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    Tee and Megan reacted to Lemon23 in Do We Need to Submit Passport Pages?   
    No, just the first page with your picture and information.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Sukie in Submitting Joint Taxes As Evidence: Need to submit whole thing?   
    Either send tax transcripts (proves you filed) or your complete 1040, all W-2s, all 1099s and anything other schedules that you sent in.  Most of us believe that transcripts are the better way to go.  You can order them online.  Whatever you choose to do, do NOT just send the first page of your tax return.
     
    Sukie in NY
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Lemonslice in Submitting Joint Taxes As Evidence: Need to submit whole thing?   
    Order transcripts from the IRS. Compact format, all the required info.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to nightingalejules in Submitting Joint Taxes As Evidence: Need to submit whole thing?   
    Generally speaking, USCIS wants either the entire tax package (every form, every page) or the IRS transcript. You can get transcripts for free from IRS's website and they're only about 3 pages... Much cheaper to mail.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Leo7777 in Probably Overthinking It: Writing "None" or "N/A"?   
    Note:  Yes the one part will be automatically filled in for you based on what you typed before.  However, in another screwy situation . . . if you go back to first place you typed your name and change it (because of mis typing, etc) . . . it will never change in the later auto filled section.
     
    Hence you have to discard the completed form, and go back and start another form all over again.
    Another great system.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Leo7777 in Probably Overthinking It: Writing "None" or "N/A"?   
    Although the instructions say to use N/A in some cases . . . you actually cannot type this in as the slash / is not acceptable by the form.
    Great system.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to frontgear in Probably Overthinking It: Writing "None" or "N/A"?   
    You are actually the spouse on the I-751 petition. Your husband is the applicant (conditional resident or petitioner.) His info will go in Part 1 and sign in Part 7. Your info goes into Part 4 and sign in Part 8.
     
    You do put your husband's name in that "I, _______________, understand" part in Part 7 and your name goes into the same spot under Part 8.
     
    Btw, if you use the Acrobat Reader to fill out the form, those sections will be filled in automatically for you. You can download the free Acrobat Reader by going to www.adobe.com. Once you downloaded the I-751 PDF file, you can open it using Acrobat Reader and start typing in those fields.

    Anything isn't applicable, I would put in N/A or None (or 0), but I think middle name would be an exception to that rule.
     
     
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    Tee and Megan reacted to NikaMo in Shoot! One more Question re: Support Letters   
    My wife went through ROC in July 2015. We submitted exactly 2 letters not notarized. No RFE and also interview was waived. It did take almost a year (11 months) to finally get 10 year green card
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    Tee and Megan reacted to nightingalejules in Shoot! One more Question re: Support Letters   
    This process will make you crazy, that's for sure!

