Taxes / Fee increase anytime soon?

[~Alessa~ 26]

Does anyone know if USCIS will increase their fee anytime soon? 

 

Also, another question (a bit confusing one) : Me and my spouse haven't filed 2019 tax return yet as IRS starts to accept returns on January 27. Now, if I file N-400 before January 27 do I need to bring tax transcripts for 2016 (permanent resident since 2017 and had no income for 2016)?I thought by the time USCIS will get my interview scheduled I will get 2019 done so I'll bring 2017/18/19 to the actual interview so I won't need 2016.

It's just a little bit confusing to me, when you file your N-400 does it mean you have to have all of the 3 years available at the time of the filing or it doesn't matter until the actual interview?

 

Edited January 14, 2020 by ~Alessa~

[Cryssiekins 976]

7 minutes ago, ~Alessa~ said:

Does anyone know if USCIS will increase their fee anytime soon? 

 

Also, another question (a bit confusing one) : Me and my spouse haven't filed 2019 tax return yet as IRS starts to accept returns on January 27. Now, if I file N-400 before January 27 do I need to bring tax transcripts for 2016 (permanent resident since 2017 and had no income for 2016)?I thought by the time USCIS will get my interview scheduled I will get 2019 done so I'll bring 2017/18/19 to the actual interview so I won't need 2016.

It's just a little bit confusing to me, when you file your N-400 does it mean you have to have all of the 3 years available at the time of the filing or it doesn't matter until the actual interview?

 

Nothing firm is published about the fee increase, but it was proposed.  I would expect there would be a notice period provided.

 

For your application, you would submit the most current returns at the time available.  So if you were filing today, it would be 16, 17, and 18.  You would bring the 19 one to the interview. 

[~Alessa~ 26]

1 minute ago, Cryssiekins said:

Nothing firm is published about the fee increase, but it was proposed.  I would expect there would be a notice period provided.

 

For your application, you would submit the most current returns at the time available.  So if you were filing today, it would be 16, 17, and 18.  You would bring the 19 one to the interview. 

I see I thought they only want tax returns at the interview. What if I don't have 16?  I will submit everything online.

[Cryssiekins 976]

1 minute ago, ~Alessa~ said:

I see I thought they only want tax returns at the interview. What if I don't have 16?  I will submit everything online.

You can request a transcript online from the IRS (or by mail).  Transcripts are better than the actual return for immigration processes.

 

I believe the online application does ask for the tax information to be uploaded.  (I haven’t filled mine out just yet).  

[geowrian 22,335]

31 minutes ago, ~Alessa~ said:

Does anyone know if USCIS will increase their fee anytime soon? 

A fee change was proposed: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/14/2019-24366/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-fee-schedule-and-changes-to-certain-other-immigration

The public comment period just ended. USCIS will review the comments and then either work to implement the change (possibly with changes) or not implement it (either directly or by virtue of not acting on it).

They usually post the new fees for a few months before they go into effect.

[Thegirl 224]

If you were not a permanent resident in 2016 why would they expect you to have filed taxes. You can't produce something that does not exist. 

[Thegirl 224]

They want the transcripts because you are expected to file taxes for all the years your are required to do so. For you that is 2017-2019. Upload 17 and 18. By the time interview comes around you'll have 2019- the three required years.