{"id":18656,"date":"2023-04-09T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hk.usconsulate.gov\/?p=18656"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:51:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T01:51:38","slug":"affidavits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hk.usconsulate.gov\/affidavits\/","title":{"rendered":"Affidavits"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"ga-title stacking-slide dark-blue-section-background-color container-fluid internaltitle-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"internal-title alignwide internalpage container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"internal-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"internal-title-header\" class=\"internal-title-header medium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAffidavits \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide white-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>An Affidavit is a sworn statement made by an individual. Please write out the statement you wish to attest or swear to, but do not sign the form until instructed to do so by the Consular Officer.<\/p>\n<p>The preparation of legal forms is typically the task of an attorney. Examples of legal forms are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/common.usembassy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/04\/acs_wwwfaffidavit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available on-line<\/a>\u00a0(PDF 7.55 KB), but please keep in mind that the forms and their purposes can vary widely from one jurisdiction to another. 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