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26 minutes ago, Family said:

You keep asking a TAX question and 

 

You seem to be stuck and insisting that some date or other on the I-407 dictates when YOU abandoned your status. The I-407 just creates a record , you abandonment is voluntary therefore it can be effective for TAX purposes NOW, the moment you sign and mail it…regardless of how long it takes for them to process it and also update it on the system.

 

As for your travel plans, best you can do is carry a copy of the I-407 with you.
 

https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM020202.html

2)  (U) You should keep in mind that it is not the statement relinquishing LPR status by itself, but the absence of a fixed continuous, uninterrupted intent to permanently reside in the United States, that results in the loss of LPR status.

That's right - I'm asking a tax question. I was just trying to see if anyone had any experience with this.

1 minute ago, Mike E said:

You will still be an LPR in 2023. These  cases can take years.  

I feel like I'm having a tough time getting through - if I mail in my green card and form I-407, shouldn't it take just a few months? Also - regardless of how long it takes, there will be a day on which my residency ends for tax purposes. What would that exact day be?  

For example - let's say the last time that I was in the states was June 15th, 2022. I mail in I-407 with that date listed as my last day in the United States as an LPR. The form gets processed by USCIS on February 15th, 2023. What is my last day of residency for tax purposes? My read of information says that it's June 15th, 2022. 

On 12/10/2022 at 9:00 PM, Lil bear said:

You are an LPR until you are deemed not. That doesnt happen until an immigration judge deems you to have abandoned status or your I407 has been filed. 
 

From the USCIS website. 
Follow the filing instructions. Pretty clear steps.
 

 https://www.uscis.gov/i-407

 

if you are determined to do it at POE i would ask for a supervisor  to give it to. I dont think i would risk it sitting in a CBP entry office.. mailing it with a receipt of delivery seems safer 

I get that I'm an LPR until I'm deemed not, but my question is as follows - if I file by mail, what is the end date of my residency for tax purposes? Is it the day that the form is processed by USCIS? Is it the last day that I was in the United States as an LPR? I'd prefer to mail it, but it'd be nice if I could file my final tax return during this coming year. 

On 12/11/2022 at 11:28 AM, carmel34 said:

 

Correct, enter the date you last left the US.

 

USCIS case processing time is 2 months for an I-407.  I would file by mail per the I-407 instructions.

 

Leave it blank or write "N/A."

Thanks for the information. So it sounds like my read is correct - if I file by mail, my last day of residency for tax purposes is the last day that I was in the United States as an LPR, correct?   

If that's the case, what happens if I try to visit the states before my I-407 is finished processing (My wife and I are planning a visit in 2023, and I'm not one to trust standard processing times lol). Would that impact my residency end date? 

2 hours ago, Lil bear said:

Print off the form.. fill it in .. hand it over at cbp.. or make a trip to your nearest US consulate .. you will need an appt. You are an LPR until the day you submit the form .. don't get caught with US tax liability by assuming its the day you last left the US 

Oh hell I'm not going to stop filing my US taxes until I know damned well that I'm off of the hook, but there's still a matter of end-date as an administrative item. The IRS website - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/residency-starting-and-ending-dates - basically states that your last day in the US as an LPR is your residency end-date. I've traveled back and forth since, so I'd assume it to be my most recent travel there. Like, I'd be an LPR until they processed the form, but once the form is processed, it looks like the day would be the last day in the United States as an LPR, which has a pretty big impact inasmuch as it would mean that a mailed application would still have an effective end date of this year, and would allow me to file my final return next year. I have an automatic extension (and file for one anyways) so I'd have plenty of time for USCIS to process, so long as they can get it done within 9 months lol. That's my read though, but I like to be -dead- certain, which is why I'm posting here. 

I don't think US consulates process these forms in-person anymore. I've read that they won't.  

Also also - I was in the Kansas City area when I was in the states! Hope you're enjoying your time!

I don't recall the times/days, but it was North Portal. I don't think it was a paperwork thing, because some of the refusals came from window guards who wouldn't really have to worry about the paperwork. They genuinely believe in the idea of remaining a US person for as long as possible, by my read. It's worth noting that my wife is American as well, which may influence the matter.

