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Filing I-130 for my husband in a few days, what to do on my W2 tax refund?

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mai_02   16

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Guys here I am again. I got married on Aug. 2013. I'm filing for my husband's I130 in a few days. My question is, the marital status on my W2 form is single. When I file my 2013 tax refund, what should I do? Filing single or married? My husband is still in the philippines. Is anyone here encounter the same situation? What did you do? Help guys! Thanks.

08/17/2013 got married

02/04/2014 I-130 sent

02/05/2014 Priority date

02/10/2014 NOA 1 received by mail

03/05/2014 I-130 approved/ NOA 2

03/12/2014 NVC Received

04/15/2014 case # & IIN # assigned

04/15/2014 received DS-261/ I-864 bill invoice

04/16/2014 pay I-864

04/16/2014 filled up and submitted DS-261

04/21/2014 I-864 fee shows PAID

04/22/2014 received IV bill invoice thru e-mail but not ready to pay yet

04/24/2014 sent AOS package

04/24/2014 payed IV fee..Finally :dancing: :joy:[/color] :dancing:

04/25/2014 IV fee debited from my account

04/28/2014 AOS received ny NVC

04/30/2014 send IV packet thru USPS express mail..

05/06/2014 AOS & IV package being reviewed

05/07/2014 IV fee shows PAID

05/07/2014 DS-260 filled up & submitted

05/21/2014 received checklist for AOS financial evidence proof of employment

05/23/2014 sent proof of employment via USPS

05/29/2014 received checklist AGAiN for financial evidence which I already sent. Called NVC and asked, they said they havn't received any mail yet.

05/29/2014 IV docs approved no checklist (thank you)

06/02/14 NVC NVC scanned checklist for AOS

07/07/14 CASE COMPLETE!!!! Wooohoooo!!! :)

07/10/14 received interview e-mail letter

08/07/14 INTERVIEW DATE (to be rescheduled after two months for sputum culture)

07/14/14 medical at st. Lukes but need to do sputum test on July 30,31, & Aug 1.

07/30/14 1st day sputum test

07/31/14 2nd day sputum

08/01/14 3rd day sputum

10/01/14 called St. lukes Hosp. For sputum results.... ? praise GOD NEGATIVE

10/01/14 called US Embassy manila to schedule an interview (10/21/14 interview date)

10/21/14 INTERVIEW DATE..... APPROVED!!!

11/09/14 ARRIVAL in the USA!!!! Yoohooo!!!???

jacqueline6001 Contributor

jacqueline6001   8

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I know exactly the same situation that you are going through right now. I became married myself in Cairo, Egypt back in May 2013. I went in person to an IRS office and the gentleman advised me that we shall file single status in the present time. When our husbands arive, we will ask for an amendment to our filing status to change it from single to married status. That was the advice of the Sacramento, California office.

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friendlyusa   37

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You'll have to file as: married filing separately.

You cannot file as single , because you are married before December 2013....

I know exactly the same situation that you are going through right now. I became married myself in Cairo, Egypt back in May 2013. I went in person to an IRS office and the gentleman advised me that we shall file single status in the present time. When our husbands arive, we will ask for an amendment to our filing status to change it from single to married status. That was the advice of the Sacramento, California office.

Looks like the advice you received was wrong.

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17 APRIL 2013 : NOA1 Priority date
27 NOV: TSC; Transfered from NBC

3 Feb : NOA2 ( 296 days)

4 March: Shipped to NVC

11 March : Received at NVC

11 April: Case # assigned

18 April: paid both fees

9May: mailed AOS & IV packages

8May: DS260 completed

16May: packets scanned in NVC system

13 June: check list : missing page 7 of i864.

25 June : scan date AOS checklist

7 Aug: Case Complete...... BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT

14 Aug: interview date assigned

16 Aug: Email interview appointment received

18 Aug: Medical completed

23 Aug: biometric done,DS260 stamped, fingerprints taken.

10 Sep: interview day; interview took 511 days from I-130 NOA1

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11. 9/17/2016: I-751 packet received by CSC

12.Check Cashed : 9/21/2016

13. NOA1: 9/23/2016

14. BIOMETRICS : 10/12/2016

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mai_02   16

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Okay guys thank you for all your replies. So from what I understood from most of your answers, I have to file Married filing separately. When my husband gets here maybe after a year or less and get his own SS#, what should I do then?

