1)Heres my question.....Can i still apply for DCF if i dont have a copy of my TAX TRANSCRIPTS?????
I am going to file my taxes for the last 5 years(including..1040/2555/w-7 for my wife and our japanese w-2s)

(2)IS it ok to just bring a copy of my completed tax docs??

(3)I made about 30,000 last year and so did my wife..i would assume we meet the requirements to be above the poverity line but we arent in the US..so i would need a co-sponsor..right? )


one more question for Japanese filers, if i file in NAHA..do it looks like i dont need to do the I-864...or does this only apply for the miltary..i thought it might be fun to file in okinawa and get a visa and a vacation out of the whole deal??

k-in-osaka,
1. I believe you're still okay to file as long as you show that you have filed, even if you're late doing it. You should attach some letter saying that you were unaware you still needed to file since your income was foreign income, or something along those lines.

2. I'd bring your tax documents, and make sure it's clear when you filed them.

3) You will need a co-sonsor, unless you have over $51,000 in assets--the amount currently required for a US citizen to show he/she can support an immigrant spouse.

I'm not sure about your other question.

Best wishes,
Mary

You can file I-130. The tax information and i-864 are not requierd until the visa application. You need to find out the order of document submission in Tokyo.




If you prefer to do it this way, you will need to include your W-2 (or similar) docs with it. This will probably be the simplest fastest way for you.



Right. Your foreign income can not be 'counted' unless it will continue in the US. However, probably no harm in including it there--it does show your earning potential.



I think you will find that all Immigrant Visa cases will go through Tokyo. Every IV application requires an I-864--not even military are excluded.

I find this intriguing and perplexing.... according to the Tokyo embassy website, the checklist of things to bring to an I-130 interview at either Tokyo or Naha, Okinawa says "Affidavit Of Support. (Required only if applying in Tokyo)..."

As far as we all know, the I-864 is required in all cases, right?

Hey, Tokyo has really upgraded their website!

You'll see here that everyone needs an I-864: http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/e/visa/tvisa-ivi864.html

QUOTE

All immigrant visa applicants in the categories below must present a contractually binding Affidavit of Support (Form I-864), signed by the petitioner:

All family-based immigrants

The I-864 is not a part of the petition I-130, but of the visa application. Again, it is poorly worded, but you MUST continue to think of the "DCF" in its two distinct parts: petition, and visa application.

I think that the reason you do not bring I-864 to Naha is because it is a Consulate only. You may submit your I-130 there and they will forward it to Tokyo for the IV application portion. Tokyo is the only office where you can apply for/interview for an Immigrant Visa.
(ex, there are several Consulates in Canada. Petitioners can submit I-130 to any of them (save one), but the visa interview will always take place in Montreal).

An Immigrant Visa can not be issued without an I-864. You can find the relevant law in the INA, accessable at uscis.gov