americanfarmer

Married taxpayers can choose between filing a joint tax return or a separate tax return. The Married Filing Jointly filing status provides more tax benefits than filing separate returns, but you will need to weigh the pros and cons and decide for yourself which is the best filing status. Recommend using TurboTax as an easy way to prepare taxes error free.

Joint tax returns are just one type of a financial record showing joint financial responsibility. Remember you're providing evidence of a married relationship. So joint bank accounts, joint credit cards, joint utility bills, joint leases, etc are additional documents that demonstrate your both financially together in the marriage.

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My now wife and her son had biometric appointments one day after the other. I called about rescheduling for the same day. They told me if I want to reschedule it would put me at the end of the line. They suggested they both show up on the first appointment to see if the local office would do the both of them at the same time eventhough only one had an appointment. It worked out great. If you have a reasonalbe reason why you need any earlier appointment, think positive and try it on a walk-in basis. The worst they can say is NO!

Andrea, under what type of visa are you asking?