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    Tee and Megan reacted to nightingalejules in Shoot! One more Question re: Support Letters   
    Provided you have lots of "hard" evidence (bank accounts, taxes, lease/mortgage, etc) then the letters, as supporting evidence, probably don't need to be notarized. The letters we sent weren't notarized, although they did include contact information in case USCIS wanted to verify. If you don't have a lot of other evidence, you'd be better off to get them notarized. 
    Ask the people who've said they'd be thrilled to write another letter if they'd be willing to go to their bank, where apparently they can get a document notarized for free. All the notary does is verify that the person signing the document is who they say they are.
    You don't need to be there, just the person who wrote the letter.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Ebunoluwa in Urgent Insurance Help Needed   
    To avoid paying back anything one can immediately change the income when it increases and then they would have adjusted
    the subsidies.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to LORIEandPHIL in Urgent Insurance Help Needed   
    We used it when I first arrived, and we got a discount because it was based on just my wifes estimated earnings. We did have to pay back about $1500 on our tax returns, because of my earnings.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Ebunoluwa in Urgent Insurance Help Needed   
    Yes, both of you can be on Obamacare, check the web site and enroll if you meet the requirements or
    seek assistance from your local insurance agent to navigate the enrollment for you and your husband.
    You are allowed to get the tax credit with or without the green card.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to ElliePro in Relationship Support Letters for AOS from student visa   
    Hi! I'm adjusting from F-1. Our friends just wrote some facts about our relationship in chronological order: when they found out we were a couple, how they interacted with us, how we celebrated the wedding etc, that they believe our marriage is bona fide, we're a happy couple etc etc.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to POM in Adjustment from F-1 Visa, Been in US for 7 years   
    Sounds like a clean cut open and shut case to me. I wouldn't worry about it much especially since your sister and her fiance already acquired some evidence of their relationship.
    As far as the evidence of a bonafide marriage goes, I would strongly suggest:
    -Mingling of financial assets(Bank accounts/Vehicle Title/Lease agreements/Credit Cards with spouse as authorized user)
    -Proof of insurance
    -Photos of wedding/travels
    -Travel Itinerary
    -Utility bills addressed to both(For example: sister could have her name with the electric company while the fiance has his name on the cable bill)
    If the evidence mentioned above is difficult to gather, some other evidence you COULD produce to further strengthen their case:
    -Medical power of attorney
    -Letters addressed to eachother
    -Will
    -Life insurance
    -Letter of affidavit
    Hope this helps..Good luck!
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Cheezees in Adjustment from F-1 Visa, Been in US for 7 years   
    1. Yes
    2. Joint bank statements, joint lease, proof of trips together, affidavits, etc.
    3. No, there is nothing to be done.
    4. Yes
    5. No
    Good luck!
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    Tee and Megan reacted to cococacao in Understanding the Waiting Process, and a Few Other Questions   
    I doubt they'll ask about your income since that's covered on the I-864, and if your income is a problem then they'd probably send you an RFE or tell you that you need a cosponsor. And it's always possible that someone could lose their job (for example) and their income would change, so you're not expected to 100% guarantee it into the future.
    In all the field office reviews I've read, no one has said they were asked about income. So no worries!
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    Tee and Megan reacted to johnnyv in January 2015 AOS Filers   
    I want to say we received our waiver letter a few weeks ago and from what I've heard it does take longer.
    However, you can keep renewing your EAD/AP combo card for free while you wait.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to KayDeeCee in Name change confusion, please help!   
    Get a court ordered name change. To change the name on the green card will cost you $450 though. You could get the court ordered name change closer to when you would need to file for ROC and then just use the new name, providing copy of name change order, and not pay any extra fee for changing the name on the green card.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Pitaya in Traveling Outside the Country after AOS   
    ~Moved from Fam.-based AOS to Working & Traveling During US Immigration Forum~
    ~Similar topics are often discussed at this forum~
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Girl from Celebes in But really....how.long.does.this.take???   
    Welcome to the club.
    I filed June 13th, 2014, and still hear nothing at all. Look at the local USCIS processing time where your I-485 is processing now. Mine is at Kendall USCIS local office and they are now working for May 2014 filers.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to bluesunshine in Called IRS, Called Marketplace, So confused--tax help PLEASE.   
    This is correct. My husband elected me as a resident alien for 2014 even though I only got my green card in Feb 2015. We filed jointly, and used Exemption C.
    We had a CPA do our taxes for less than $300, and it was absolutely worth every cent. We got into a lower tax bracket and had a sizable refund.
    I was so worried that I'd have to pay the penalty since I was uninsured for 2014, but according to my CPA, we could claim a full-year exception on Form 8965 for myself using Exemption C, and I wouldn't be subjected to any penalty since we filed as a household.
    I'm not sure if it'll apply to you as well, but I would suggest going to a good CPA who can help you with it.
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Sukie in Called IRS, Called Marketplace, So confused--tax help PLEASE.   
    The operative words are "can be considered" and "you can choose". The OP can consider her husband a tax resident and file jointly, if she wishes to. But she really doesn't want to in my opinion - because if she does, then she exposes herself to a penalty because he is not covered by a medical plan, AND he'll have to declare all his income for 2014, and file the FBAR, even though he was only in the US for 10 weeks.
    It is not MANDATORY for him to be considered as a tax resident, as it is with an IR-1/CR-1.
    Quite frankly, OP, I really think you are better off filing Married, Filing Separately for 2014. It's not going to hurt you as far as AOS. I do understand the emotional appeal of filing jointly. If your hubby had come to the US in the first half of the year, then they might have questions. But he only got here in October, and you didn't file for AOS until 2015.
    We married in 2013, and wanted to file jointly, because we were so happy to be married. But...we found out, to our horror, that the way the US was going to treat the sale of our Australian house was going to cost us a fortune. So we filed Married, Filing Separately for 2013, but since she immigrated in July 2014, we're filing Jointly this year - but we are having to report ALL her income from her home country, as well as each having to fill out the FBAR report. In addition, our accountant is running the numbers both ways (Joint and Separate) to see which is more advantageous for us. OP, you might want to ask your accountant to do the same.
    It is hard for ALL of us going through this process that the tax laws and the immigration laws don't always synch up!
    Good luck to all during the tax season!
    Sukie in NY
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    Tee and Megan reacted to asisflyer in Called IRS, Called Marketplace, So confused--tax help PLEASE.   
    QUICK SUMMARY: The Answers You Want - YES TO INSURANCE - AVOID Mandate issue via MFS NRA filing for 2014.
    1. 797-C Receipt Notice for I-765 and/or I-1485 is sufficient for Healthcare.gov --- Apply online and then upload the forms as documentation later. Note in their text that a valid immigration status for Healthcare.gov is APPLIED FOR/PENDING ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS. Later on, the special mixed status department will review and approve.
    1. You husband is a Non-Resident Alien until he meets either: GREEN CARD TEST or PHYSICAL PRESENCE TEST. (As written previously) Green Card test reverts to Jan 1 of calendar year of approval. Thus is 2014 DOES NOT MEET GREEN CARD TEST. Physical Presence is a calculation. If you meet the text, you can DUAL STATUS TAXPAYER - (NonResident partial year and Resident Partial year return). Unless your husband spent a lot of time in U.S. on another visa type, most likely you do not meet substantial presence. THUS HUSBAND IS VERY LIKELY A NON-RESIDENT ALIEN in 2014.
    2. Non-Resident Aliens are NOT required to filed a return unless they meet standard for U.S. derived income OR unless your CHOOSE TO CLASSIFY THEM AS RESIDENT FOR TAX PURPOSES. Even if you file NRA, You still write in Spouse' Name on return. Nevermind the interview. ACA/OBAMACARE exemption is not required for Non Resident Alien.
    Thus he is NRA in 2014. After you have I-797c for I-485 AOS, you can apply on healthcare.gov.
    problems solved right?
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    Tee and Megan reacted to Zedayn in Called IRS, Called Marketplace, So confused--tax help PLEASE.   
    Ok here is your reference:
    Publ. 519 U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p519.pdf
    Look at the bottom of page 9 where it says Nonresident Spouse Treated as a Resident:
    If, at the end of your tax year, you are married and one spouse is a U.S. citizen or a resident alien and the other spouse is a nonresident alien, you can choose to treat the nonresident spouse as a U.S. resident.[...] If you make this choice, you and your spouse are treated for income tax purposes as residents for your entire tax year.

    In other words, by being married to a US citizen you can be considered a resident alien for tax purposes.
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