n-400 tax issue

[hotshot 2]

hi

i have question i am 3yrs(green card 3 years) living with my us wife and i wanted to they as for 3 yrs tax return i have 3yrs but i and my wife have a first yr of taxes was done as a dependent on my mother in laws tax return paper(me and my wife is on return), because i had the green card approval in sept and till dec i could not find a job , rest of the two yrs of return they are on my name filing jointly i have filed my taxes, my issue is that can i use the taxes of my mother in law to show i filed taxes or i have to do it till next yr.....(is my motherin law tax paper valid for my n-400)

other question is that i am going to london for 3 months ,one of the question says that you must have stayed in the state for 3 month , yes i did but if i go to london do i have to wait another 3 month then file because i was not in us ........

i will be glad if some one guide me...

[v333k 59]

hi

i have question i am 3yrs(green card 3 years) living with my us wife and i wanted to they as for 3 yrs tax return i have 3yrs but i and my wife have a first yr of taxes was done as a dependent on my mother in laws tax return paper(me and my wife is on return), because i had the green card approval in sept and till dec i could not find a job , rest of the two yrs of return they are on my name filing jointly i have filed my taxes, my issue is that can i use the taxes of my mother in law to show i filed taxes or i have to do it till next yr.....(is my motherin law tax paper valid for my n-400)

other question is that i am going to london for 3 months ,one of the question says that you must have stayed in the state for 3 month , yes i did but if i go to london do i have to wait another 3 month then file because i was not in us ........

i will be glad if some one guide me...

Not sure about the dependent thing, but I think if you include a copy showing that you both were dependents on her, that at least validates your living together. The next two years will be a better support for your income.

As for your trip - you don't have to worry about it. They are talking about permanent physical address needs to be at least for 3 months - so as long as your permanent physical address has been the same for the past 3 months or more, then a trip to london or anywhere else in the world will not do you any harm.

hope this helps...

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

i and my wife have a first yr of taxes was done as a dependent on my mother in laws tax return paper(me and my wife is on return), because i had the green card approval in sept and till dec i could not find a job , rest of the two yrs of return they are on my name filing jointly i have filed my taxes, my issue is that can i use the taxes of my mother in law to show i filed taxes or i have to do it till next yr.....(is my motherin law tax paper valid for my n-400)

I can't think of any circumstance where you could be listed as a dependent on your mother-in-law's taxes. If your wife was under 19 yrs old, a full time student, or permanently disabled, then she could be claimed. Otherwise she shouldn't be listed either. It sounds like Mom's tax return was incorrectly filed.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I agree: the tax return must have been filed incorrectly. Don't get crazy over it, but you may want to have a tax professional take a look on what it would take to amend it. Most likely it will take only 20 minutes or so to correct it.

As for your travel plans, you can travel to your heart's desire. What they mean is if you move, lets say from Los Angeles to Chicago, and notify USCIS of your new address as required, it can take up to 3 months for the system to have all of this sorted out and get your paperwork to the correct -- new -- address. In such a case only you would have to wait 3 months before mailing off your N-400.