How to Write an Affidavit of Unemployment?

How to write an affidavit for an unemployed person in South Africa? Is it possible for me to write up a good affidavit for myself as a novice, and if not, then what should I do? These questions and many other familiar ones are guaranteed to pop up inside your head the moment you decide to write an affidavit.

Let me tell you that writing an affidavit is not rocket science; in fact, there are a few preset sections that you must include in your affidavit. In the following article, I will explain how you can fill out these sections in your affidavit for unemployed persons. So, if you want to know everything about writing an affidavit the right way, then I suggest you keep reading the following article.

What To Include In Your Affidavit for an Unemployed Person?

Writing up an affidavit is not too difficult. However, you need to know exactly what information you must include in it. Knowing beforehand what to include in the affidavit will help you avoid needless inconveniences over what you should have put inside the affidavit and what you shouldn’t have.

Nevertheless, when writing the affidavit for Unemployed persons, you must include the following six sections. Read through the details to understand how to go about it.

Section # 01: Title

The title of the affidavit, in this case, should be your name. So, at the top of the page, you must include the first section saying ‘Affidavit of [Your Name]’.

Section # 02: Statement Of Identity

In the statement of identity, you must write all the facts about yourself. It includes your name, your age, educational background, any previous employment history/records, and your current address.

Section # 03: Statement Of Truth

In this section, you will swear honestly about the truthfulness of the information provided in the affidavit. Your sworn statement regarding your unemployment is compulsory in the affidavit. Your statement will go like this: I swear that the information provided in the following affidavit is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Section # 04: Statement Of Facts

In this section, you will provide details of your unemployed status. Make sure that you provide highly precise and correct information in this section because all of it will be cross-verified.

Section # 05: Closing Statement Of Truth

In this section, you will again swear that all the information that you provided in the affidavit was based on facts and free from any misstatements. You may feel like this is an extra section, but trust me, it is as mandatory as any other section in the affidavit.

Section # 06: Sign And Notarize

This is the final section of the affidavit and acts as a seal to conclude the affidavit once and for all. In any case, this section contains separate lines for your signature and the witness’s signature. Other than that, this section will also contain a notary section and a line for the date when the affidavit is signed.

How To Prepare An Affidavit?

1. Speak In First Person Language

It is very important to personalize your affidavit, which is why you must only use the first-person tense. It will give the impression that the wording written in the affidavit is your own and it is you speaking all the facts and giving all the information rather than in writing.

2. Remain Concise

You must also use very concise and to-the-point language. Your vocabulary should be highly professional and legal. And you must try to remain brief and specific while stating the facts.

3. Restate Your Claims

The easiest and most convenient way to emphasize your points is by restating them at the end of the affidavit. It will remind the reader what the claims were all about. Thus, it enhances the overall effect and importance of your statements.

4. Notarize Your Affidavit

This is yet another very important step that enhances and seals your credibility. Some people may skip this part as well, but I would suggest otherwise. Getting your affidavit notarized will double up your own as well as the credibility of your affidavit.

So, it is safe to say that writing an affidavit for an Unemployed person is a pretty easy and straightforward thing. You will just have to add a few preset sections in your affidavit and put in all the relevant information. In the sections that require you to detail your condition and your employment status, I would suggest that you only use legal and highly concise language.

If you are having trouble writing an affidavit, you may seek professional help from an advocate or any relevant person. Furthermore, if you are set on writing it yourself, then you can look up affidavit templates from the internet. This will give you a pretty fair idea of what to add to the affidavit, what language to use, and in what ways you can make it better.