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So for 1040 I guess it is TOTAL INCOME?

Thanks and sorry for not being clear enough.

That is correct.

For Form 1040 its TOTAL INCOME from the transcript or line 22 from the full return

No, it's not always total income. It's dependent on if you filed a 1040 or a 1040EZ.

Yes the advice was for 1040 only.

I didn't comment on the other forms on his post.

We got a checklist for an unmatched amount coz we used the amount from W2. So per IRS, Adjusted Gross Income is defined as gross income minus adjustments to income. Refer to the federal income tax return:

Line 4 - if you filed a Form 1040EZ

Line 21 - if you filed a Form 1040A

Line 37 - if you filed a Form 1040.

Hope it helps! Good luck on your interview!

This is wrong

Line 22 for the 1040

Hmm... I have a doubt... when using IRS transcripts to file I-864, do we have to use the amounts from line "TOTAL INCOME" or "ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME"?

TOTAL INCOME = always the total income

Got a checklist for my mother's I-864A, Part-1,Item-3, for leaving that space blank. We left that blank because both mailing address and residence address are the same. And also it clearly mentioned inside the bracket of item-3 that i only need to fill out If different from mailing Address. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. We are so unlucky from the beginning of this whole process

Dear VJ members, please DO NOT leave anything blank on your forms. Their instructions are totally BS.. I learned my lesson!!

WOW ####### !!!!!

Damn that was fast !!!!!

Both AOS and IV have been invoiced.

Both Paid today

Case Num was assigned on 3/27.

Literally two days.

AOS was accepted. Got the false checklist for IV civil documents earlier today.

Wait I have a question.

Did you send in the AOS even before the AOS fee was paid ?

Guys,

My employer gave me this offer letter and I'm a bit confused now.

Mr. ______ 's Yearly Comprehensive Salary is $ 100,000.

This compensation includes an hourly wage of $ YY /hour, Employee stock options, Insurance/401 k contributions, Overtime pay/monthly bonuses

and a monthly Employee commission.

What should i put as Current Income on Form i-864 ?

My paystub lists a YY/hour pay.

Should it be YY X 12 X 160 ?

Or should it be $ 100,000

Thanks for your time !

The congressional research service isn't clear on the incidence either, but even they acknowledge the potential for fraud.....

"USCIS prohibits approving VAWA petitions when the agency determines that a petitioner has committed marriage fraud. Yet, it is unclear the degree to which the USCIS’s Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) and other regulations require an adjudicator to consult previous case files, although the AFM does recommend it. It also remains unclear how the VSC considers evidence of marriage fraud offered by an allegedly abusive spouse who may have been defrauded by the foreign national for purposes of violating immigration laws and who wishes to report such evidence. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) prohibits denial of a VAWA petition based “solely” on evidence furnished by the abusive spouse or other household family member involved in the abuse"

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42477.pdf

So, basically, if you've been defrauded and then accused of abuse, you're not allowed to prove it.

Interesting reading.....

if you are an "immediate relative" of an intending or conditional immigrant to the U.S. you are allowed to make affidavits to the agency disclosing any detail of fraud that he/she has committed.

A US Citizen may even confess to have committed to fraud themselves in conjunction with the alien ( with mostly perjury slapped on in the worst of the cases). In other words, the USC might be complicit and still get away with breaking US law.

Anything a USC says gets added onto the alien's file.

Their permanent file.

If you file a paper extension you don't get a receipt. Your proof will be your copy of the extension form and maybe a copy of your cancelled check if you owe tax on your return.

I actually filed an e-file extension (ACT) which gives me an IRS Submission ID

Will that suffice ?

OMG, I'm freaking out! There's still a chance ours will be closed. We have 261 submitted and the AOS invoice is sitting there for payment. This is scary. It's saying on ceac that K3 is ready, just waiting for medical report. They'll have that by next Wednesday.

Can you or the attorney not instruct the NVC to close the i-130

You could also stop the process for the i-130 by not paying the bills

just got approved.....am so happy....anyone knows how long does it take to get to NVC from texas service center

Two weeks to get to the NVC

Six weeks to a case number.

After the glimmer of relief ... is the wait...

Me smoddydana and Kat&Abhi have caseNums as of 03/27

dont know about adi

thanks @deep !

Thank you Saylin!

Perhaps I should have expressed the ones that raise questions in my eyes are the ones who are much more worried about how to protect their green cards than their lives. If you are being abused get help, but some of them are living in an abusive situation and rather than asking how can I escape this situation they are asking how can I get/keep my green card. If they already have their green card and are in an abusive situation then they leave the home or get protection. They don't need to worry about filing VAWA because they already have the green card but that seems to be what some of them are doing, yelling VAWA when it doesn't even apply to them anymore.

Yes.

People do leave the home and they get protection.

Even men have to do that from time to time.

Like I said, VAWA is ONE aspect of attempting what is called the i-751 waiver.

Its about helping themselves and using the constitution to defend their existence.

Its something the constitution guarantees TO them.

One cannot rationally tell people that they dont need to "yell VAWA"

What is "yell VAWA" anyway ?

I have a sister who went through this a few years ago - this law is there to defend those who have no defense in a foreign land.

You are dehumanizing these individuals to sound populist.

Pretty low bar there right ?

