viccardenas

I agree with jediknight, you got married in january and you didn't even send the 130 until march. Your case will be done very soon. Your husband will be in the states in a few months. Be patient. Most Cr1/Ir1 cases take a year or more, it looks like yours will take only 5 months. Good luck and I'm not trying to sound like an a$$hole. I hope your momentum keeps up.

I've just got word from my mom in the states that my wife's CR-1 interview will be on 6/14/07!!! I'm in Lima right now so I'm still waiting for my packet to come to me. I told them to send it to both addresses (peru and usa) so hopefully they will do as I asked. Sorry for not posting my timeline but I joined this forum late in the process and I don't have all the exact dates with me. All in all the whole process took us a little over 13 months with a few RFE's. So for all the CR-1 Peruvians out there, it could take 10-11 months if you don't mess up.

I just received in the mail another DS 230 part 1. I just filled out DS 230 part 2 and sent it in the mail. I sent the part 1 in to the NVC and they sent the part 2 right after that. I know I didn't screw up the part 1, they didn't send me a checklist with it. Whats the deal? Anybody else have this happen to them? I would ask the NVC myself but they wont answer calls anymore. I've been trying to call them for the past week and their phone system puts me on hold for 20 minutes then goes back to the main menu.

Thank you Yodrak, thats exactly what I was looking for. You explained it better than the IRS

viccardenas,

I filed as married-joint for the tax year in which my wife and I were married, although she did not get her visa and enter the USA until the following year, after I had already filed the return. I had to get her an ITIN to do it. It should be simpler for you - as tom&tata observed, if your wife has worked in the USA before then she should have a SSN.

You fill out your Form 1040 showing both of your incomes from employment on line 7, and any other incomes on the appropriate lines up through line 21. Then you fill out a Form 2555 or Form 2555A to determine her excludable income (which will probably be all of it) and include that number on Form 1040 line 21. The total income on Form 1040 line 22 will then most likely be your income only, but you've got 2 exemptions rather than 1 and you get to use the married-joint tax table to calculate the tax. This should give you a substantial savings.

You also include a joint statement with the return declaring that your wife wishes to be a US tax payer even though she does not live and work in the USA.

Yodrak

If your tax situation is a little more complicated this year, you might just want to invest in a few extra dollars and have it prepared by a professional. Personally, I wouldn't rely on an internet board to give me sound tax advise, but that's just my 2cents.

There is nobody here who filed their taxes the year after they got married but were still waiting for their wifes visa?

Ive talked to the IRS and I know what I have to do, I just want to know if its the same thing all of you had to do?

Telling me to hire a tax guy doesnt help me at all. HnR block doesnt even know what I have to do.

If your tax situation is a little more complicated this year, you might just want to invest in a few extra dollars and have it prepared by a professional. Personally, I wouldn't rely on an internet board to give me sound tax advise, but that's just my 2cents.

There is nobody here who filed their taxes the year after they got married but were still waiting for their wifes visa?

Ive talked to the IRS and I know what I have to do, I just want to know if its the same thing all of you had to do?

Telling me to hire a tax guy doesnt help me at all. HnR block doesnt even know what I have to do.

Hi, Im new to this site. Ive lurked for a little while but now I have the sudden need for advice. A little background first- Ive filed for the K3 for my wife in peru in may2006. Right now Im waiting for the DS230 part 2 to be sent to me from the U.S. to peru where Ill be staying until we get the visa(atleast thats my plan). Ive done the 130,129,864, 230part1 Etc... Ok now with my tax question. Im filing my taxes for 2006 right now and I dont know what i should file as. Its obvious that i should be filing as married but I think I might have to file as single, because if i file as married I have to fill out 1040NR or 1040NREZ. The problem is those forms pertain to nonresident aliens. She had a job in the US in 2004 and 2005 but not in 2006 nor was there at all last year. I want to just file as single so I can E-File but I know this isnt wise. Ive only got a few weeks left to do this so I dont want to wait for sth in the mail to get to peru. Is there another form? Am I missing something? What did all of you do?