CONFRANCHI

Ok update - just got through to DX and after searching for my surname, I was informed that yes, my 'item' (passport) is ready for collection.

So I will be heading in tomorrow to collect it - yay!

I strongly advise everyone who is waiting to be contacted to call the DX office and have them search under your surname. The number I phoned was 0871 562 6666 and I pressed option 2 which i believe is for 'you have received a card notifying you of an attempted delivery'. Of course I hadn't, however there was no other suitable option. I was on hold for about 20 minutes.

Good luck everyone.

My interview date was also in London on May 8 2014 (sorry haven't updated my timeline yet) and my status was changed to 'issued' on May 9. However I still have not received an email or any notification that my visa is ready for collection at the Chancery Lane, London office. It has been 5 working days.

I am currently on hold on the phone trying to get through to DX to see if they can search under my name etc.

As far as I am aware, we don't have any tracking number though?

My flight to the U.S is booked for next Wed 21st so getting nervous now that it won't be ready in time.

A letter stating his salary and that it will continue in the US and how it will be paid to him should be enough for London to easily approve.

Moving on to after marriage...

Get the tax return sorted for adjustment of status affidavit of support I-864. It does require the 2013 tax return as well as numbers off of 2012 and 2011. He will want to add another employment letter to supplement that new affidavit of support and maybe some US pay stubs if he has some by the time you file AOS.

On the tax return, his UK income (converted to USD) will be on line 7. That's where worldwide income is reported. Also any interest earned anywhere is reported on the interest line.

Form 2555 or 2555EZ is filled in to determine his foreign income exclusion, which is probably his entire salary. That exclusion goes on the 1040 on line 21 (Other income) as a negative number. So if he earned $40,000, line 7 says $40,000 and line 21 says -40,000. That will likely make his line 22 (Total Income) zero or close to it depending if he earned any other kind of money from investments. Because USCIS uses Line 22 (Total Income) when looking at your AOS support, his employment letter for that will be important to prove income not reflected on the tax return. That will be fine too. They don't throw you out if the tax return looks inadequate. They consider other proofs of his current income as reported by an employer or pay stubs.

Thank you so much Nich-Nick, that is the exact response i was hoping for. We do have a lot of evidence to prove his ongoing income, I was just worried that if the tax return stated zero they would request that we wait until we received a response from the IRS regarding the amended 1040.

Thank you also for the tips for amending the 1040.

I'll let you know how the interview goes next week. At least you have allowed me to breathe easier in the days leading up to the interview.

London does not require a tax return as proof of income for a K1 if there is another proof. But if he earns no US money, how is he able to sponsor you? Does he have a current source of income that will continue back in the US?

He will be working for the same company from the U.S but he will be working from home and getting paid USD instead of GBP.

He is a software developer and has been working for this UK based company since we were living in Australia four years ago. He was getting paid AUD when we lived in Australia. Since then we moved to the UK and in a few weeks we plan to move to the U.S where he will continue to work for this UK based company but he will be getting paid USD and paying U.S taxes.

Nich-Nick, do you think it would be wise to get a letter from his employer (as well as the standard employment letter) stating that he will continue to work for them as usual from the U.S and that they will be paying him in USD etc?

He needs to have tax returns for the last 3 years.

Do you have a Joint Sponsor?

Sorry I didn't specify that this is for the K1 and not the AOS so he doesn't need 3 years, only the most recent tax year.

We don't have a joint sponsor, only my fiance.

Hi All,

My fiance and I are in a rare situation and I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. My interview at the London Embassy is scheduled for next Thursday (May 8). I am Australian and the beneficiary and he is a USC and the petitioner. We are both living in the UK on a Tier 2 Work/Partner Visa.

As many others seem to have done, my USC fiance didn't realise he was supposed to file US tax returns when he was earning money and paying taxes abroad. We have since realised (only this week) that he was supposed to file even though he is abroad. That's fine, his income is less than the amount that would incur owing the IRS any money so that is not the problem.

He went ahead and filled out the 1040 return online last night and I now have his US tax return to present at the interview.

THE PROBLEM: For his income, he put it as $0 as he thought it referred to US income. He has filled out Form 2555 (the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion) declaring his full income earned abroad. This needs to be posted so we will photocopy the pages from that form and I will take them with me to the interview.

I believe he needs to now fill out Form 1040x to amend his tax return to show his foreign income but this cannot be submitted online, only by post. So we will photocopy the pages from that form also to show the consulate official.

So in summary, I will be presenting to the US consulate officer (along with all the other necessary docs required for the I-134)

- His US tax return showing no income.

- Photocopy of Form 1040x (showing amendment)

- Photocopy of Form 2555 (FEIE)

- His most recent Australian and UK tax returns

Question: Will the consulate accept the above as meeting the requirements for his US Tax Return?

Thanks for reading my long-winded question!

Thanks Tiff&Babs. Sending positive vibes out to you.

Oh my goodness, my fiance just got home from work and checked our status and his I-129F has just been approved!!

Total surprise. Be patient fellow December filers, not long now. Time to open a bottle of wine

Dec 9 I-129F sent

Dec 19 NOA1 and routed to CSC

Dec 23 Alien Reg No.

Jan 28 NOA2

Welcome!! we are having some approvals already, thats the great news!! im pretty sure that june u will be over there..

i'm trying to be patiente too, fingers crossed..!!

Thanks 1monteck, i guess i'll be keeping a close eye on your timeline as I am 6 days after you and they were both routed to CSC.

Congrats to everyone receiving their NOA2 - exciting stuff!

Hi all, just signed up to VJ today. Been obsessed with researching other people's timelines over the last couple of days. Had a mild panic as our wedding is in June and we filed in December (I'm the beneficiary) but happy to see some early December filers already receiving their NOA2. If worst comes to worst it will have to be a registrar marriage before the 'big day' and a different visa option.

Dec 9 2013 I-129f sent

Dec 19 2013 NOA1 and routed to CSC

Dec 23 2013 Alien Reg No. changed.

Fingers crossed. Come on universe!