JamesT

I filed as Married filing jointly and had no problems at all.  I sent in the form W-7 along with my form 1040 and the supporting schedules.  I sent a certified copy of my wife's Costa Rican passport and a certified copy of our marriage license as support.   It was approved about 5 weeks later and the supporting documentation was returned by US mail.  About a week after that I received our refund by direct deposit. 

I filed as Married filing jointly and had no problems at all.  I sent in the form W-7 along with my form 1040 and the supporting schedules.  I sent a certified copy of my wife's Costa Rican passport and a certified copy of our marriage license as support.   It was approved about 5 weeks later and the supporting documentation was returned by US mail.  About a week after that I received our refund by direct deposit. 

Well if you've already filed single, then you really shouldn't do anything at this point.  Wait until your husband has his visa and is here in the USA, and then you can get a social security number for him.  Then file an amended return married filing jointly, and you won't even have to mess with the ITIN.

Well if you've already filed single, then you really shouldn't do anything at this point.  Wait until your husband has his visa and is here in the USA, and then you can get a social security number for him.  Then file an amended return married filing jointly, and you won't even have to mess with the ITIN.

Well if you've already filed single, then you really shouldn't do anything at this point.  Wait until your husband has his visa and is here in the USA, and then you can get a social security number for him.  Then file an amended return married filing jointly, and you won't even have to mess with the ITIN.

Well if you've already filed single, then you really shouldn't do anything at this point.  Wait until your husband has his visa and is here in the USA, and then you can get a social security number for him.  Then file an amended return married filing jointly, and you won't even have to mess with the ITIN.

I filed as Married filing jointly and had no problems at all.  I sent in the form W-7 along with my form 1040 and the supporting schedules.  I sent a certified copy of my wife's Costa Rican passport and a certified copy of our marriage license as support.   It was approved about 5 weeks later and the supporting documentation was returned by US mail.  About a week after that I received our refund by direct deposit. 

Probably around mid-May.   They received my case on February 28 and we got our NVC case number on April 6, so that was a little over 5 weeks.

I think you're fine. The copies are not really used for anything, except for your reference down the road. So the computer copies are okay. The only potential problem might be if it somehow gets lost in the mail on the way to the Texas lockbox, but if you sent it Express mail with a tracking number then that shouldn't be an issue either.

I think you're fine. The copies are not really used for anything, except for your reference down the road. So the computer copies are okay. The only potential problem might be if it somehow gets lost in the mail on the way to the Texas lockbox, but if you sent it Express mail with a tracking number then that shouldn't be an issue either.

You would think the NVC would invest in an online system where petitioners could enter their US CIS case number, and have it automatically search for the NVC number. It would be simple to set up, and save operators having to answer hundreds (probably thousands) of calls every day!

My gosh we really need to get a Republican in the White House soon!