I'll elaborate since it is relevant to the discussion - I'm passing through land ports from Western Canada, which might have an impact here, but CBP simply does not want to take my green card, and I've moved back home. I work out of Canada, I've declared that I wish to return my green card, and they simply aren't having it. I think I've tried three times already. First two times the dudes at the window just told me no, wait, hang onto it, and they basically advised me to use it as a fast pass for the border. The third time they sent me to secondary, where a supervisor told me not to turn it in. Honestly, it's too intimidating to proceed at that point so I always go "SURE! :D" but like, I don't like being between statuses and I don't intend on moving back to America. The like, supervisor said "You have until the expiration date on this card to make up your mind." Honestly, I believe that if I told them "I'm working and living in Canada for a few years, and I plan on returning to America" they'd let me keep it the entire time and move back when I wanted to.

With that said, I'm not sure if airports are a different culture or not when it comes to CBP. It's also worth mentioning that I've never been out of the states for a full year, because we visit my inlaws very frequently.

Also - try calling them directly. Explain the situation and they'll likely give you an understanding of how militant they'll be about everything. I call them for all sorts of stuff if I have questions and they are generally pretty helpful.

I kind of wanted to get it all wrapped up though, and I’d prefer by mail so I don’t have to go through a bunch of processing at the border while traveling and so I don’t have to make a special trip. 

Hey gang - I've moved back to Canada, and have tried to give up my green card at the US border a couple of times while traveling back there, but they always give me some scary speech about why I shouldn't do it and so forth. I've made up my mind to give up my green card, but I was wondering what the official end date is when you submit I-407 by mail? If at all possible, it'd be nice to be able to have this year be my final year filing taxes in the United States. If I file my I-407 by mail, what's my residency ending date for tax filing purposes? Based on the form and some online discourse, it looks like it'd be the last time I went to the United States as a permanent resident, but I wanted to check here to see if it was the day where the form actually gets processed by USCIS. 

Does anyone have any information or experience with this? I'd like to avoid traveling to the United States to do this because the agents at the border kind of make it an intimidating transaction. 

Edit - also with form I-407, i'm not 100% sure if I have a USCIS online account. I immigrated back in 2012, and I don't remember that being a part of the process. Is it a massive deal if I leave that blank if I DO have such an account? I wouldn't begin to know how to retrieve that account.

Hey all - I moved back to Canada recently with my American wife. I've talked to the border guards about surrendering my green card, and they all say "Keep it, we don't care where you live" and are VERY insistent about not taking it.  

That being said, we've sold our old house in the states. Any mail that can't come to Canada we have sent to my wife's mom's house.  

Should we list her address with USCIS? They won't accept Canadian addresses on their change of address form. 

Thanks! 

huh. The nearest embassy is a 5 hour drive. It would be quicker for me to go to the border, unfortunately. Is that an option?

Is there a major issue with mailing the card in?

Also - what about the change of address piece? Is that basically something that I cannot do unless it's a U.S.A. address? (I'm kind of assuming if you move away they care more about turning in the green card than updating the address, given that I cannot give them a Canadian address via their forms.)

Hey all - I'm a U.S. green card holder. I've very VERY recently gone back to my home country of Canada to re-establish myself, as my wife is immigrating to Canada (and I am moving back.) I have a few questions about the change of address process. Essentially, I'm not *able* to change my address online with USCIS. The form only allows for U.S. addresses. How would I change my address to a spot in Canada (as I am required to)? I'm at a temporary address currently, and I still own my house in the United States (my wife is currently there at the moment). I'll probably be moving to a permanent spot within the next few months.

Also - what is the best way to turn in my green card? I'd asked about it when crossing the border on the United States side, and the border official said "are you absolutely sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you're not coming back?" and I said "no" because my wife's Canadian immigration case is still pending, but once it clears (and possibly sooner frankly) I'll be 100% sure that I'm not returning, at least not to the point where I'll be able to maintain my residency requirements. Should I turn it in at a land border when I go back to pick up my wife? should i just mail it in with the form? I want to ensure that I'm not going to get unnecessary issue or confusion at the border, because I'm going to have to get my wife and bring her back to Canada at some point.

Let me know. Thanks!

Should I be in a rush to make an infopass appointment? The DMV gave me a full-term driver's license that's valid beyond the expiration date of my extension letter, but I plan on traveling after my extension letter expires. Everyone says that the California Service Center is extremely backlogged, and there are appointments available 2 and a half hours away for next week.

EDIT - I had to go outside of my zip code for this one. Would that invalidate my appointment? The field office within my zip code didn't have any appointments.

What should I do? My status doesn't expire until September.

Let me know. Thanks!

They might be, or not. The general consensus is that USCIS discards all of it anyway.

I won't bother, then. Thanks a lot!

Just as the title asks - I seem to remember doing this for my fiance visa application, but should I separate the sections in my applications in a way that's consistent with my cover letter? I already have paper clips separating my documents, but would tabs along the bottom be helpful as well?