08/17/2013 got married

02/04/2014 I-130 sent

02/05/2014 Priority date

02/10/2014 NOA 1 received by mail

03/05/2014 I-130 approved/ NOA 2

03/12/2014 NVC Received

04/15/2014 case # & IIN # assigned

04/15/2014 received DS-261/ I-864 bill invoice

04/16/2014 pay I-864

04/16/2014 filled up and submitted DS-261

04/21/2014 I-864 fee shows PAID

04/22/2014 received IV bill invoice thru e-mail but not ready to pay yet

04/24/2014 sent AOS package

04/24/2014 payed IV fee..Finally :dancing: :joy:[/color] :dancing:

04/25/2014 IV fee debited from my account

04/28/2014 AOS received ny NVC

04/30/2014 send IV packet thru USPS express mail..

05/06/2014 AOS & IV package being reviewed

05/07/2014 IV fee shows PAID

05/07/2014 DS-260 filled up & submitted

05/21/2014 received checklist for AOS financial evidence proof of employment

05/23/2014 sent proof of employment via USPS

05/29/2014 received checklist AGAiN for financial evidence which I already sent. Called NVC and asked, they said they havn't received any mail yet.

05/29/2014 IV docs approved no checklist (thank you)

06/02/14 NVC NVC scanned checklist for AOS

07/07/14 CASE COMPLETE!!!! Wooohoooo!!! :)

07/10/14 received interview e-mail letter

08/07/14 INTERVIEW DATE (to be rescheduled after two months for sputum culture)

07/14/14 medical at st. Lukes but need to do sputum test on July 30,31, & Aug 1.

07/30/14 1st day sputum test

07/31/14 2nd day sputum

08/01/14 3rd day sputum

10/01/14 called St. lukes Hosp. For sputum results.... ? praise GOD NEGATIVE

10/01/14 called US Embassy manila to schedule an interview (10/21/14 interview date)

10/21/14 INTERVIEW DATE..... APPROVED!!!

11/09/14 ARRIVAL in the USA!!!! Yoohooo!!!???

NikLR Grand Master

NikLR   13,234

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You file single status because that way you will have enough taxes taken out to cover your end when you change status to married.

You can have single taxes taken out and still file as married filing separately. If you are married you file as married. According to the IRS anyhow. My husband called them last year when he had to file his taxes and ended up just filing for an extension with both federal and state taxes because he wanted to wait for me to be here to file. 3 times he called and each time they told him he should not file as single because he was married.

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Ivy.   113

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My husband and I got married in 2012. We filed Married filing Jointly for 2012. I filled out w-7 form (i think?) and requested an INIT. My husband could not e-file because I did not have SSN/INIT so we sent it via snail mail. Took over 6 weeks to get an answer, I was assigned an INIT and our tax return was processed as Married filing Jointly. I did not live in the US in 2012 or 2013.

For 2013, we plan to file Married filing Jointly again and use my INIT instead of SSN. I am still not living in the US.

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Wyatt Cox Contributor

Wyatt Cox   16

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Here's a link to what member Darnell told me in another thread which seems pretty comprehensive. Working on preparing our filings now.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/469035-tax-filing/?p=6692743

September 28, 2013 -- Married at Ciudad Christa resort in Metro Manila

January 2, 2014 -- NOA1

February 10, 2014 -- NOA2

February 26, 2014 -- Sent to NVC

March 5, 2014 -- Received at NVC

July 8, 2014 -- Appointment at Embassy -- APPROVED!

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