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I'm still waiting for a response for our AOS FRE, which they received December 18th. My husband's AP was approved on the 11th of February but we haven't received anything in the mail and the case status for his EAD still says "Fingerprints taken". He has a job offer, and has had quite a bit since he's arrived in the US, but of course, with no EAD, he has to turn them down. Is it worth submitting something to expedite his EAD or should we just wait since were almost hitting that 5 month mark?
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On 2/24/2020 at 9:54 AM, howthelightgetsin said:
Hi there,
My fiance and I recently had our initial application approved and we await details of the interview in London. Our minds have thus turned to the logistics of how we're going to manage the process in between my arrival and receiving work authorisation. The waiting times look pretty daunting but they seem to differ from one USCIS center to another. I note that the guidance on the USCIS office stipulates submitting to the Chicago lockbox. Does this mean such applications are processed in Illinois? Or are they then sent to a centre local, appropriate to the residency of the sponsor (in our case New York). In short, we're trying to get a handle on how long our wait might be by means of predicting which center my application will be processed.
Any help/guidance appreciated.
Thanks
S
I'm waiting for our AOS, EAD/AP right now. Here is my timeline:
- August 27, 2019: Husband arrived in the US from UK
- October 5, 2019: Married
- October 8, 2019: Sent AOS in mail
- November 11, 2019: Biometrics appointment
- December 5, 2019: Received RFE on AOS
- December 18, 2019: USCIS received our response to RFE
- February 11, 2020: AP case was approved
We are still waiting for EAD and AOS. I'm hoping the AP and EAD come in as a combo card and soon. The wait sucks lol.
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On 2/15/2020 at 10:05 AM, Wuozopo said:
That should have said Line 7a as yours shows, taking it from Schedule 1. Got no answer from that person so probably isn’t interested anyway. Thank you for correcting that.
This is how my taxes turned out. And it took away almost my whole refund. I deleted my progress and had family help by having them enter it in thinking I've done it wrong and it comes up with the same thing. In form 1040, it added my income and his together in line 1. Then in 7a, it shows his (foreign earned) income as a negative and 7b as just my income.
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My husband's AP was approved yesterday but not his EAD... I know they're separate but from what I read, most of these two get approved about the same time. Has anyone else had a situation where AP was approved but not EAD?
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Just now, Letspaintcookies said:
Lee Summit, MO is where the national benefits centre is. They process the family based AOS and the EAD/ AP stuff. Your field office is probably the closest office to you.
Okay thats what I was thinking. Thank you!
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Just now, payxibka said:
EAD & AP are processed by NBC or otherwise known as the national benefits center
Yes and that’s in Lee’s Summit, MO but I don’t see that as an option on the timeline
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So I thought for some reason my CIS center was Chicago but I just looked at my NOA1 from my EAD and AP and it says Lee’s Summit, MO which isn’t an option on my timeline. Should I just be selecting the office closest to me?
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1 minute ago, Poseidon1212 said:
You're asking if the father would need to give permission for the brother to come visit? Well, typically it's more a matter of being allowed to leave a country than to enter. But if you want to be safe a notarised child travel consent form with copy of the father's ID is wise to carry around.
Yes, would she need the father's permission for him to leave England to come visit here in the US?
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Not sure which forum this goes in but my husband moved over last year on a k-1 from England. His parents and youngest brother were planning on visiting next June of 2021, however, his parents are having issues and now it may only by his mother and youngest brother (who is 9 years old) that come to visit. Would his mother have to have his permission to come visit. It would only be two weeks at the most but his dad is almost in his 70's with really bad Parkinson's and would never be able to watch and take care of his brother.
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18 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:
Make sure in the W2 section you only entered your W2. Nothing for his wages. He doesn’t have a W2. Do not make a pretend W2 for his wages.THEN
Go back through every question under Foreign income in the Less common Income section which is the last section on Income. Qualify him as a Bonafide resident. I know it works because I have already done a K1s taxes for 2019.
Okay, I was able to do it on Turbo and it shows that his income is - in front of it but it did take away practically my entire refund. I put him as the physical presence because when I read on the Bonafide, it said that he is intending on returning to his foreign country. For some reason, Turbo tax won't let me just put his income unless I put a negative in front of his income but then it doesn't show at all on the form 1040.
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In Turbo Tax, when I put his income without a minus, this comes up.....
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11 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:
That is because by just adding a minus sign manually, you are over-riding their programming and altering the accuracy. If it wasn’t already a minus sign, you did something wrong. You can’t just fix it by putting a minus sign in yourself.
If you go through the Less Common Income section of TurboTax and answer the questions, it will fill out Form 2555, put the exclusion on a filled out Schedule 1, and enter it as a minus number on the 1040. You will require at minimum a 1040, Schedule 1, and Form 2555. If you got interest paid on any bank accounts, then there is a Schedule B in your return as well.