Let me know. Thanks!

Simply print your picture out on paper from your computer.

Quick follow-up - can I place post-it notes on documents to amend or clarify them?

Should I just tape my pictures to a piece of paper? How does this work usually?

I really don't remember much about submitting my application three years ago.

Thanks all!

Yes print off all statements, not just samples. It is a lot of paper but they seem to want quality and quantity. Send all statements including transactions pages going all the way back to your marriage or as far back as when the accounts were put in both names.

My husband and I recently finished his ROC and we got an RFE for not submitting enough proof of financial commingling. We had sent summary pages of statements and samples of transaction pages. This wasn't enough so we ended up sending about 350 pages worth of statements from checking, savings, and credit cards. A month after submitting these the conditions were removed.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

It helps incredibly. God, I had forgotten how soul-crushingly tedious, sad, and stressful it was to interact with immigration processes.

Also, I know that the general rule of these forms is to fill out N/A whenever something is not applicable, but that doesn't seem to fit into the formatting and framework of the I-751. Should I make sure that every single field is filled out with at least an N/A, or do I just need to fill out the fields that apply to me?

For example - it seems strange to put N/A into each field asking about what children I may or may not have (My wife and I have no children.)

Thanks again!

Hey there, all. I'm gearing up to send my I-751 package soon, and I wanted to run my package by you to see if it's sufficient, and to see if I'm missing anything potentially. Here's what i have (I'm the immigrant, my wife is American) -

- Deed to our house, showing our joint ownership of it, as granted by my mother. She purchased the house and is helping us finance it / financing it for us.

- Online Tax Receipt showing payment of our house taxes and listing us as joint owners.

- A print off of our Car Insurance policies, covering two vehicles, for which we are listed as drivers on both.

- A letter from my vision insurance provider showing my wife as a dependent / member of my plan

- A letter from my health insurance provider showing my plan, and my wife listed as a dependent.

- A signed and dated letter from my bank's branch manager showing that my wife and I have established joint checking and savings accounts. We each have a checking and saving account, totaling four accounts, and the accounts are two years old. The paper is watermarked and has the bank's logo on it.

- We have a copy/transcript of our 2015 Tax Return showing her as the primary filer and me as the spouse.

- Several pictures from a reception that we had in Canada to honor our wedding.

I have a few questions here -

1. Do I need to include any written table of contents or explanation regarding this material? If so, what type of format should I use?

2. Should this be sufficient? My wife and I live together, but my name is on the bills, aside from the gas bill. I could have her name put on the bills, but I don't really want to waste time in sending this off. The only other step I feel I could take would be to have her name placed on my car's ownership deed, but once again, that would eat up some time.

EDIT - Should I go to the length of printing off my bank statements? I plan on printing one off for each account for the most current month, but printing off multiple months just seems like a waste of paper.

Aside from that, my understanding is that I send the form, and a photocopy of my green card, and my payment method. Is there anything special about mailing the packet? Obviously I'd like to send it in some expedited fashion.

Let me know. Thanks all!

I am so jealous. I've already checked with my state, Kansas, and I have a step-by-step offering of what I have to do, which includes credential evaluation. Moreover, I have to take the same tests, assuming you took the Praxis test.

Might I ask which subject you teach?

I'm allowed to use any NACES.ORG accredited company. I'm trying to collect some testimonies here regarding the quality of said companies, as many of these companies host a litany of complaints with the BBB and various review websites.

But the reviews of that website are like, abysmal?

Hey, all. I'm in the United States with a Work Authorization card and a pending Adjustment of Status, and I'm now working to get certified as a teacher in the United States, specifically Kansas. As a result, I have to get my Bachelor's in Education evaluated through a global credential evaluation service.

I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with any form of credential evaluation services, such as the ones listed on this website: www.naces.org/members.htm

I'm scared, because my initial research into these sorts of companies has been horrifying. All I have seen are litanies of complaints through the better business bureau, a world of shitty Yelp reviews, and extremely stiff price tags to go with it.

Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? If so, which company did you use, and how did it work out for you?

Should I write like "I-485 form" or my A# or anything like that? Or should I just use the address for the chicago lockbox on the USCIS website?

Just as I am asking in the title. Do I need to place rubber bands separating my I-765 and my I-131 from my I-485? My gut says no but I wanted to make sure.

Somebody offered me their cover letter for their AOS package as an example/checklist, and it has an E-Notification form (G-1145) for each piece of the package. Is this necessary?

Also it included a "Criminal History." I don't need anything of that nature, right? (I got a police certificate for my K-1 interview, and I have no criminal history.)