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1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:
the 2021 economic rebate is based on 2020 returns
you were not married till 2021
If you did not qualify for the full third Economic Impact Payment see Questions and Answers About the Third Economic Impact Payment – Topic H: Reconciling on Your 2021 Tax Return. Understand 2021 return is for 2020 taxes
look under the following drop down box
Sorry, I meant to say 2021 Tax Year as in 2022 Calendar Year. 2022 Tax Year as in 2023 Calendar Year.
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We got married in April, 2021 and after the CR1 process, my wife immigrated in 2023. She got her SSN in 2023.
For 2021 and 2022 Tax Years, I filed Married Filing Separately. I want to go back and amend those years filing status to Married Filing Jointly.
Turbo Tax says that I'm eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit (Economic Impact Payment??). I've read online that you had to have an SSN by 2021 to qualify. However, I also see in the IRS website that they went back and changed the rule so that only one of the spouses needed to have an SSN.
Do I qualify for this Recovery Rebate Credit or not? I wonder why Turbo Tax keeps saying I do.
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Just now, Lemonslice said:
You can check up border wait times on the CBSA website.
She seems to have the correct documents. Border agents verify the documents, but also ask other questions/evaluate other factors before making their decision; no one here can assure you that there will be no problem entering Canada, but most US Permanent residents entry to Canada is uneventful.
If you have further questions, you can call CBSA directly, they answer calls and are super helpful.
Bon voyage!
Ok great. On her return back to the US, will the US border agents make any issue?
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We are planning to drive to Canada for 2 days to visit relatives of my wife. I'm a US Citizen and my wife is a permanent resident (Green Card and Sri Lankan Passport with US Visa stamp). She arrived t
We've never gone to Canada before.
1) How is the border crossing?
2) How long is the wait? Do we just wait in the card and present our documents when we pull up to the gate?
3) Will my wife only need her passport and green card?
4) Will there be any immigration related problems on entry to Canada or the return back to the US?
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16 hours ago, Nihla Fathi said:
How long did it take to resolve 221g please in Sri Lanka? I’m stuck in 221g last week for no reason! They kept my passport and civil documents and told they would contact me!
We submitted all the required 221g documents mid March and they approved and issued the Visa on first week of June.
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Our POE was on June 9th and we received the SSN 06/26. When I filed the DS-260, I selected the option to automatically receive the SSN after POE.
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Yeah the status was changed from Refused to AP and then to Issued within the first week of June.
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Went to the IAD deferred inspection site. They were friendly, took her passport and stamped it. They stamped it 4 times, 2 with the correct date and 2 with the wrong date.
Now there are 4 stamps, 2 on the VISA itself and 2 on the blank page:
1) The correct one on the blank page has the alien number hand written.
2) The wrong one on the blank page is crossed out and there is no hand written alien number (just the stamp only and then crossed out with a pen).
3) Then there is 2 more stamps on the VISA: the correct one and the wrong one on the VISA page.
Will this be a problem?
- Lemonslice and Crazy Cat
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31 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:
You need to find a deferred inspection site and tell them your wife's immigrant visa hasn't been endorsed/stamp. Do not leave before they do.
Where did she enter the US, Dulles?
She entered through Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
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Will this affect her green card or SSN?? Will those be automatically processed normally even without the cpb stamp?
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My wife came to US on Friday on IR1 visa but they did not stamp her passport. She came through IAD airport.
We went to the deferred inspection site at a different airport (BWI) and the CPB officer there said they do not stamp IR1. He said that the I-94 is for non immigrants and not IR1. He also said they cannot stamp as the stamp is from BWI and I would have to goto the IAD deferred site.
I told him there is no deferred inspection site at IAD and he was very rude. I told him I cannnot get insurance for my wife without the I-94 and he got very very angry and was very rude.
how do I fix this????
- SalishSea and Lemonslice
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On 6/10/2023 at 5:33 PM, Crazy Cat said:
What happened regarding the jewelry? Did she have to pay a tax? I know she entered the US yesterday....
