NVC Filers - August 2018

[happilyvisa 32]

2 minutes ago, Sugarlegetiti said:

I am non pivot, I mailed AOS and IV package on 04/23/13, NVC received it on 04/26/18, submitted DS 260 on 04/30/18, case completed on 05/08/18 hope this helps you

I am pivot that means my lawyer send the package by mail because all I see was completed at ceac is the iv application I am confused

[happilyvisa 32]

Just now, happilyvisa said:

I am pivot that means my lawyer send the package by mail because all I see was completed at ceac is the iv application I am confused

I though non pivot send everything by email

[Sugarlegetiti 566]

19 minutes ago, happilyvisa said:

I though non pivot send everything by email

No it is pivot that send everything online through ceac 

[jj0109 2]

On 8/14/2018 at 8:11 PM, valentinasc said:

Gracias!!! I'll keep you updated   

Thank you  😘 

Hey! So we got case complete yesterday! So excited! But I got an email today that they need a different Colombia police certificate. My wife got hers offline in the only way she knew how to. Do you mind telling me how and where you got your Colombia police certificate? Thank you!!

[valentinasc 330]

15 minutes ago, jj0109 said:

Hey! So we got case complete yesterday! So excited! But I got an email today that they need a different Colombia police certificate. My wife got hers offline in the only way she knew how to. Do you mind telling me how and where you got your Colombia police certificate? Thank you!!

Congratulations !!

That's the one! I got the same email about my Colombian and Australian police certificates..i freaked out.

It's like a reminder. just get a new one the day before the interview.

It took me 7 days to get email with Interview date after approval so you guys should get yours soon!

Edited August 16, 2018 by valentinasc

[jj0109 2]

1 hour ago, valentinasc said:

Congratulations !!

That's the one! I got the same email about my Colombian and Australian police certificates..i freaked out.

It's like a reminder. just get a new one the day before the interview.

It took me 7 days to get email with Interview date after approval so you guys should get yours soon!

Oh man! What a relief! Thank you so much. We will make sure she gets an updated one right before the interview. Hopefully we get our interview date soon! We're all starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel thankfully 😁. Thank you for all of your help and advice.

[Saharii 11]

on 8/8/18 nvc sent me a mail to send my Birth certificate again I sent them on  the same date But still my nvc case status required the same action to submit DS260 I submit everything on 8/1/18 Did they still reviewing my case?? or they complete their review 

[Abies 1,713]

2 minutes ago, Saharii said:

on 8/8/18 nvc sent me a mail to send my Birth certificate again I sent them on  the same date But still my nvc case status required the same action to submit DS260 I submit everything on 8/1/18 Did they still reviewing my case?? or they complete their review 

If everything goes well,your status will change within 3weeks to At NVC(Case Complete)

[bok05 10]

Finally i got CC today

[FiliAm 91]

7 minutes ago, bok05 said:

Finally i got CC today

Congrats! 😊

[bok05 10]

1 minute ago, FiliAm said:

Congrats! 😊

thank you kababayan😊but we have rfe for the affidavit of support that my wifes income is not qualified to sponsor me and we need co-sponsor..our lawyer said the income of my wife is qualified bit it's not

[Keeley 67]

10 hours ago, NJ & RJ said:

Now I’m confused 😐 bit stressed about it as I would need my tax transcript soon to submit to NVC.  One IRS rep told me in order to choose that and to be accepted, I need to first use W7 form to request for ITIN for my spouse in order for him to receive a number and then be included if I want to choose option married filing separately.  Without a number he can’t be added.  They sent the whole amended back to me😔and the rep said the W7 can take up to 7weeks. 

 

I’m going to try to write my spouse name on their missing info request and for his SSN states “ unavailable “ and see what they will say (cause when I called they give me hard time and won’t accept it).  They keep recommending that I choose head of household 

I'm not sure what to tell you on this as I submitted my return with the status of Married Filing Separately after consulting with a tax specialist. I left the SSN/ITIN field blank and the return was accepted. Like I said, you do need to file a paper return when you do this and I did attach a statement explaining the situation.

 

Have you already filed your taxes and the return was rejected or did the IRS rep give you that information when you called prior to filing? The only other thing I can think of is there may be an issue with your exemptions - did you tick the box to claim an exemption for your spouse? I left that box blank because you can only claim one for your spouse when filing as MFS if your spouse had no gross income, is not filing a return, and isn't someone else's dependent. My husband does have gross income, it just isn't subject to US tax. I believe that if I claimed an exemption for him it could cause a problem.

 

While I am a CPA, I don't specialize in income tax so I can't formally advise you. Have you considered consulting with a tax specialist? If you qualify for Head of Household, you could do that as well, there are just specific requirements you must meet (for example: you and your spouse can't be living together, you need qualifying dependents, you must be paying >50% of the household expenses. Check all the rules at Publication 501 to make sure you don't choose that status in error: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501#en_US_2017_publink1000220775).

 

Good luck!

[Taaa 125]

16 minutes ago, bok05 said:

Finally i got CC today

Congratulations!!!!!!

[Keeley 67]

8 hours ago, Kat & Jim said:

I agree you can definitely file as married filing separately with no SSN or ITIN. My spouse is the US Citizen and that is how our US Accountant recommended to file. Have been completing US tax Returns with “married filing separately” electronically through accountant for a few years now with no issues. Also as mentioned we took advantage of the Foreign Tax Credit. And yes there are income limits but it does help though. Keeley, I agree with everything you said it depends on you specific financial situation. Yes, speaking to an accountant would be the way to go for sure. My spouse just received his Refund for 2017 😊 a few days ago. Hope everything works out for you on whatever you choose to do.

That's great you're able to electronically file! I file my own taxes and, as far as I know, there is no free software out there that lets you leave the spouse's SSN blank, but I bet the professionals can make it work.  Turbotax and the like just give you an error message telling you you have to include a valid SSN, so paper and snail mail it is for me!

[Keeley 67]

7 hours ago, NJ & RJ said:

Ok thanks 

It's important to note that you have to be considered unmarried for tax purposes to file as Head of Household. If you are actually married, you have to meet certain rules to be considered unmarried from a tax perspective. If you and your spouse have not lived together for the last 6 months, then you could qualify to meet that rule. I highly recommend checking out Publication 501 and/or consulting with a tax attorney to make sure you don't select that filing status in error: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501#en_US_2017_publink1000220775