I’m probably not going to be able to get the 2019 transcript in time for my interview

[Undecided 78]

Because despite me pestering him, my husband only submitted it a couple of days ago. My interview is next week. I will try but the irs website says 2-3 weeks. I obviously have a copy, and I have the transcripts from the previous 3 years that I submitted with the n-400.

 

Is this going to be a problem?

 

Also - although it’s not mentioned as necessary I plan to take the most recent bank statement plus statements from my investment accounts. Is that adequate to show I’m unlikely to become a public charge  along with everything else? We don’t have a mortgage anymore but I suppose credit card statement are an option. 

[Crazy Cat 39,180]

Becoming a Public charge is not a factor when applying for citizenship.......Please fill in your timeline.  

Edited July 12, 2020 by Lucky Cat

[Undecided 78]

I didn’t think it was either, but my husband just asked me.

 

 

Thank you for your response. Do you have any insight in the tax transcript issue?

Edited July 12, 2020 by Undecided

[Timona 3,931]

Can't one of you create online account if you really want them? If it was joint filing, one of you can create an account and obtain the same information 

[Undecided 78]

I think you might have misunderstood the question. I am asking if there will be an issue with uscis if I turn up to my naturalization interview with a copy of the 2019 tax filing but not a irs transcript. Because the transcript will not be available online until 2-3 weeks after filing according to their website. And it’s only just been filed (since July 15th is the filing deadline for this year).  I do have the three transcripts I submitted with the application back in January.

 

I mean obviously this (bring a copy of the online filing) is what I am going to do, I’m just wondering if anyone had any insight. Hopefully by next week I will also have notification that the filing has been accepted. The worst that can happen is I have to submit the transcript after the fact. In which case I may have to be very very cross with my husband. Since I’ve been telling him he needed to do this. Sigh. Many many years of being self-employed where we we always paying taxes at filing has resulted in a complete unwillingness to file (and thus pay) before the last possible date. Even though we are now retired and this is no longer an issue.

 

 

[Wuozopo 4,285]

1 hour ago, Undecided said:

I think you might have misunderstood the question. I am asking if there will be an issue with uscis if I turn up to my naturalization interview with a copy of the 2019 tax filing but not a irs transcript

You don’t have any choice so take what you have. No point in worrying about something you can’t fix before next week. The due date is July 15 so they can’t expect a filing before that date, right?
 

FWIW, at my interview they didn’t want to see anything including the original documents that I was supposed to bring according to their letter. Maybe it will be easier than you are imagining. 

Edited July 13, 2020 by Wuozopo

[Undecided 78]

12 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

You don’t have any choice so take what you have. No point in worrying about something you can’t fix before next week. The due date is July 15 so they can’t expect a filing before that date, right?
 

FWIW, at my interview they didn’t want to see anything including the original documents that I was supposed to bring according to their letter. Maybe it will be easier than you are imagining. 

You are of course absolutely correct. Covid has made me stir crazy and paranoid I think. Thank you. 

[Wuozopo 4,285]

48 minutes ago, Undecided said:

You are of course absolutely correct. Covid has made me stir crazy and paranoid I think. Thank you. 

BTW, we haven’t filed taxes yet. Like your husband, we tend to wait until the last minute. They have been ready on the computer for a few months. Will do a final look over, pull the trigger, and pay over $2k shortly.

 

You will be meeting face to face with a live person and if they should ask about transcripts, you have a very good explanation. They just want to be assured that you have been a good person and filed. That acceptance verification should come through soon. 

[Wuozopo 4,285]

On 7/12/2020 at 7:47 PM, Undecided said:

Hopefully by next week I will also have notification that the filing has been accepted.

So did you get the online filing acceptance?  I thought there might be some IRS backlog when you said he had filed “a couple of days ago” and didn’t have it.  But I filed today and had my acceptance notice 11 minutes later. 

[Scandi 3,970]

We filed our taxes on July 7 (a tuesday), online via our tax preparer guy. Our transcript was available just a few days later (July 13, monday). Super quick when filing online.

 

The worst that can happen is that they ask you to send in the transcript after the interview, whenever you can get a hold of it.

[Undecided 78]

8 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

So did you get the online filing acceptance?  I thought there might be some IRS backlog when you said he had filed “a couple of days ago” and didn’t have it.  But I filed today and had my acceptance notice 11 minutes later. 

We got it a day after I posted. So I’ve got that printed out.

[Undecided 78]

6 hours ago, Scandi said:

We filed our taxes on July 7 (a tuesday), online via our tax preparer guy. Our transcript was available just a few days later (July 13, monday). Super quick when filing online.

 

The worst that can happen is that they ask you to send in the transcript after the interview, whenever you can get a hold of it.

Oh good - I’ll check on Monday. Because if I start checking now, I’m just going to be obsessive about it lol.

[BBlueB 35]

Take what you have. You will be fine

[Undecided 78]

Aaand despite what I said about checking, I did check today and the transcript IS there, so that’s problem solved.

 

Thanks everyone.

[Wuozopo 4,285]

40 minutes ago, Undecided said:

Aaand despite what I said about checking, I did check today and the transcript IS there, so that’s problem solved.

 

Thanks everyone.

 I knew you wouldn’t wait