US Immigration from Germany

My wife is a German citizen who I filed for I-130 for in Sept of 2022. Our application is currently at the NVC stage and we received a request for her 2022 IRS tax transcript or an explanation for why she wasn't required to file. I had filed for 2022 as MFS, with the understanding that my wife was a non-resident alien who was not required to file. Is my understanding correct that I was not required to include her on my 1040 and that she was not required to file? We did not see any benefit to filing jointly.

Will it suffice to provide a letter explaining this and is my understanding correct?

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Dear all,

Do you know which documents USCIS would accept as proof of custody?

I am thinking overseas orders and address registration, bank statements addressed to the same address as myself? I don t want to be in the situation in which they request documents we don t have on us

Hi All,

First, thanks to all of you here for providing guidance on everything!

I am currently in the process to apply for a marriage based Green Card while being in the USA.

I came to the US in 2019 on a student VISA, have been studying and working on this until now. (I got my BBA, worked on OPT for roughly 10 months before going for my MBA and then working on CPT for 2.5 months and now on my OPT since August 2022).

My current OPT is valid until End of August 2025, so more than a year for sure.

I make significantly more than my wife and have been working for this company for 1.5 years.

My wife just started her Job 6 months ago and would qualify for the 125% rule, yet the years before that she would be under based on Tax Returns and Paystubs.

So my question is as I have proof of longer Employment History and with my OPT being valid until End of August 2025, would I qualify to add to the Household Income?

Her parents are cool serving as a Co-Sponsor so it's not a desperate matter, but if we can do this on our own that would be nice.

Also, if the above question is true, what would I need to prove? My employer already said they would provide a document stating their commitment if the Work Authorization pertains.

On another note, I know I can apply for a Work Authorization document during the application, can I apply for that and would that in combination with my Employer's commitment work?

I hope those questions make sense.

Was anybody else in this situation before and has advice?

I am leaning towards just involving the parents especially with the Paystub history, but looking for these answers first.

The Instructions for I864 are a little confusing when it comes to this part.

You could basically interpret it multiple ways.

Hi All,

This is a German specific question, so I hope someone is dealing with the same issue currently and has more information.

Germany passed a law allowing dual citizenship earlier this year. However, the new law won't go into effect until April or May. I have my N-400 application filled out and ready to go but am hesitant since the law hasn't gone into effect yet.

Does anyone know if the time of filing matters or if it's only important that the law is in effect by the time of naturalization? I do not want to risk losing my German citizenship, nor do I want to waste a bunch of money for the application. But I'd definitely prefer to file before rates go up in April

Thank you!

Hey, quick question. I couldn t really find any info on this.

We file the package per mail and want to pay the fee with a personal check. Is it possible that the father of my fianc completes the check? Or does it have to be my fianc whose information is on the check?

thank you so much.