Two weeks after being given 221(g) after interview and no Visa

[Darren526 0]

Hi;

Still waiting on Visa. Had interview 2 weeks ago and was given a 221g Refusal. Consulate required a 2011 US Federal Return which we submitted. Now 2 weeks after interview they want further proof that we submitted the US Federal Return. I have forward the email from the IRS saying we have lodged the Federal Return.

I don't know what other people feel towards the US Consulate in Sydney but for us it has been a struggle. We wanted to be over all of this and get our 4 month daughter settled in the US with family. I don't think we will be moving over to the US for many more weeks. The US Consulate now has all the documents they require but still no more progress towards being granted a US Visa. Our daughter has no grandparents here in Australia{my mother died 4 years ago and my father died 5 months before our daughter was born) but has grandparents in the USA which have not seen our daughter. That's the main reason we want to get over to the USA asap. Doesn't seem to be happening that way for us.

[sheeshkabelle 153]

Hi;

Still waiting on Visa. Had interview 2 weeks ago and was given a 221g Refusal. Consulate required a 2011 US Federal Return which we submitted. Now 2 weeks after interview they want further proof that we submitted the US Federal Return. I have forward the email from the IRS saying we have lodged the Federal Return.

I don't know what other people feel towards the US Consulate in Sydney but for us it has been a struggle. We wanted to be over all of this and get our 4 month daughter settled in the US with family. I don't think we will be moving over to the US for many more weeks. The US Consulate now has all the documents they require but still no more progress towards being granted a US Visa. Our daughter has no grandparents here in Australia{my mother died 4 years ago and my father died 5 months before our daughter was born) but has grandparents in the USA which have not seen our daughter. That's the main reason we want to get over to the USA asap. Doesn't seem to be happening that way for us.

You need to send them a copy of your entire tax return. An email from the IRS is not sufficient. If you e-filed the program you used will give you the option to download your return into a .pdf file so you can print it off.

Take everything that is printed, put the W2 or 1099 with it and mail it to the consulate.

If you paper filed and mailed the return in, you should have kept a copy for your records. If you did not, you will have to wait until your return is processed and order a tax return transcript from the IRS and send that to the consulate.

[Darren526 0]

You need to send them a copy of your entire tax return. An email from the IRS is not sufficient. If you e-filed the program you used will give you the option to download your return into a .pdf file so you can print it off.

Take everything that is printed, put the W2 or 1099 with it and mail it to the consulate.

If you paper filed and mailed the return in, you should have kept a copy for your records. If you did not, you will have to wait until your return is processed and order a tax return transcript from the IRS and send that to the consulate.

We printed off a copy of the 2011 Federal Return from the .pdf that was created from an efile program(TaxAct). The Federal Return was signed then submitted by email to the consulate. Sydney consulate allows for copies.

Two weeks later they then requested proof that we did file with the IRS. We received an email from TaxAct to confirm that the Federal Return was successfully lodged to the IRS(Submission ID is given to confirm this). I forward this email to the consulate which states lodgement and also has the Submission ID which the Consulate could confirm if need too.

[Laure&Colin 280]

Order an IRS tax return transcript: it's the ultimate proof that you have filed your taxes and it's by far the preferred document for NVC/embassies.

You can order it online and they send it abroad if that's where you live.

[sheeshkabelle 153]

We printed off a copy of the 2011 Federal Return from the .pdf that was created from an efile program(TaxAct). The Federal Return was signed then submitted by email to the consulate. Sydney consulate allows for copies.

Two weeks later they then requested proof that we did file with the IRS. We received an email from TaxAct to confirm that the Federal Return was successfully lodged to the IRS(Submission ID is given to confirm this). I forward this email to the consulate which states lodgement and also has the Submission ID which the Consulate could confirm if need too.

Well that really sucks! I would think that would be enough. Maybe they're just taking their sweet time in getting around to issuing the visa. Or as Lure said waiting on the transcripts as proof.

[Darren526 0]

Order an IRS tax return transcript: it's the ultimate proof that you have filed your taxes and it's by far the preferred document for NVC/embassies.

You can order it online and they send it abroad if that's where you live.

The Sydney Consulate gave us the wrong website. They told us to get an irs transcript from www.ssa.gov. My wife new this to be wrong but she phoned Social Security in the USA and they said that there is nothing on their site to do with obtaining Tax transcripts.

I got on to the irs website and found the link to obtain tax transcripts. Hopefully a tax transcript will turn up to my Australian address. Don't know how long it will take but hopefully soon. This is so dragging out.

Can't understand why the consulate wont except the email which was sent from the efile program saying that it was lodged to the IRS. You would think they would want our case completed and get along with other cases.

[Ryan H 3,790]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.