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    October 2012 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Hang in there. This is frustrating for all those being delayed. Our case is in Acceptance since Nov 13 2012. Just a word of caution on the service case requests via the e-request tool, people are now getting letters saying that it may take up to an additional 6 months and to wait that long to contact USCIS again. It seems like it is a form letter, but I would hate having these folks put those already waiting this long at the back of the line (6 months would make this 9-10 month process, one that takes 15 months). Maybe talking to a tier 2 phone person might give you some insight on what you can do next. Perhaps the ombudsman and congress/senators ?

    Maybe the congressman helper can find out what NOA date the NBC is at so that we can get an estimate of when our case will be adjudicated.

    We are worried about an RFE due to medical tests that prevented the visa being issued on time and or having the USCIS "lose" the medical.

    Just short UPD- some people are now getting letters saying that it may take up to ADD 9-12 months

    and wait so long to contact USCIS ..See SEPT filters.

    September 2012 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Same here! We will be hitting the 9 months mark on June 15th, we did a service request a few weeks ago and they replied ¨We are actively processing this case. However, we have to perform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months from this letter please call....¨

    I really hope is also just the way to say WAIT and there's nothing wrong with our case. And really hope to NOT get a RFE or interview after all this long time.

    lets hope the best for all of us!

    ..I got same letter ..same text ..It was a reply on my service request 05MAR. So now I can do nothing just wait and see what will happen. Hope it was only ''go-away'' letter.

    What if my EAD/AP expires!?

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    I've been waiting for my AOS to be approved for over a year now.

    My RFE is currently under review by the USCIS.

    I sent in a service request and got this reply:

    The status of this service request is:

    Thank you for your inquiry. A Request for Evidence (RFE) was sent to the address of record on April 19, 2013. Please allow 14 days from the date of mailing for receipt. If you have received the RFE, please respond by the designated response deadline.

    If you do not receive the RFE within 14 days of May 11, 2013, please contact the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 to request a duplicate notice and verify we have your correct address of record on file.

    If you have any further questions, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

    I'VE ALREADY DONE THIS!!!!!

    YOU HAVE MY RESPONSE SITTING SOMEWHERE IN THE CSC!!!

    To make matters more stressful! I LITERALLY just got a call offering me a full time job... my EAD expires in June!!!!! My DL expires NEXT MONTH!!!

    I've contacted my Congressman's Rep.

    Is there ANYTHING else I can do!?

    And, if the CSC continue to take their time what happens if my EAD expires!?

    Am I illegal then!?

    Maybe it is new RFE ?? With them everything is possible.. I really feel sorry for you..

    September 2012 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Talked to Tier 2 today and put in 2nd service request. Tier 1 told me that I had been emailed about our first service request (I did it online). I never got it - I check all my spam and regular email daily. If it was sent, I would have known about it so don't know where he pulled that from. Tier 2 said our application seem to have been "just sitting there for a long time." LOL ya think? She noted that everything looked ok and that the case is at the local office. Supposed to get a letter in the next couple of weeks with follow-up.

    Now to ponder.. our case is at NBC or the local office? Who knows...you'd think after 7 months we'd have already had an interview.

    I have exactly , ''mirror'' situation : I talked 2 times to tier 2 but never received any mail or letter regarding my first service request, second req is still pending - so far no reply as well... During 2 call to tier 2, I learned that my application is at the local office ( almost 7 months ??)and I am not scheduled for interview yet.. so... we are on same boat :) You are not the only one..

    8 months still waiting

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    For what I have read, the no-interview applications sit at NBC until the field office gets around to it to complete the job or do the final adjudication. If you have not received an RFE, which happens shortly, such as within a month after submitting the package or have been designated for an interview, your best bet is that your stuff is at a nice dusty cabinet at NBC. Calling ain't going to make a difference, because everyone is being told the same thing, "Wait". There are folks here at VisaJourney who are at the 11 month waiting. As things go here in the Miami area, less than 300 approvals a month and over 6,000 applications, it's going to take longer than as it was. When I check Miami and Hialeah local office processing, they are both at the same date 28 July 2012.

