Immigration · 6 min read
Form I-864 Affidavit of Support: Notary Requirements
The Affidavit of Support no longer requires notarization for most filings — but the sponsor's tax returns and supporting documents often still do.
As of 2018, USCIS dropped the notarization requirement for Form I-864 itself. The sponsor's signature is now declared under penalty of perjury without a notary.
However, the supporting evidence — IRS Form 4506-T (Request for Transcript of Tax Return), self-employment income affidavits, gift letters, and joint-sponsor agreements — typically does require notarization, and sometimes apostille if the sponsor lives abroad.
When the beneficiary is overseas, the consular officer may request notarized translations of foreign tax documents. NNA-certified bilingual notaries are useful for these consular-bound packages.