oldgreg

Got a letter today from the IRS saying they need a certified copy or original passport by July 18th. Problem is that I don't have a trip planned to Costa Rica to see her til end of July. The difference in taxes married jointly and separately is almost $5500. 

She is looking into getting a certified copy. If not I will fly down to get her passport because I do not trust their postal system, nor ours as a matter of fact. That becomes problematic, as we have a trip planned in Sept. 

Question is this. I saw the returned timeline you posted above, thanks. Anyone else have a timeline on the IRS? 

Secondly, how hard is it to get a certified copy of one? I imagine each country is different. 

Thanks,

Greg

We submitted ours on Nov 7. It had a few months countdown which ended in April. To which we received the, "taken longer than usual" response. Now it says 4 weeks. 

After reading everything, we are planning for 18 months after all is said and done. Anything shorter would be amazing.

I filed in November and it said it will be ready in April. Right now it says two months. I will keep you posted but highly doubt this will be the truth. It is nice to dream.

We are prepared for 18 months. I am hoping it is sooner.

Good morning all. I am fairly new to this and got my I-130 submitted on Nov 6. According to the USCIS website it is saying case is under review and estimated approval is 4 months. This is making me cautiously optimistic. Everything else that I read says it is a 10 month wait for approval. 

Could it be possible that we will be approved in April? My bride is in Costa Rica if that matters. What is y'all's experience with the accuracy of the USCIS website estimate? 

Thank you,

Greg