US Immigration from Canada

Hi All!

I just got formally accepted and got my sons and I's approved I-20 Forms as of today. I will be starting school on May 04.

I have a few questions, I've looked through the threads and googled but I'm finding a variety of information so thought I would ask here.

- As Canadians do not have a formal interview for F1, is there any specific paperwork we need to bring when we go through Customs besides the I-20 and passports obviously? (Would be flying to the U.S.)

- If my son was to go back to Canada for a few weeks in the summer to visit his grandparents, would he have an issue re-entering? I'm assuming he'd need to bring his paperwork with him which is not an issue.

Thanks so much!

The more I read the posts on VJ about filing taxes, the more I become confused as to what to do and how to proceed with filing taxes. I figured I might as well ask VJ while doing more research.

Breakdown:

• Married on June 18, 2021 (I should pass the substantial physical presence test [183 days; https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/substantial-presence-test] but I am confused about the regular physical presence test [330 days; https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/foreign-earned-income-exclusion-physical-presence-test]
• AOS applicant has his SSN.
• AOS applicant arrived on May 19, 2021 having roughly $11,000 CAD in foreign income from Canada between Jan 1 - May 18.
• USC has made roughly $81,000 in 2021 before deductions.
• GC interview is on March 28, 2022

What I understand so far:

• AOS applicant can be considered a US resident alien having passed the substantial physical presence test. Thus, no need for something called an "election statement"?
• The $11,000 CAD is converted to USD but the taxes will be worked out like this (found from a different post but can't find the link anymore:
  • Figure tax on all the income yours and his....$xxxx.xx
  • Figure what tax would be on just his foreign income....$yyyy,yy
  • Subtract $xxxxx minus $yyyyy and your actual real tax is the difference.
  • It is basically letting you take off the amount of tax his added income generates.
• File form 2555EZ to exempt the foreign income

Questions:

• AOS applicant has capital gains losses ($3,000) but is it possible to deduct that off of the USC taxes?
• What forms do I file?
  • US: I believe it is W-4 and 2555EZ so far but I haven't dived any deeper yet.
  • CAD: Haven't done too much research on this yet but...
    • File a "Leaving Canada T1 return with CRA"

I believe I've listed the most important information and any help is appreciated!

Hi there the CO advised me at the time of my POE that i should send in my i-751 removal of conditions 6 months before the expiration of my GC I'm soon approaching this date any advise does it usually fall in that timeframe? Should I send sooner?!

TIA

I couldn't find this thread so I'm starting one for the March 2022 filers Please remove if there is one that couldn't find!

Date Filed: March 2, 2022

NOA1: March 3, 2022

Hi everyone!

I'm wondering if anyone has an idea about how long from the NVC receiving a case to the interview being scheduled at the Montreal consulate is. Our case is being reviewed in Nebraska right now, so I'm getting a bit ahead of myself but any info would be great!