Strictly4theluv

I was about to create a topic about it as well since we are in the same situation with my husband right now but I figured I'd just add up my information here. So my immigration package was received by the USCIS on September 10, we got the receipts for the forms 7 days later, (except for the medical form, is that normal, I called them and they said my case was being processed but I figured if we had the receipts for the other forms, why not for the medical one?) going to have my biometrics taken in 2 days, but yesterday we received a disturbing letter telling us that if we fail to send the completed form I-864 with the most recent Federal Income tax returns + an English translation of my foreign language birth certificate within 87 days, my case will be denied

We both feel lost as my husband didn't have his taxes filed out in years, so we are looking right now for someone who would do it for us and fast... it's crazy because we have so many leads but we don't know which one to chose as we had someone in the past supposed to work on my husband's taxes but he didn't do the work.... we are afraid not to find the one who will work fast. If I well understood well, we just need to attach to the form with the transcript/copy of the most recent tax year only (and provide the numbers of the others 2)?

As for the translation document, they precise it has to be a full english translation and the translator must certify that the translation is complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to translate. So of course I am able to translate the doc but I imagine they require a professional, this is what they call someone "competent", right?

Hello!

I think today (and I say I think because he is not up yet) (is just 9:40 spanish time) my fiancee has a meeting with his accountable to fill up his backtaxes... I will inform you guys in how it went...

It just so happen that yesyerday when i read the form for the first time i realized that they require not only the last year to be filled but also information about the two years before that... Hope it gets fixed today or in the next couple of days cause i want to send AOS as son as we get married and that will be at the end of october...

As far as the translation, ive translated all my documents in Spain. I went on the american embassy website and over there theres. List of official translators designed and certified by the goverment to do translations...

Im sure if you go on your contries embassy website it may have information about it..

Now that i think about it, better than going to the us embassy in france, you would be better going to the french embassy in the us... Im sure they can help you finding a certified translator...

Wish u the best of luck and i will keep you guys posted on my case as well...

And later I said I did not understand that her fiance didn't file taxes at all in those years...

Hi David & Zoila! Thanks for ur post. We had a misunderstanding with mariepear... It was my fault... I dint explain myself correctly...

Thank you though!!!!

Hey everybody!!

So I'm here getting ready for my moving date to the USA in a couple days and I was going though the whole AOS procedure and forms that we need to send...

Everything went fine until I got to the I864 Affadavit of support.

My fiancee meets the imcome requirements as far as bringing home more than the 125% of the poverty guideness so that is not a problem...the problem is: the taxes...

I'm writting you guys to see if anybody found themselves in the same situation or anybody can give us a hand on what to do...

Me and my fiancee (as I want to think most of you guys) met each other in Spain (my country) because he was working here. This past tax year (2012) he filled for the tax return as we thought that that was the only year that USCIS was going to require in the form...

To my sourprise, when I've read it I see that there's need to introduce information about most recent year (2012) (we got it) and the following 2nd and 3rd most recent years (wich my fiancee didn't file for those for the following reasons)

So now we gotta file for back taxes of those years...For what I've read that is not a big issue especially because he didn't make enough money overseas to owe nothing to IRS because he could excempt himself as a Foreign Earned Exclusion, so I think is just going to be filling it and waiting to receive a IRS-generate tax return transcript documenting the late filling before submiting I-864...

idk, if I made myself clear since i'm not very familiar with USA tax law and my english is not great...but I really hope somebody can tell us what they think about it...

Would solve the situation if my future mother in law joint-sponsor us? Or we still need to send info from my fiancee...

Anybody is in the same situation?

Help!!!!!!!!!!

My wife just called the automated number to get her IRS tax transcripts for the past three years. It processed 2012 the most recent, and 2011, but it said 2010 was not available. Obviously, the 2012 is the only tax transcript that we need to send, but she does not know how much she earned in 2010 so cannot fill the 1864 in completely. Any advice on how to get this information?

Is she sure she filled? Doesn't she have any file at home from when she filled? Did she do it though any accountable? If she did, maybe they have the file in their system...Idk...just giving you ideas...

If not, I guess you guys will have to file again... I'm in the same situation...

Btw, maybe calling another IRS number and talking with somebody..

idk...

good luck

anybody else has been trhough the same...or something similar? has anybody had to back fill some tax years?

I know... I've lived and worked in Spain...And that's different enough from my country but USA are way too complicated with their procedures ... From what part of Spain are you

Oh really?? Where did you work? I'm from Barcelona!!

I just got worried because I don't know anything...and tomorrow I wont be there with the accountable to ask him whatever...I've been doing reaserch all day going crazy and I feel like i need to be there tomorrow so the accoutable do things right....

I may be a control freak....

Nah...but seriously... when i called my fiancee he was like...omg...what else...like we are both over this whole process and now more problems...I really thought we had everything under control until this morning...and now im freaking out...

oh, I didn't understand that he didn't file the taxes at all in those years... I think this is probably what you need to do then, it makes sence... You shouldn't be worried.

Right, just get the previous tax transcripts and you should be fine.

