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1 minute ago, Wuozopo said:
if you have a greencard, you can be a resident alien for the entire year if it makes your tax return more favourable. Your husband should try various ways to see what is best. Married filing separately has some drawbacks.
We've already explored that, but with other financial stuff he has going on, it's just not feasible for us to do jointly this year, sadly. Better to keep our stuff separate for now.
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Hey everyone!
I have a couple of questions.
I moved to the USA in July 2020 on my CR-1 visa and need to file taxes as a dual-status alien (we can't do married filing jointly, as it would affect other payments my husband has).
I have two questions:
1) Can I claim the $1800 rebate as I only became a resident in July?
2) Does anyone have tax preparer recommendations in Georgia or virtually that has done this?! I used a certified accountant who said he had experience in this and he messed it up twice before I had to tell him to stop.
I am also wondering if it's worth me using TurboTax to prepare the July-December portion and then just write out a form 1040nr on my own and write dual status alien across the top, because I'm so exhausted dealing with this already, but I know it can get a bit complex and is worth using a professional who actually knows what they're doing.
Thanks everyone. Anyone who has experience and can chip in would be awesome.
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3 hours ago, Googlebug said:
Piggybacking onto this with my own slightly similar scenario.
I am due to fly Edinburgh - Amsterdam - Detroit next month. I am worried about the Edinburgh check-in, as I feel they will not be as clued in and it is an early flight. I am planning on bringing all the documents and presidential proclamation. How did you manage to convince them?
Did they call / check with anyone at CBP at all? In Amsterdam, did it require anything further at the gate? Thanls
Hey! I hope they're a bit more clued up now with how long this has been going on but just in case, I took:
- a print out of the presidential proclamation with the spouse exception highlighted
- copy of my marriage certificate and husband's US passport
- CR-1 visa
- a printout from https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/passport-visa-health-travel-document-requirements.htm after filling in the info, again, highlighting the spouse exemption at the end
It was overkill in Glasgow, though stressful - they were reluctant initially but all they looked at was my CR-1 visa to let me through.
If in any doubt, ask them to call CBP in Amsterdam and check. There's a US agent there checking documents before anyone is allowed to board, where they do ask for proof you're married (CR-1 visa should suffice, or if you're travelling on ESTA, copy of marriage certificate + spouse's US passport). Amsterdam is easy though, they're VERY clued up on exceptions so it's a breeze, they're just checking!
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I entered a month ago on a CR-1!
I landed from the UK & Schengen area (Glasgow - Amsterdam - Atlanta) and was not even asked to quarantine, though Georgia are notoriously not doing as much they could to stop the spread of the virus and no one seemed too fussed. I filled out a form before leaving the plane swearing I'd had no symptoms and it was checked by someone I presume was from the CDC right at the mouth of the airplane before waving me on.
I did quarantine for a while, but was never directly told to — I think I was given a leaflet that suggested it though.
And yes, as the spouse of a US citizen, you are exempt from the travel bans and can come straight from any banned countries into the USA. 🙂
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Did you request an expedite? NVC seem to automatically send this when an expedite is approved. You can otherwise disregard it if that’s the case!
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Hello!
I didn’t need anything when I landed ~3 weeks ago on my CR-1 visa. Just my passport. They only asked me for my address, processed it, and advised me to call USCIS if I have any problems. There shouldn’t be another interview, all the vetting has been done! It was actually my most painless border crossing.
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I entered the US last week as a spouse, but on a CR-1.
I did Glasgow-Amsterdam-Atlanta. Checking in at Glasgow was stressful—Glasgow has no flights to the USA atm and they weren’t clued up on the travel ban exemptions. It took a little convincing. If anyone’s leaving from a smaller airport, print the presidential proclamation and take it with you.
They were far more clued up in Amsterdam. I actually was not asked for any proof; I told them I was travelling as a spouse and that was that.
Flight was empty, border control was dead, getting through on my CR-1 took all of ten mins. They just verified my address and sent me on my way.
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Just now, Pavli said:
They asked for my marriage certificate. Visa should technically be enough, but I don't think all check-in staff are familiar with all visa types. If you can, bring (a copy of) your marriage certificate. It'll speed things up.
Good luck!
Good to know, glad you made it through and ty for the helpful reply!
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Hey! Also going to be flying through Amsterdam next week with a CR-1 visa, did everything go okay and was your visa sufficient proof? 🙂
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Looks like my topic was pointless! I just got a phonecall (at 8pm?) from a lovely woman who said she was with DX's embassy services and would get it to me on an urgent basis tomorrow despite them not doing Saturday deliveries rn. Home delivery, no extra charge. Big relief.
- TriloByte, S&J2013 and Eladnolnod
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Just now, 8bithearts said:
Congrats on the VIsa, I got married 4 days after you guys.. and I think we got DQ about the same time too. I am still waiting for my appointment at the embassy however, hopefully soon.
Wow, similar timeline! Hopefully the wait won't be too much longer for you. 🙂
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4 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:
The contact I posted is not the courier website. It is the contracted site for the embassy to schedule interviews and make courier arrangements. Seems like they could sort you. Typically that is where you can log in and change delivery options. Since yours is considered already delivered I doubt the online change will work, but customer service might be able to help.
I will shoot them an e-mail and see what they can do — thanks!
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Just now, Wuozopo said:
This is where courier arrangements are made. https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/iv
Once the embassy turns the visa over to the courier, it’s not something the embassy can fix.
