I have noticed throughout the forums people making silly mistakes. Not paying attention to the details of the instruction packets. I will give a perfect example below.

A lot of people have problems or claims that the consulate denied them or gave them a green/blue because of insufficient income. But if you take a closer look at the instructions it states the following:

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Notice the keywords that I highlighted. Reading the instructions quickly, I may have blown by the word "might". But looking at the instruction and breaking down the sentences, I come up with what occurred to one of our VJ members.

Basically it states that the consulate "prefers" the tax transcript over any other documentation that you provide for income. But you can submit the W-2 and/or federal tax income return by themselves if you want to wager with the consulate and play the lottery because they "might" accept only those. I think the consulate prefers the tax transcript because it comes from the IRS and it would be an easy task to create/modify your own W-2 and/or federal tax income return.

This goes for the other instruction within the packet. My fellow Viet Nam VJers, please break every sentence down and analyze it in detail. Even after the 1000 time I have read the instructions, I still find something new to send my fiancee.

You can avoid simple mistakes just by reading a bit more critical of the instructions that the consulate gives you.

A perfectly good example of people blowing by sentences and not reading exactly what is says is a little test below:





Please read this sentence.

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FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-

SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-

IC STUDY COMBINED WITH

THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.


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Count the F's.
How many did you find?
Answer = 6 F's

So as you can see most will not find the 6 F's because of perception. Perception is rule to you. You are certain there are less than six. Even after counting again and again.

Please folks, learn from our fellow VJers mistakes (hence we repeat thier mistakes again), and prepare your paperwork better.Good luck and go for the PINK!!!

lol I see 6....

nice post

Kez

IS THE TAX TRANSCRIPT OR 1722 FOR ONE YEAR OR WHAT ????

This was taken from the consulate website:

Original Affidavit of Support Form I-134 and the specified financial documents. Form I-134 must be signed by the sponsor and notarized by a Notary Public no more than one year prior to the date of interview and include tax records for the past year and an official letter of employment (on company letterhead) signed within the past year or a valid business license. Submit one photocopy of the I-134 form for each applicant in your family. If you require a joint sponsor, the joint sponsor must submit all documents listed above plus proof of citizenship or LPR status, such as a U.S. birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or green card.

Hope this helps.

A tax return transcript shows most line items from your tax return (Form 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ) as it was originally filed, including any accompanying forms and schedules. It does not reflect any changes you, your representative or the IRS made after the return was filed. In many cases, a return transcript will meet the requirements of lending institutions such as those offering mortgages and for applying for student loans.

Hope this helps!

STL_HCMC

it helps thanks

I am just curious how can someone fudge something on the 1040 when W-2 has stated how much someone makes in a year and how much taxes he/she has paid. I am assumed that the HCMC US cares about how much you make in year and do you meet the income requirement.

I can produce a 1040 right now showing that I make 1000000 a year, sign it and send it off to my fiancee. Just get the ol quickbooks together and roll with it.

Now the transcript is a direct reflection of the checks and balances of the IRS. It comes from the IRS. If you fudge on the 1040 and submit that to the IRS, good luck with that on your chest when they come pounding on your door to take your new stainless steel grill away. They verify all the data you submit with what the W-2s and from what the employer has reported. Hence, the checks and balances the computers do automatically to catch this stuff.

I am not disagreed with you. The requirement is W2 and income tax for the past year. If you make 30K/yr and your W2 stated that you made 30/yr but your 1040 has indicated that your have made 50K. It will definately raise a red flag. As you have stated check and balance.

I've been filing US Income Tax since 1980 and have no idea what a Tax Transcript is. You get your W-2, you fill out the 1040, you stick it in the mail and you get your refund check in the mail. I have no offical document from the IRS indicating that I have ever filed a tax return in my life.

How do you get a Tax Transcript? What is a 1722?

There is a 1800 number (Someone else have it?), I don't know what it is off hand because I am at a clients now. Just call then, and they will send you a transcript of the year you request for free.

http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq1-6.html

Called 'um up on the phone and waited on hold while I cooked dinner... when I got someone she was most helpful and put them in the mail for me right then. Should be here in a few days.

If you have more days than time in the day (like me) here's the form to mail off;

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506t.pdf

I had an injury a few years ago and I'm worried by what a buddy told me. He said to give 3 years income tax return transcripts. If so, I have to get this year's done soon!

You guy know you can get your Tax Transcript through fax right? it is faster.. I called them yesterday and i got it in the same day. You don't have to wait for it through the mail.......

Good point! We too received tax transcripts via fax. Sure is a lot quicker!

STL_HCMC

You are certainly right that people should cross there T's and dot their I's to prevent delays but I think alot of it has to do with the examiner. If they find the case is suspicious, they can pretty much find anything in the proofs you submitted to deny/delay the case. We can only do so much as far as being prepared but at the end of the day our fate lyes in the hands of the person who is reviewing our petition.

I was worried that I was going to get an RFE because I didn't submit the intent to marry letter to the USCIS from either myself of my fiancee during the initial NOA2 process. I didn't get any RFE's and my approval was within the expected time frame of 90 days from the CSC.

The whole K1 process is a crap shoot.

Absolutely crucial to remember - there are no guarantees, but you can improve your odds