Thank you Mariepear,

Just wondering how much would that take...hope it doesn't slow the process down that much... that add to the goverment shutdown can really end with my nerves...

My main thing is that since im Spain and procedures are soooo much different I don't control timmings or how would it work...My fiancee has an appointment tomorrow with his accountable, and I hope that can give us more info...

Can't wait till tomorrow though!! any accountable on visa journey that can tell me what is going to happen and how much will it take????LOL

tHANKS EVERYBODY,

You are welcome!

He just needs to put how much he made in those years...No need to submit the tax information. Read the number 14...it's optional.

Thanks again!! It is great to have you guys!

I just don't think is legal doing it that way (although if it is it would be way easier for us)...

Question number 13 of the form it makes you check:

I have filed a Federal tax return for each of the three most recent tax years. I have attached the required photocopy or transcript of my Federal tax return for only the most recent tax year.

(I feel like If I check this, I would be lying because my fiancee didn't file for the two previous years)

And then when it gets to 13a, 13b and 13c, we would be stating that he made that much money but If they check if he filled taxes they will see that he didn't...

idk!!!

Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! going crazy!!!!

Thank you Mariepear for replying so fast!

The instructions say exactly what you've posted, but when you actually go to the form, to Part 6 (question 13-a, 13-b and 13c) it makes you put something...

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864.pdf

Am I wrong?

Read the instructions again:

Federal Income Tax Information.

You must provide either an IRS transcript or a photocopy from your own records of your Federal individual income

tax return for the most recent tax year. If you believe additional returns may help you to establish your ability to

maintain sufficient income, you may submit transcripts or photocopies of your Federal individual income tax returns

for the three most recent years.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864instr.pdf

Hey everybody!!

So I'm here getting ready for my moving date to the USA in a couple days and I was going though the whole AOS procedure and forms that we need to send...

Everything went fine until I got to the I864 Affadavit of support.

My fiancee meets the imcome requirements as far as bringing home more than the 125% of the poverty guideness so that is not a problem...the problem is: the taxes...

I'm writting you guys to see if anybody found themselves in the same situation or anybody can give us a hand on what to do...

Me and my fiancee (as I want to think most of you guys) met each other in Spain (my country) because he was working here. This past tax year (2012) he filled for the tax return as we thought that that was the only year that USCIS was going to require in the form...

To my sourprise, when I've read it I see that there's need to introduce information about most recent year (2012) (we got it) and the following 2nd and 3rd most recent years

So now we gotta file for back taxes of those years...For what I've read that is not a big issue especially because he didn't make enough money oversease to owe nothing to IRS because he could excempt himself as a Foreign Earned Exclusion, so I think is just going to be filling it and waiting to receive a IRS-generate tax return transcript documenting the late filling before submiting I-864...

idk, if I made myself clear since i'm not very familiar with USA tax law and my english is not great...but I really hope somebody can tell us what they think about it...

Would solve the situation if my future mother in law joint-sponsor us? Or we still need to send info from my fiancee...

Anybody is in the same situation?

Help!!!!!!!!!!

Hey!!

Thanks a lot!!! I appreciate it a lot!!! That was really helpful and u made it really clear!!

I was just freaking out when i saw all the vaccinations!!!

I think i got everything i need then!

Just Got a remaainder of tetanus and MMR (or however is called in the states), ive had varicella (bur ill prove it with some blod test) and i might get influenza before i leave!!

Thanks a lot again!!

So glad to have visa jorney!!! :-)))

Hey there,

Here i am about to move to the sttes and getting my vaccination record ready...

Ive been reading about the requirements but honestly they are pretty confusing... So im going a lil bit crazy!!!

Thinking it was going to be required, one month ago ive started to take the two first shots of the hepatits b (is conposed by 3 shots and the next one would have to be in like 6 months)...

At the same time, after checking CDC flowchart I saw that Hepatits B is not required (if u havent taking it before) if you are 18 years or older...

So what do i do???? What do i believe??? Anybody from Florida or somewhere else can give me info about their past experience?? Or is it anybody goig through the same??

I think the only ones required for my age: 27 are:

Tetanus

MMR

And maybe Influenza

Helpppp

Hey everybody!

Still in Spain about to move to the states after my interview (k1) that is probably going to be sometime in September, so I'm looking to be able to come around mid October.

I'm in Spain and already worry about the job situation!! Going to Florida and obviously I speak Spanish, so I'm keeping myself a lil positive about it.

I have an Economics degree and a masters in International Trade...

Hoping to get a job soon just to keep myself busy...

I would recomend everybody to get a transcript of your studies. Is good to have it just in case they ask for it, or you can probably attach it to some applications...

At the same time, networks like Linkedin will help also... (I'm going to have to translate mine to english now that I think about it...

I will keep you guys updated with my experience!

Anybody in central Florida already there looking or already with job??

Hey, so you put in your case number and make sure that above says "immigrant visa" link: https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?

It works from the beginning. When they haven't sent it yet it says "at NVC" and when they sent it it says "in transit". I got my case number friday and it was "at NVC" till monday and monday it changed to "in transit". Since they use DHL express it doesn't take long to get to the embassy BUT maybe it's different from embassy to embassy.