You know how Medical Doctors are able to eliminate certain diseases from a pool of others after listening to a patient? Symptoms; that's what they use to limit their concern to certain specific diseases. "Why is your first instinct to doubt people who say they've been abused?" When the claim of "abuse" happens right after obtaining conditional green card as in the pattern constantly on display here, then yes, it provokes some considerable doubts as to how authentic. And, by the way, you started minding my business by quoting from my post, and you feel justified to tell me to mind my own business? Start with the man in the mirror.

Authenticity verification is for law enforcement and immigration processing.

Do the man in the mirror bit before you question these things vigilante-style

We often read about people who fly to the United States on k-1, live with the fiance/fiancee peacefully, get married, obtain a conditional green card, and suddenly claim abuse. Or fly on a k-1 visa, live with the fiance/fiancee without raising "abuse,", get married, ask on this forum about VAWA claiming abuse. Now, that is problematic. There are real issues of abuse, but reading from several people from, especially from one specific country who claim abuse right after receiving their green card, it rings a bell. The Philippines is quite on top of this thing. I hope I don't get flamed lol

Then prove it.

If you predicate your rational commentary on anecdotal evidence and similar nonsense from an internet forum, I have a beachhouse in Nebraska that I wanna sell you for real cheap.

Implicating a K-1 because of the fleeting nature of their presence in America is disappointing.

K-1s are non-immigrants until they prove their intent with their actions.

That takes time, effort ,money, blood, sweat and tears.

You know K-1s being human beings and what not

Just a little trivial detail.

The debate is not so much does abuse happen, it is the supposed abused spouse who immediately screams "How do I file VAWA." They are obviously aware it exist and they are more worried about how to protect their immigration rights than protecting themselves. Why even mention VAWA if you already have your green card since a VAWA filing is not needed to ROC. Because somewhere they have heard that VAWA is the magical way to remain in the US.

There is nothing magical about domestic abuse.

Believe it or not, CPRs also have constitutional rights - that don't come from individuals - they come from the constitution.

I am mortified by how many of you attribute all relationship problems to the newcomer.

I can name 10 different psychological disorders that manifest as problems in the marriage LATER on.

It takes 2 something years to figure out if you're mentally compatible anyway.

Sometimes it takes longer to figure out overarching problems that are "dormant" even to the person intimate with you.

VAWA is a tool to protect new immigrants and thank Joe Biden for that.

What do you mean "worried about how to protect their immigration rights than protecting themselves"

Those are two non-dependent unrelated facets of a newcomers life in America.

And guess what, everybody has a right to self-preservation.

Whether the OP or yourself treat these good people as human beings or not is fruitless and pointless.

They make mistakes and sometimes end up in a foreign country and find themselves mired in an inescapable and mindless puzzle.

If you have a problem with "lairs" gaming the system, go fight against DACA - a blatant political move to ensure Democratic victories that is unconstitutional and must be and will be thrown out just like Obamacare.

Wow, i hope our lawyer doesn't get mad when i tell them i called NVC this morning. I just want to get the case number and have so far resisted the temptation to interfere. She has only talked to someone once so far- and got the 30 days thing.

Maybe i won't tell them i called if i don't get it.

They work for you buddy not the other way around.

Whomever terminated that guy's contract was just some overworked shyster.

I bet he wanted more money and realized he wasn't going to get any considering their case was probably straightforward.

You have every right to call the NVC.

You are more important than the "agent"

"If people are racist and nasty to you, maybe it's because you're just not trying hard enough to be Dutch. You know you deserve it." - This was from one of my husband's friends, who immediately became an ex-friend.

I think I would bite their living head off if someone said that to my spouse.

Thanks. So I won't include any corresponding Australian documents. I have to list my my taxable income on the I-864 so that they know I have filed, so do I worry about including an additional page saying it will cease and that's why we have included our assets/sponsor?

So, any income listed under any line item except "Current Income" must be backed up by a tax return transcript or the full tax return.

Either document is issued by the IRS - for what I expect is taxable income earned in the U.S. AND abroad.

As long as its reported to the IRS it can be used to backup this form.

Line 22 of the Full Return or "Total income" from Page 2 of the transcript.

The "Current income" however must be backed up by PayStubs and an offer letter.

Assets I believe must be in a US bank account or must be collateral in the U.S.

Understand, I'd come to expect that behavior in the Netherlands. I was subjected to that ####### on a daily basis. I've had the most vile and obnoxious comments thrown my way because I have dark hair and eyes, and I can get tan instead of burning to a crisp in the sun.

I'd imagine Europe in 2013 would be... um.. not vile and obnoxious

huh

never mind..

I JUST GOT My CASE NUM

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

Question regarding the I-864 (trying to be prepared!)... would it be worth including an additional page noting that although I have filed my US returns in 11/12/13, the income received will be non-recurring as it was earned in Australia? And that I will look to secure employment/income in the US on relocation? We satisfy the assets test and also have a sponsor just in case, so we shouldn't have any issues on that front. I'm just not sure if because my tax was filed as foreign income if I should include an explanation on it. I was considering sending copies of my Australian tax returns just to re-confirm the lodgement here and that I have actually paid tax. Is that overkill?

Only US income matters to the Consular Officers (and by extension to the NVC).

I filed my 2013 taxes about 2 weeks ago by paper. I was wondering can I send my 2012 tax info with the AOS package since its before April 15th and then give them the 2013 transcript at the interview? Or should I just wait until my 2013 taxes is completed then send the AOS package?

They won't give your other half a visa without the 2013 return