Okay, so when I don't put a negative sign in from of his income, it says we qualify for the Tax exclusion and it shows both our incomes but in line 8a it's not coming up as excluded
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On 2/3/2020 at 9:49 AM, Wuozopo said:
When TurboTax shows you a running total of your refund it is misleading. Until you enter everything, you are being mislead by that gimmick.
But a $3500 swing sounds like you have made a mistake. Print a copy of your 1040 From the program. Check the following lines:
Line 1. Total of [your salary income] PLUS [his foreign income]. Is the total correct?
Line 8a. His income with a minus sign in front of it. Example: -18,000
So on H&R I was able to put a (-) in front of his income and it worked, bringing back my refund. On Turbo tax, it will not let me put a (-) sign.
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On 1/31/2020 at 8:20 PM, geowrian said:
I believe it appears after the section where they ask for income. I didn't use TurboTax this year so I don't know for sure where they put it, but it's normally after the income section.
So adding his income shouldn't be affecting my refund if I'm doing it right?
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1 minute ago, Derek & Cece said:
I used Jackson Hewitt and I had to manually have the tool show me all forms and the 2555 was under the Foreign section.
Okay, I’ll look that up and see if that helps! Thank you
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Just now, geowrian said:
I believe it appears after the section where they ask for income. I didn't use TurboTax this year so I don't know for sure where they put it, but it's normally after the income section.
I didn’t see that. I think it’s a separate form
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Just now, geowrian said:
Did you complete the FEIE (2555/2555EZ) to then exclude the income?
I was just using the Turbo tax and entered earned income
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2 hours ago, geowrian said:
How much they withheld doesn't matter for US tax purposes. They just need a number for how much was earned (gross).
Assuming the FEIE applies and the earned amount is under ~$100k, I wouldn't be too worried with the exact amount as it will all be excluded anyway. This doesn't mean don't do you due diligence to get the best number possible, but don't freak out if it turns out not to be exact.
Nice! Yeah, it added ~$5000 the first year my wife came over. Certainly not as good as her working, but it was a big help in getting us going with her life in the US.
I got on the gov.uk and have exactly what he made but when I put it in, it takes my entire refund away...
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2 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:
I will try. He didn't make very much but I feel like I'm entering something wrong. I went from getting a couple thousand back in taxes to now nothing.
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I don't want to fill up someone else's post.. My husband moved here on a K1 from England on August 27, 2019. He worked while in England until he moved here in the US. I've been trying to do my taxes as MFJ with Turbo and then with HR Block. When I go to enter my husbands income, it asks about Bona Fide residence period. He moved in the middle of the year so I'm lost as what to put here (this is using HR Block). When I tried Turbo, it cut my refund by over $3,500 after entering in my husbands income. Now I'm seeing what HR does however it's not letting me enter in dates... or maybe I'm doing something wrong.
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2 hours ago, Derek & Cece said:
The problem is her former employer never furnished her with any payslip/stubs that break things down month to month on her earnings and withholdings. While we are reaching out to try and get that information, as for proof to retain in the event of an audit, we wouldn't have complete records to provide.
This is were I'm at. My husband (who came on K-1 from England) worked and never received anything about taxes. We looked it up on gov.uk. So I go into Turbo and enter in my income and then his based on that website as MFJ and it just cut over $3,500 in my refund.
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29 minutes ago, JennyR said:
Only in as much as it will give you both how much he earnt from April 2019 to whenever he left his job if aplicable. Otherwise go from bank account as Wuozopo said this will be the most accurate if no other info. Not sure why things are doubled though
How did you answer this question?
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6 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:
Pick the third choice. It doesn’t matter. It’s a TurboTax question, not the IRS asking. The IRS needs no actual form like your W2 showing the foreign income.Perhaps you entered his income twice? Maybe did you add it earlier when it was asking about W2s? Did you say you had a W2? Yes. Did you say he had one as well? No he doesn’t.
That's what I'm thinking I did too by entering it in twice.
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2 minutes ago, JennyR said:
As per above i had my P45 which whs from April 2019 to End of Jul 2019 as that was 4 months and I left 1st Aug i multiplied that by 2 converted it to $
So the P45 is like the W-2? And his only goes from January 2019 to August 2019. I used the money converter on Turbo to estimate what his wages were in US dollars but when I enter that amount and then it shows the summary at the end, it says "It appears he made this amount" which is double what I said he made.
Frustrated on EAD wait
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Yes, it was all at the same time. And that makes me feel so much better that it was combo. How long did it take to come in the mail? Today is day 14 after case approval and still nothing in the mail.