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  1. pushbrk
    Your tax preparer would be able to explain. If you didn't use one, find one who can explain.
  2. pushbrk
    Maybe they know what a medicaid waiver is and maybe they don't. Is it an actual "expense" your incurred, or just some kind of allowance that has not direct cost (to you) associated with it. If THEY don't know (not required to be tax experts) then you'll need an explanation they can understand. It's not enough to be right. They have to understand WHY you are right.
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    No. Crew visas go through the non-immigrant visa unit. Spouse visas go through the Immigrant Visa Unit. Only one immigrant visa unit in UAE. Is there more than one non-immigrant visa unit? I don't know, but no, they cannot be combined.
  4. pushbrk
    Married is married. If not, what a mess the world would be. There's getting married, and there are "celebrations". There are also proxy marriages, where the couple is separate locations when the marriage occurs.
  5. pushbrk
    I meant the OP would be picking and choosing if they think equity in the primary residence will work for the I-864. It's really only confusing if one picks and chooses or interprets conveniently (to their agenda).
  6. pushbrk
    You're not paying attention. They know you have a W2 income. They also know that it was fully wiped out to be zero, last year. Why will that not happen again this next year. Explain so it can be understood. If it WILL happen again, explain why they should consider all your earned income to be available to support your family. Explain...WHY
  7. pushbrk
    Totality of circumstances. I don't find your explanation "plausible" because there is no why to go with the "will not".
  8. pushbrk
    And why will this be different for you in 2024?
  9. pushbrk
    You are interpreting "conveniently" instead of "literally". Having to sell your primary home to support your family is considered a hardship to the sponsor. Must be able to be converted to cash within a year without causing a hardship to the sponsor. You don't get to pick and choose which parts to pay attention to and which not to. The Consular Officer will make that decision based on the totality of circumstances. Even if you sell the house before relocating to the USA, the officer knows lots of that equity will be spent relocating.
  10. pushbrk
    That is not an explanation. You know the nature of the loss. You also know why it is a one time thing, if it is. That is what you must explain. The actual schedule one of the tax return, most likely says at least a little bit more about it.
  11. pushbrk
    You'll need to describe the nature of the loss, AND why it was a one time thing. Not here, but in writing so your spouse can take it to the interview. The loss is evidently described or categorized on schedule 1 of the return.
  12. pushbrk
    Time to become an A-Student of the I-864 instructions that make it clear that equity in your primary residence is not considered "liquid". Can you work remotely for a US employer?
  13. pushbrk
    I'm not questioning whether you did your current tax return correctly and neither will they. The question is, "What is that LOSS, and will you have a similar one next year?"
  14. pushbrk
    A joint sponsor.....OR.....you go ahead and return to the USA and go to work at that new job. Just because you don't like an option doesn't mean it's not one of your options. You might also find a US employer that will let you work remotely to begin with.
  15. pushbrk
    I don't give advice by private message. Nobody here knows your identity. Please post publicly, so other members can benefit from the discussion. That's how visajourney works.
  16. pushbrk
    It allows both tourism and business trips/meetings etc. You can "conduct business" or attend conferences, or make sales calls/presentations etc. AND be a tourist.
  17. pushbrk
    3 for the spouse of a US Citizen, but meeting the minimum is not your goal. You mention wages. Those mean nothing unless they will continue from the same source in the USA. Otherwise you enter zero income. The question is about the income you will be using to qualify, not just your income. If you can't use it to qualify, it's zero.
  18. pushbrk
    You will need to explain the nature of those deductions and why you will not have them again this year. Your circumstances are "exceptional" and they need to understand why your employment income will not be wiped out with deductions again this year. One helpful thing would be to supply all three tax returns, but you need a plausible explanation too.
  19. pushbrk
    The USA does not have a National registry of marriages like the PSA in the Philippines. Fraud is fraud. Forget about this idea.
  20. pushbrk
    It would be fraudulent to marry twice. In order to legally marry, you must first affirm in writing that you are free to marry. Once married, you are no longer free to marry, so you would be committing a crime.
  21. pushbrk
    Were you NOT working last year? Are you going to have similar deductions THIS YEAR?
  22. pushbrk
    If it is "deductions" that are reducing your taxable income, then you are NOT filing a 1040EZ. Perhaps your "Total income" line and your AGI are the same, but it is "total income" they are looking at. With a taxable income of zero, you'll need a minimum of 3 times the full income requirement in "liquid assets" to overcome the issue. Your primary residence equity is not going to be considered liquid. Is this a one time tax situation that won't be repeated in 2024. The totality of the circumstances is what will carry the day, or not. Without further details, I cannot advise with confidence.
  23. pushbrk
    A joint sponsor needs more than to provide evidence of intention to re-establish domicile. They must show they ARE domiciled. The petitioner has already provided evidence of citizenship, but the joint sponsor does that with the affidavit. Details matter.
  24. pushbrk
    And that is correct, unless the petitioner was not required to file the tax returns due to income below filing threshold etc.
  25. pushbrk
    It is allowed, but not everybody has the aptitude, attention to detail, and motivation etc. necessary to do it themselves. Many do, but many don't.
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