    "NBC does not determine processing times for I-485 and N-400 applications, which constitute the majority of the NBC’s workload. NBC does not determine processing times for those case types because NBC does not conduct final adjudication of those cases–a USCIS Local Field Office does. So each Local USCIS Field Office determines processing times for Form I-485 "

    My application is in my local office (TPA) all the time, I got my EAD/AP and NO RFE.. At this time I am not even scheduled for a interview.. The only answer is WAIT, or ''call back in a month''

    I live it up to you to conclude what that means :)

    Please help with taxs

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    There are other threads that might be of help. If you have TurboTax this one walks you through the foreign income exclusion and gives a sample statement to be a resident alien for tax purposes http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412125-turbotax-help-for-joint-filing-2012/

    Just to clarify a few things mentioned in this current thread--

    No your visa and plane ticket and moving expenses can NOT be deducted.

    If you choose to file jointly, you need to know how much foreign money was earned in 2012. Figure it out from the pay stubs, or bank deposits what his income was. Make the best estimate you can. It is self-reported and no foreign proofs are sent to IRS. Convert to US dollars. Take the income exclusion. Your taxes may be higher than if you were a single person, but you don't get to file single because you married. So compare what your taxes would be if filing --

    • Married filing separately
    • Married filing jointly (with worldwide income)

    Go with the better deal which is probably jointly.

    Thank you Nick Nick, you are very helpful .. Thanks to you and people like you, we able to navigate thruth all the gouverment rules and regulations.. very often difficult to uderstand.. Thank you :)

    Please help with taxs

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    We had same exact situation, just a year earlier -inclusive to time of arrival to the US...I did the taxes myself (with Turbo Tax). Send me a PM, I'll be more than happy to get you the details and the specific forms you would need to file

    Gosia, thank you, I appreciate.. what is PM ??

    You are dual-status, which normally requires you to file separately. You are using the "nonresident spouse treated as reasident" in order to file jointly. This makes you a resident for the whole year and you would have to report your income from abroad before you came here.

    However, you can use the Foreign Tax Credit to account for taxes you already paid to Poland. In other words, you will only have to pay the difference between what you paid to Poland and what you would have to pay to the U.S.

    Whether this is better vs. filing separately (in which case you wouldn't have to pay taxes on that foreign income) is for you to decide. You need to compute it both ways.

    Thank you for your advice, I appreciate. I will follow up your recomendation.

    Please help with taxs

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    I worked back home until July 2012. I did not include those in any way, since at that point, I had no connection to the US, that is I was not a legal resident or deriving any income from the US.

    My husband's taxes were handled by H&R, there was no mentioning of any statement from me, and I was put down as "homemaker" (the irony's still killing me!).

    ..I still don't have a green card so I am not ''full'' resident yet..but looks like I am ''home maker'' too .. agree, sounds strange :)

    Please help with taxs

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    just on the safe side i will included it unless u getting paid under the table in your country. also, if you aren't aware u could able to use moving expense as a deductible (such flight ticket, visa fee, medical fee and etc) :thumbs:

    Well, I mentioned , that I paid taxis already, so my salary wasn't under the table :).. I didn't know that flight ticket, visa and medical exp are deductible..pity , I didn't keep any receipts.. stupid me :( Any way thank you for info.. I appreciate..

    Please help with taxs

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    Hello VJ Friends,

    We need your help. I came here with K1 visa on the 24 of AUG12, we got married at the end of AUG12. I had received a salary in Poland prior to arrival in the USA (last pay day was 10 of SEP12)and already paid all the required taxes in Poland . Since I am here, I did not work or receive any income. My Husband is now starting to do his income tax for the year 2012 and we are not sure how to handle if we file jointly. H&R Block instructions state that I should complete a form declaring my income overseas. However, other tax prepares have told us that income overseas should not be reported if taxes were already paid in the forgein country. Does anyone have such experience? What is the correct way to file the joint return? Or should my husband file a "Married but filing single" return?

    If there is anybody who had a similar situation and wants to share their experance with us, we would appreciate it....

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