A mess. Concerning sponser, dependants, and such

[darrellholliday 0]

Hello everyone,

I am a US citizen, 24 years old, and have been living in China for 6 years now. My wife, being Chinese, is going through the process of the CR1 visa.

The I-130 was approved and the documents sent in, the emails have been received, and now it is time now for the interview in Guangzhou.

I am preparing all of the information for my wife ( who speaks fluent English).

I have run into a few bumps whilst preparing and I felt that this forum could help to shed some light on these issues.

1) My mother, unbeknownst to me, put me down as a dependent on her taxes for the past 3 years. She told me that this is because she has helped with clothing and such other the years of being here.

On the I-864 form, page 4, it talks about members of the household and a dependent being one of them. Should she mark me down there since I live in China? Also on page 5 they ask about the income of those in the household. Would I put down my income? Would I add it into their household income? Since, I am the petitioner, this confuses me.....

2) I filed my taxes for the past 3 years just 4 weeks ago. Before receiving the info about my mother marking me down as a dependent. Should I file an I-864 form myself and submit my taxes along with my mothers? Wouldn't this cause a problem since she put me down as her dependent?

That's it for now. I thank you all for your help.

Darrell

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Hello everyone,

I am a US citizen, 24 years old, and have been living in China for 6 years now. My wife, being Chinese, is going through the process of the CR1 visa.

The I-130 was approved and the documents sent in, the emails have been received, and now it is time now for the interview in Guangzhou.

I am preparing all of the information for my wife ( who speaks fluent English).

I have run into a few bumps whilst preparing and I felt that this forum could help to shed some light on these issues.

1) My mother, unbeknownst to me, put me down as a dependent on her taxes for the past 3 years. She told me that this is because she has helped with clothing and such other the years of being here.

On the I-864 form, page 4, it talks about members of the household and a dependent being one of them. Should she mark me down there since I live in China? Also on page 5 they ask about the income of those in the household. Would I put down my income? Would I add it into their household income? Since, I am the petitioner, this confuses me.....

2) I filed my taxes for the past 3 years just 4 weeks ago. Before receiving the info about my mother marking me down as a dependent. Should I file an I-864 form myself and submit my taxes along with my mothers? Wouldn't this cause a problem since she put me down as her dependent?

That's it for now. I thank you all for your help.

Darrell

I dont know the answer to most of your question but I do know this. You need to fill up I-864 because you are the petitioner. You need to also send in taxes for 3 years.

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The instructions for the form answer your questions about how your mother must fill out the form.. She must claim you as a dependent on the form as she claimed you on her taxes. That she claimed you on the taxes is quite possibly going to garner her an audit in the future for tax fraud. When you read the instructions pay particular attention to the section on Domicile. You'll need to over come that hurdle as well. Assuming your income in China is not US sourced you'll likely be unable to count that. Here is a link to the instructions: Good luck!!!!

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864instr.pdf

[ehsan 0]

Can you please guide me like how to file my last 3 year taxes while living outside USA.

I am US citizen by birth and when i was ten years old my family moved backed to Pakistan. Since than i am living here. Married in 2004 and now have 3 kids. Please guide me how to file my last 3 year taxes while having zero income. what forms should i use.

Thanks

[darrellholliday 0]

Can you please guide me like how to file my last 3 year taxes while living outside USA.

I am US citizen by birth and when i was ten years old my family moved backed to Pakistan. Since than i am living here. Married in 2004 and now have 3 kids. Please guide me how to file my last 3 year taxes while having zero income. what forms should i use.

Thanks

Ehsan,

Please start your own topic. This is a guaranteed way to divert this topic from its original topic. Thank you