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1 minute ago, Mike E said:

At least two lawyers (ours, and one I found online) opine that tax returns with married filing status (joint or separate) are evidence of bonafide marriage. Bonafide marriage evidence can be thought as a bundle of documents. How much evidence is enough is going to vary by IO.

 

During the 11 days between AOS Interview and approval, I was cursing myself for not doing more to show bonafide marriage; other people at the same field office interviewing the same week were reporting here same day approvals. 

 

There will be a Mt Everest of evidence when we get to RoC.

fair enough, but i'm reading that ITIN # is a drag to get..... i'm trying to avoid that. 

5 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

1040X to amend filing status.  But it is an IRS issue...not an immigration issue.

 i hear you, but If I don't  make this amendment  before the interview, will it be an immigration issue? must I do it now? and do make that amendment, do I need the  ITIN number?

my income has been foreign for the past 5 years 

Dear all,

i'm the petitioner for my spouse, I filed all taxes as single as my husband is not yet a US citizen and has no income tied to the states. Do I  ABSOLUTELY need  to make amendments to my taxes  to state married filing separately? if this is necessary, what do i need to make that happen?

9 hours ago, AMS13 said:

Hey everyone,

I'd like to share some good news. These are the most recent updates from some I-129Fs. If you're on the following list, and you have an I-130 filed, then congratulations! 

 

LIN1990592692 - Form I-129F - Received:7/18/2019    Transferred:11/5/2019
LIN1990614592 - Form I-129F - Received:7/19/2019    Transferred:11/5/2019
LIN1990656700 - Form I-129F - Received:8/19/2019    Denied:11/6/2019
LIN1990669418 - Form I-129F - Received:8/26/2019    Denied:10/29/2019
LIN1990673965 - Form I-129F - Received:8/29/2019    Denied:11/6/2019
LIN1990678948 - Form I-129F - Received:8/16/2019    Denied:11/6/2019
LIN1990687991 - Form I-129F - Received:9/6/2019    Denied:11/4/2019
LIN1990697511 - Form I-129F - Received:9/11/2019    Denied:10/31/2019
LIN1990700059 - Form I-129F - Received:9/12/2019    Denied:10/31/2019
LIN1990706551 - Form I-129F - Received:9/17/2019    Denied:11/1/2019
LIN1990706553 - Form I-129F - Received:9/17/2019    Denied:11/1/2019
LIN1990712334 - Form I-129F - Received:9/19/2019    Denied:10/29/2019
LIN2090015945 - Form I-129F - Received:10/4/2019    Denied:11/6/2019
LIN2090015954 - Form I-129F - Received:10/4/2019    Denied:11/6/2019
LIN2090015955 - Form I-129F - Received:10/4/2019    Denied:11/6/2019
LIN2090020261 - Form I-129F - Received:10/8/2019    Denied:11/6/2019
 

Hope to see some more very soon!

How do you access this information???

what dates is Nebraska processing now? is there a different timeline for IOE and LIN or same?

those of you that are blessed with Nebraska and filed 129F did you have IOE #s?

On 9/19/2019 at 4:04 PM, RCable said:

I have heard that the pilot program is over and now it’s back to normal processing times?

where did you "hear" this??? 

is this for beneficiary or petitioner

7 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

File a 1040-x.   You might as well get his passport and power of attorney so you can get an ITN and file Married Filing Jointly.

He could also take hos passport to an acceptance agent

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/acceptance-agents-philippines

He isn’t a Filipino - he’s Bosnian - they will give him an ITN even though we’re just going through the IR1? 

9 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

You are not single.  Start by fixing the taxes and then file the I-130s.

question - I also made this mistake of filing single- is there a way to refile as married filing separately? 

Is there a final verdict on this? 

Dear all,

My spouse(Bosnian citizen) and I (USC) have been married for over 2 years and living in Bosnia for the past 16 months. We sent off the I-130 to the Chicago Lockbox and now I have questions in regards to the sponsorship.

Some background: I moved to Saudi Arabia from the US  Sept 2014 and stayed there until May 2018 for work. I filed the US taxes for all those years and was under the  Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. August 2018 was the last time I worked,  meaning a whole year I have been unemployed. 

We want to minimize the time we are apart, what is the best way for us to  do this?

1. If I find a US company that allows for REMOTE Work and provides a W-2, allowing me to stay in Bosnia and work remotely, would I be able to use this income?

2. If I decided to go back to Saudi or find work here in Bosnia, file taxes, would I be able to use that as proof of income for the sponsorship?

3. Do any of those taxes I filed before while working in Saudi account for anything?

4. How much can my savings account for - for the sponsorship?

5. If I have to go back to the states to work, how many months prior to the spouse's interview should I do that? How many paystubs will they need to see?

What have you submitted for proof for domicile? 

1 minute ago, arken said:

Not before or after, it needs to be sent along with i130. 

 

Download and fill in the form from link below and include in your i130 package.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/fingerprints/pay-a-credit-card

 

To clarify, this form will contain the info of my CC and my card will be charged from their end upon receiving and processing the I130? 

Thank you for your reply. Can you guide me as to when I would do that? Before sending off the I130, after? What’s the website for me to pay for this? 

Hi all,

We are ready to file that I 130 but we are living outside the US. How and where do I Pay the filing fee?