Meow-Meow,
you might need 3 affidavits. here are those formats,
1) Could you please provide us the format of the affidavit. (I have to get it for myself and my spouse from India. I want to keep it ready before my attorney asks for it... )
AFFIDAVIT
I, MR. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX son of XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, aged about 60 years, HINDU by religion and residing at XXXXXXXXXX VILLAGE, XXXXXXXX TALUK, XXXXXXXX DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU-000000, INDIA. Do hereby solemnly affirm and state as follows:
1. That XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX is my wife.
2. That CANDIDATE NAME is my son, born to my wife and me on MM/DD/YYYY at our residence XXXXXXXXXXX.
3. That it is further declared that the birth of said son CANDIDATE NAME is not registered in the Birth register of TALUK Registration Office, XXXXXXXXXXX. As it was not mandatory to do at that time.
All that is stated above are true to the best of my knowledge.
Dated: MM/DD/YYYY
D E P O N E N T
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
Sworn and signed before me on this
DD/MM/YYYY at Madras, India.
AFFIDAVIT
I, MRS. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX wife of MR. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, aged about 56 years, HINDU by religion and residing at XXXXXXXXXXXX VILLAGE, XXXXXXXXX TALUK, XXXXXXXXX DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU-000000, INDIA. Do hereby solemnly affirm and state as follows:
1. That XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX is my husband.
2. That CANDIDATE NAME is my son, born to my husband and me on MM/DD/YYYY at our residence XXXXXXXXXXXX.
3. That it is further declared that the birth of said son CANDIDATE NAME is not registered in the Birth register of TALUK Registration Office, XXXXXXXXXXXX. As it was not mandatory to do at that time.
All that is stated above are true to the best of my knowledge.
Dated: MM/DD/YYYY
D E P O N E N T
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
Sworn and signed before me on this
MM/DD/YYYY at Madras, India.
AFFIDAVIT
I, MR. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX brother of XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, aged about 59 years, HINDU by religion and residing at XXXXXXXXXX VILLAGE, XXXXXXXXX DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU-613303, INDIA. Do hereby solemnly affirm and state as follows:
1. That XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX is my sister.
2. She was married to MR. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX on 1968 at village XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX TALUK, XXXXXXXXX DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU-000000, INDIA.
3. That MR. CANDIDATE NAME is the son of MR. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX & XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and was born on DD/MM/YYYY.
4. That it is further declared that marriage has not been registered at TALUK Registration Office, XXXXXXXXXXX.
All that is stated above are true to the best of my knowledge.
Dated: DD/MM/YYYY
D E P O N E N T
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Sworn and signed before me on this
DD/MM/YYYY at Madras, India.
2) Do we need to take any documents for Medical Examination/Photographer? ( I thought I can do it before my attorney prepares to file 495 appln..)
to photographs nothing,
but to medical exams- take passports, visas with you.