Jamie Kirkpatrick

Yes I was told at embassy my sponsor and joint sponsor cover me but that I just require my wife's completed i-864. They kept my passport and told me to send forms by courier, and after that my visa will be issued. He specifically said that my parents in laws I-864 and I-864a were all OK and just required their W2.

Thank you so much! I have no knowledge of us tax system and my wife came here as a student not knowing either, massive mistake. We will take action immediately.

I'm not sure what he was referring to, I wish I had of asked when there, he just stated to write a letter on why it was not filed, however there is no reason apart from her not knowing she had to file, I'm assuming the only was now is to back file her taxes?

I understand this now. The interviewer said it is possible to write a letter to explain why it has not been done and that should be OK, but will my wife need to file taxes before moving back to the states?

My US citizen wife came to Northern Ireland as a student, she also is in possession of an Irish passport thanks to her parents. She has been living in Northern Ireland since 2018 and started working in 2020. Because of this we filed directly through London Embsay. However after attending my interview on the 27th of Feb, I was informed that all my documents were in order, but was given a 221g for submit more documents via courier. The form asked for was a w2 and tax return from my wife for 2021. She does not have either as she has not filed taxes or worked in the US. The interviewer informed me that she should have still filed even though she did not work in the states. Does my wife need to try and back file taxes to the IRS for her time in Northern Ireland or as the interviewer said can she send a letter explaining why she has not filed, or will a uk p60 be needed to prove taxes paid? She has previously recieved a tax refund here in the UK.