next thing we want to say is how we've known the person so in the second or third paragraphs we want to state how you know the person you're writing in support of right so if you're asking for a letter support from your friend you'd say I want you to write about how you know me so how you met me how long you've known them right are possible since when when they've known you right so oh i'm known i've known a bill from book club and we've known each other since 2006 when we read Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace and we got to talking about that we're still talking about it because that book is crazy and David Foster Wallace was kind of a monster in real life something like that right or you might say we went to school together you might say we work together you might say hey this person worked for me this person worked with me yada yada yada and then they should say why they're writing this and this should reference the petition or the form the application of the person is applying with so I'm writing this in support of Bill's petition for permanent residency Bill's petition for Au visa Bill's petition for adjustment of status from here it becomes very kind of dependent on your relationship right if it's but it should focus on your good moral character it might focus on a point of contention and your application which I don't want to get too much into right because it gets into a lot of legal points but good moral character so I want to write about why Bill is a good person and this is the key what comes out next right what comes out in the next sort of paragraph should be specific okay so bill is good with his kids is general bill takes his daughter to dance class three times a week and he's been doing this for four years even though he works a full-time job and he's an incredible father my kids stay with Bill and his children regularly and I'm comfortable with that that's specific and that's something that's really like a strong recommendation okay another general effect bill is a hard worker he is just a hard worker and I like hard workers to be in the United States that's pretty general more specifically would be like hey I contracted bill for a job that was going to take three weeks but guess what bill worked overtime at one point he pulled a 24-hour shift and that work was done in a week and a half and I have lots of friends and lots of colleagues who hired bill for the same job that's like a really specific right set of facts okay you want whatever you write to be true to the best of your recollection so you don't want to add details that you're not sure about right so you don't want to create a tall tale in other words right so bill might have worked a 24 hour shift but I mean like I know bill pretty much worked in 96 hours shift without stop that one time and he didn't eat and he picked up a truck with his bare hands that will be exaggeration right so you don't want to go that far you don't want to be overzealous in representing you know whoever you're trying to support all right and then the final thing you kind of add right after you kind of tell that story you want to tell about this person why they're important why you respect them why you like them maybe you love them whatever it is you end with some contact information this is optional right and I know come to be sensitive is somebody writing a letter of support maybe is not documented but adding an email or a number where you can be reached at is great okay and then of course you need your ID which we talked about because your ID is just adding further proof of your letter of support affidavit of support being real okay they're more important for letters of support because the notary seal is going to act as kind of it it confirms the identity okay because you have to present an ID with the notary all right if you're a letter of support you kind of end with I swear under pen under your penalty of perjury that all the following is true and you date it and you sign it okay you can date and sign your letter of support whenever and send it in to the lawyer or to the to the person right it's DIY to the to the person that needs the letter of support and they put in the packet yada yada the affidavit of support you're gonna sign with the notary okay the key things with these the ones that are most effective right now that you've seen the format is that they come from the heart it's good if spelling and grammar you know if somebody does is spilling a grammar check for you you want it to be understandable but actually the most important thing is the content and a lot of times when somebody just lists themselves right the passion will come through if you know somebody very well if you're you know writing this for a spouse or a parent or child and it's an application that is being written under like very difficult circumstances maybe somebody's in a detention center maybe somebody's been a victim of a crime just let yourself go Ryan give yourself some time to write it maybe you know have a shot a whiskey or something or if you know if you don't drink which is great you know have a chocolate right just relax and then write it if it's something a little less from the heart maybe it's a colleague or somebody you know pretty well right in your ear just like an acquaintance then just try to be as specific as possible for every fact you're gonna kind of separate them out and again you'll see that in the letter of support guide and just be timely it's the only other thing I would say write like these letters are really important for people if you're the one trying to corral them up right try to send them out early don't set them like the day you think you want to you know sending the application don't send out your letter of support request then send them out as early as possible so that they're ready to go when you're ready to go the rest of the application I hope that was helpful okay if you have any questions about what to do just put in the comments we'll try to answer them if you have other video topics you want us to cover we'll cover those again this is integrate my name is Donnie Noble I am an immigration attorney if you need my help just 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