Hi!!!

Omg! Thank u so much... I was putting in non immigrant visas... LOL

Well it says in transit so idk why she said they were going to send it in aprox 2 weeks... But oh well... At this point im tired of conplaining! Lol

Hoping everybody the best of luck!

Thank u so much!!!!!!!

Once they got my case I had number in 10 days .... It's when they transfer to embassy I get hairy ... Dis says it ready for interview but th consulate says they not have it

Here we go again

Hey Angelina or If anybody can help me! I need a lil bit of light in here! Lol

Just got my case number on monday when randomly an without having any expectation i called NVC.

they said that same day my case got there (or something like that) And that my case number is.... Blablabla.

Then they told me that in aprox 2 weeks (i hope is less) they will send itto the embassy.

Do u guys know how much it takes from getting number to arrive to embassy?

And also that link where you can check ur case status it doesnt recognize my case number... When is the tracking consulate link starrs to be worthy? Onces they send it to embassy? Cause if its that i might need to wait since they told me they havent sent it yet...

Ahhh!!!! So over this process

Thank uuuu

Hey everybody. Here a noa2 27 of june, got notificated 17 july that our case was on his way to nvc and today ive called DOS. And they had gave me our case number!!!!

Cant believe it!!

They told me that it just got there today or that it has bein assigned today.

They told me to call NVC cause they r processing it and they can give me further information but im trying to call and it hangs up on me like the number is busy or something...

Is anybody else having trouble contacting them?

Thank uuuu

Got the notice on my email:

On July 17, 2013, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing. For more information, please contact them directly.

Noa2: 06/27

Anybody with 25-27 of june noa2 approval got that updated message already?

Im june 27 and nothing still

I think the notices are a good sign..I didn't get one either but my NOA2 wasn't until 6/25 so I hopefully will hear something in a few days.

I feel the same way... Im Noa 2 06/27

Even tho im not gonna rest in peace until people thats getting those notifications (19 and 20s of june noa2 approvals) get their number...

OMG! so much stress!!!!

Lol! In a donkey! I guess so...

I dont receive sh** either!!! :-((

I guess ill wait a lil more!!

Sorry but what DOS is!??? What do i need to do??? So lost!!!!

Thanks!

You r fortunate.. My approval was the day before you and i did not receive that my case was forwarded

On a separate note i did receive a response via email from the Nvc on the whereabouts of my petition

So please use this so they can research your case

Dear Sir/Madam:

The National Visa Center (NVC) received your inquiry. Unfortunately we do not have any record of receiving your petition. If your petition was approved more than 15 days ago please e-mail a scanned copy of your I-797 or I-171 Notice of Action - Approval Notice to NVCResearch@state.gov. Please type the receipt number in the subject line of your e-mail and include only one attachment/case per e-mail. We will contact the Department of Homeland Security's Office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on your behalf to locate your petition.

If you received the form I-797 or I-171 Notice of Action - Approval Notice indicating that your petition has been retained by USCIS, or another type of Notice of Action that is not an approval notice please contact USCIS for additional information.

USCIS CONTACT INFORMATION:

Telephone: 1-800-375-5283

Website: www.uscis.gov

ARI

National Visa Center

Written Inquiry Unit

Serco Inc, Support Contractor

Hi angelina! That is something...

Where did u sent and email and what did you say? Just to try to proceed the same way and see if they answer me the same thing... Or should i just send them my noa2 scanned?

Im just saying it cause like i said on my previous post she was like, r u sure u got aproved? I cant see ur case...

After that she made me

Read my noa 2 and she was like oh ok

But yeah, idk... What should i do? My noa2 approval date is june 27 so next thursday will be 2 weeks...

So i just called nvc and they told me that right now what they are being told to say is tha due to some transfers from service centera is a delay that can take up to 8 weeks...

It was crazy cause she said, r u sure u got approved cause i dont see ur case here.... And i was like yeah... And then ahe told me to read her the firstwords ofthe hard copy ad then she was like oh ok...

So basicly bs! I asked her if it is up to 8 weeks or if it is going to take 8 weeks... I said: it can get sent to you guys with less time than that right???? And Told me she cant guarantee that... That that wss what they rold her to say.

But she did say UP TO 8 weeks...

Anyway idk... I didnt ontact no senator of congressman for the noa2 but i guess if it takes more than next week ill have to say something...

Hey queen of blades! I think this is good news!!

Wjmhen did u got ur noa2 approvdl?

Thanks

Guys dont leave us!!!!

What is this other forum? I woukd check it also... Im a texas transfer also approved 27 of june so i wanst rushing to get the number but this information isnscaring the f*** out of me...

Ill call nv tomorrow...

Today ive emailed my embassy toncheck if they have heard anything about my case and i have explained them a lil bit whats going on uscis and the delay with the texas transfered petitions...

I should be getting an answer either tomorrow or wednesday so ill keep u guys updated...

To ve honest with u i dont think it would take that long ... Honding cases for 8 weeks? OMG! they have lost their minds if it ends up being true... Not that i dont believe you Angelina :-)

I guess is my positiveness being stronger!!

Lets keep us updated!

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