She didn't get any customs form, they didn't check anything, immigration just took a photo and verified some details and let her go. She went through 2 checkpoints, 1 immigration and then through customs.
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2 minutes ago, Lil bear said:
On her uscis account. Using the IOE receipt number
Sorry, bit confused.
I'm the petitioner and I have a USCIS account. Do I use my account to track it OR should I create a brand new account for her?
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2 minutes ago, Lil bear said:
She will get the GC if the fee is paid. 60 days isnt guaranteed. Mine was 7 months. Without the stamp on her IV visa she has no documentation of her LPR status until the GC arrives. No drivers license, no bank account, unable ti complete the documentation to be verified to work.
Its an inconvenience yes. Its not your mistake. But it is your problem. Drive to Baltimore
Ok will do, thanks.
One more question, is there a way to track the green card status? whether it's in processing or already mailed etc?
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Thank you for the information. We will go there on Tuesday. Do you think fixing this will be easy at the office?
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According to USCIS, below is a "Here is an example of an immigrant visa with the CBP endorsement:"
Is the endorsement the 0000 numbers in RED on the bottom right? If so, my wife's VISA already had that when they printed it in the embassy.
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The immigration agent took a photo of her and asked her to verify the address of stay. So why did they do that? Does this mean she won't get the green card in 60 days if we do not get the endorsement from Baltimore?
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It looks like they don't stamp it anymore:
How do I check my I-94 record online?
- Mike E and EM_Vandaveer
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WOWWW! We're in Maryland, are you sure we needed to get it stamp? She asked several times from the immigration officer and they said they do not stamp any more.
- PaulaCJohnny and Mike E
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My wife arrived yesterday and they did not stamp her US Visa on her passport. When she asked the immigration agent, they said that they do not stamp it anymore.
Is this normal?
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24 minutes ago, Mike E said:
USD equivalent at the time the items were purchased.
Per https://hts.usitc.gov/view/Chapter 71?release=2023HTSARev7 jewelry is dutied at 6.3 percent. So this discussion is about at most $504. Which I predict will not be collected.
I just did a calculation according and based on that it's about $10,600 worth of jewelry. So at 6.3 percent, my wife has to pay $668.80 dollars on her own personal jewelry?!?!? Wow.
She only has $300 cash on her and her debit card might not work. Is there a way I can pay it?
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23 minutes ago, Mike E said:
As this was personal property she bought years ago, and as she is entering on an IR-1 visa, IME no duty will be due. For example, when my father died, I inherited a bunch of his stuff. Pulled up at the CBP inspection station, and declared it with estimated valuation. Officer said this was exempt from duty.
Declare it of course. For simplicity use the price paid USD as the value.
You could get it appraised, but not worth the hassle IMHO.
When you say price paid as USD, do you mean convert the rupees into USD based on the time each piece of jewelry was brought OR the currency exchange rate?
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11 minutes ago, Mike E said:
Where was it purchased?
Most of it was in Sri Lanka and only 1 in Bahamas. There was an economic crisis in Sri Lanka and they are still recovering.
Most of the Jewlery was bought when the currency exchange was 1 USD to Sri Lankan 170 rupees. Some of the Jewlery was bought when the currency exchange was 1 USD to 360 rupees.
So when we estimate the value........what exchange rate should we even use? This is so confusing.
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My wife has a several 22 karat diamond encrusted jewelry that I bought her over a 4 year period....the total value would probably be around $8000 USD. She will be wearing a bracelet, bangle, and wedding ring but the rest will be in her hand purse. She has certificates of authenticity for all of the jewelry.
How should we declare this to customs? Do we even need to declare it? It's personal use. When do we usually get the form to fill out?
Recovery Rebate Credit
in Tax & Finances During US Immigration
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Meaning when I filed my taxes in 2022, it was for Tax Year 2021. When I filed my taxes in 2023, it was for Tax Year 2022. When I filed my taxes in 2024 (last week), it was for Tax Year 2023.
It doesn't let me file it electronically...I think IRS doesn't allowed that (or maybe because I mailed the original, the amendment needs to be mailed as well).