US Immigration from Ecuador

Hey all.

My wife came here with a K1 visa in April and we married in July. She filed AOS in late September and we are waiting EAD and AP (still haven't heard about biometrics).

Anyway, I filed our taxes today with TurboTax. Married filing jointly. My wife has a SS number from back when she lived here in 2007-08, when she worked during her study abroad in college. I used her SS# and filed just as if she was a US citizen because I didn't know any better. I didn't see any questions about citizenship, residency, or foreign income - though it's possible I overlooked something about foreign income. It seems like TurboTax doesn't enter that line of questioning.

I e-filed my return just to come on VJ and learn that you both should sign a statement saying you wish for your spouse to be treated as a resident for tax purposes - and that you report foreign income. I have no problem doing either of those things - but I've already e-filed. Turns out the IRS isn't accepting returns until February 12 so it's waiting in the queue until then.

If my return is accepted by the IRS, what is my next step? I suppose I can amend the return to include the foreign income (it's not much) but it's hard to e-file an explanation letter. I have seen others on VJ say they e-filed no problem in this situation, so I wonder what I should do if it's accepted.

If it's rejected, I know to file by mail with the letter - pretty straightforward.

I just want to be ready

My husbands Venezuelan passport was rejected by the NVC review officer for being "expired." However, according to the State Department website they are accepting expired Venezuelan passports for an additional 5 years past the date printed on the passport. It expired last year. Thus, there should be a little less than five years of validity according to their website. Additionally, he has an extension in the passport that is good for another year. Both the passport and the extension were submitted to NVC.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Venezuela.html

Any thoughts on why it was rejected and what to do?

Guys, I was wondering if any of you have gotten an interview for a resident visa based on marriage during the pandemic, specifically in Ecuador. If so, how long did it take for you to get the appointment after NVC approved all the documents? Any advice?

Hi, Everyone!

I was wondering about a detail by the moment I will get the interview at the embassy for my resident visa. I am in Ecuador and I read a document from the embassy in Guayaquil that states that my passport should be valid for at least 1 year at the day of the interview. Do you know if that is 100% necessary? It happens that my passport expires on October 2021. I am from Venezuela and it is extremly hard to get a new one or an extension of it.

Hi. I am going through a CR1 visa process with my husband, he is a American citizen and I am from Venezuela, both currently living in Ecuador. We already submitted civil documents and the DS-260 form on the NVC website. My husband does not have the minimum income to be my sponsor, so we talked to his father. He is willing to be my co sponsor, but my mother in law is not. Does she need to sign the affidavit of support too or can my father in law do it without her? They declare taxes together as a married couple.

The only other option we have is a cousin who is a paralegal. She has done this before but she does not want to upload all her personal information (taxes, prove of citizenship, etc) on the NVC website. Instead, she wants to mail it. My only worry is that the email NVC sent with the welcome letter states "DO NOT MAIL ANYTHING". I guess because the case is electronic. Would that be a problem? We have no more options .