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This just happened to me. We received an interview date at the beginning of the month for the end of this month, then I got this cancellation notice. Has this happened to anyone else?

@Wuozopo Thanks for the quick response. I filed single. I'm a bonehead for filing single, clearly overreacted to the RFI and just wanted to get things rolling as quickly as possible. 

It is unfortunate that I didn't even need to submit the most recent return, but I was under that impression since I submitted 2016-2018 and got this back (see below). Now I'm even more confused as to why they sent it?

On 4/9/2020 at 10:05 AM, Wuozopo said:

Waiting on a SSN is an uncertain option because the timelines for EAD may be pushed back considerably given that offices are closed due to the Coronavirus. 
 

Filing with an ITIN for 2019 and a SSN for 2020 won’t confuse things. The process for ITIN is print the tax return leaving the SSN area blank. Both sign. Send  the 1) tax return and 2) ITIN application W7 with proof of identity to:

Internal Revenue Service
ITIN Operation
PO Box 149342
Austin, TX  78714-9342

 

That center will process the ITIN first, add the number to the tax return, then process the return. You would be considered filing on time when sending both together, even if processing is slow. 
 

The actual foreign passport is the one standalone documentation to go with the W7 (or a certified photocopy of it.) That certification can be done in person at an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center when they open back up. They will certify your passport and send everything to Austin for you.  You likely have a better chance of a TAC opening before your EAD and SSN are issued. Or you can mail your passport off to Austin with the W7 and tax return and they will return it to you promptly.  
 

The IRS is not bothered that you have not filed for AOS. You are a resident alien for taxes because of the length of time you have been in the US. You do not have to submit a declaration choosing to be treated as a resident alien. You are one and can file jointly with your spouse. The IRS issues ITIN to actual illegals who entered the US without a visa or inspection so they will pay taxes on their income earned without work authorization. They do not reveal such to USCIS or ICE. There is a veil of separation between IRS and Homeland Security (USCIS, Border Patrol, ICE) when it comes to filing taxes. 
 

If the reason you are keen to get the SSN to file is the stimulus payment which is not issued to either party if one on the tax return has an ITIN—

Wait  a bit on filing 2019 until your spouse has received the $1200 based on 2018 filing separately return. We haven’t heard that the money is going out yet.  Even if you subsequently file 2019 with an ITIN, she won’t have to pay back her $1200 once issued. Then next year when you file your 2020 tax return with your SSN, you will get your $1200 applied as a credit, meaning $1200 more tacked on to your refund. 
 

You have until July 15 to file on time or file an extension.
 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for providing in-depth information about this. I'm in a similar situation and not sure how to proceed:

We applied for an EAD when we filed for the adjustment of status back in January. However, in February we were sent an RFI requesting the tax return for 2019. I hurriedly filed as single because we hadn't received an SSN for us to file married. As a consequence, I am not eligible for the stimulus payment as I made too much single, even though I'd be eligible married (I also would've been eligible with my 2018 tax return).

Fast forward to today and now we're waiting on an interview, but offices are closed. There has been no movement on the EAD either. I'm thinking of filing an amended return and applying for an ITIN to a) become eligible for the stimulus, b) get refunded the taxes I ended up owing, and c) allow my spouse to start looking for work and get her drivers license.

However, based on your note it looks like no matter what I do I won't be eligible for the stimulus. Am I understanding that correctly?

Thanks @Sarge2155 and @Greenbaum. About the medical, we had assumed we could show up about a half week before the interview and take care of it in Bogota. But perhaps I am jumping the gun a bit. 

I've got my case number. It appears to have been assigned 25 July.

Are we assuming the next shipment is 8 August? If so, would it make sense to send an email over to US embassy in Bogota to get an interview date?

(I posted this in the wrong forum earlier, so my apologies for the repost.)

I've got my case number. It appears to have been assigned 25 July.

Are we assuming the next shipment is 8 August? If so, would it make sense to send an email over to US embassy in Bogota to get an interview date?

I decided to wait about a month to start calling, and just called and got through. They said they received my packet yesterday but it still doesn't have a case number assigned yet and that I should call again at the end of the week or next week.

Timeline:

On 7/5/2019 at 10:47 AM, Erik_and_Angela said:

My fiancee just received her visa yesterday. From the time we submitted the I-129F to her getting her visa in her hand took just a little of 6 months total.

How quickly did the process move after you received the 2nd NOA? I want to warn my boss as soon as possible if I need to go back to Colombia in the next month or so. We've received our NOA2 last week.