Go to the Contacts page on that website and find:
Document Delivery Issues
The tracking of your document return will begin when the U.S. Consular Section passes the documents to the courier. For additional information on the courier please see Visa Document Courier Services.
Please first check the status of the documents by signing into this website or calling the call center. If there are further concerns or issues with the return of your documents or if it has been more than 5 business days since your visa was issued and a shipping number is still not available, please Contact Us by sending an email to the following email address:
weeac_contactus+gb+courier+en@visaops.net
Thanks for the reply!
Dealing with the courier now but they actually did say they need the embassy to authorize an address change (or at least, their contact at the embassy) so I think I'm just waiting. Was just curious to see if anyone else had the same experience. 🙂
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Just now, TriloByte said:
Oh dear. I'll keep my fingers tightly crossed for you. And all the very best to your husband too.
I'm at a different stage in the process to you but I still have some hurdles to get over, apparently the processing time for my current stage is 800+ days! That's what, over two years to process a few pieces of paper. What the...
Good luck.
Oh geez! Some of these processing times...
Thank you for the well wishes! I'm sure I'll get something sorted, just may need to demand a DX supervisor on Monday, haha.
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8 minutes ago, TriloByte said:
Personally I would be scared to get it rerouted, just seems like there'd be more chances of something going wrong!
Were they able to say when they're reopening? This Covid stuff is a nightmare.
I don't have an option unfortunately. I can't pick it up because they have no reopening date, and it was an expedited interview because my husband is having surgery, I need it in my hands ASAP.
Indeed it is!
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Just now, TriloByte said:
It'll be fine. The main thing is that it's been issued. I understand why it's stressful thouugh.
Which depot is it? Mine went through Bristol but this was 3 years ago.
Glasgow. It's perfectly fine I can't pick it up because of lockdown measures, just wish it was easier to get it rerouted directly to me!
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1 minute ago, SETETA said:
Embassy will be closed till Monday due to the Independence Day holiday. Sorry to hear it is stuck at the depot. Happy that you have your visa.
Oh I forgot about that! Thank you, that's helpful.
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Hi,
Oh boyyyyy.
I got my visa issued this week. Yay. It was delivered to the depot today, as I opted for pick up. However, the tracking wasn't showing ready, so I called them and they said, "oh, you can't pick this up, our depot is closed to customers because Scotland is in COVID-19 lockdown still." Okay... fair, but I wish they'd told me that before? I said okay, can it be delivered to me, I'll pay the extra? They said no, because they need authorization from the embassy, but can contact them to see if they can get it.
That was this morning. Still claiming they've had no reply from the embassy so nothing they can do.
I'll fill out the embassy's contact form (it's down atm, just my luck) and try seeing what they can do, but right now I'm very stuck and it was an expedited appointment bc of my husband's surgery so I need to be there ASAP. Wonderful.
Wondering if anyone has any past experience getting it delivered after it was at the depot, or anything? And how they managed it?
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Just now, Donegal Seamus said:
Did they tell you at the embassy after your appointment that you were basically approved pending your medical? Or do they leave you hanging a little and don't confirm either way?
They give you a form called a 221G and tick off a box saying "Refused pending..." and then specify what's pending. So for me, it was medical, and she told me everything else is fine (other options on the form include needing a co-sponsor, etc.).
Even if they don't confirm, if they keep your passport, you know they're expecting that it's about to be fine and they're about to put the visa in it.
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6 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:
They provide some phone numbers for help on this Contact Us Page.
Have tried those too lol, they're not picking up phones right now, it's all automated info right through to the end.
I have emailed both them and the embassy again, I'm just waiting on replies.
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Just now, Wuozopo said:
Did you choose the below reason? That should allow you to book the courier without being taken to choosing an interview date.- Select “I have received a Consular interview appointment date from the National Visa Center (NVC), Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), or the Consular Section and I have been instructed to register my appointment on this site”;
Yep! Still just tries to make me schedule one.
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Just now, os306 said:
Fantastic. Thank you for sharing your experience and congratulations on getting through it. I wish I had seen your other forum post asking about the lateral view chest X-ray as I would have tried to reassure you back then! I rarely request a lateral view, unless I've seen a slight anomaly (e.g., a small indeterminate nodule) on the regular view. The lateral view just allows you to 1) confirm that it isn't an imaging artifact and 2) if it is indeed present, to get a better idea of dimensions. I'm glad to hear it turned out to be nothing.
Can I just confirm: you weren't asked to present a DS-5540?
Thanks! Yeah, I guess it was that, I only panicked because the one other person who'd had a lateral view done ended up being delayed for the TB testing. I know very little about x-rays, so in my mind, it was going to be the same result. I spiralled a bit, lol!
I was not asked for a DS-5540! Not even mentioned, though I had prepared it just in case.
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1 minute ago, jennywhite421 said:
Thanks for sharing! Curious your medical was after your interview? Is that due to COVID? Mine has to be a week before. Did you sign up to the embassy site? That's where I booked the courier and my passport arrived within a week. I paid £20 for premium.
It was an expedited interview, there were no medical appointments available beforehand. 🙂
I did, but I can't book the courier, because it's asking me for an interview date and won't let me select one as soon as the one I had (or in the past now). Site doesn't work for expedites that go that quick, I guess.
Expedited and travel ban (Split)
in United Kingdom
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Hi! I'd recommend creating your own topic about this, as you posted it as a reply to mine, and it's old, so a new one will get more visibility.
But! I always got a decent response from the embassy by using this https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/iv-contact_form/ link.