Josh-and-Leona

Hey all!

I am trying to go ahead and get my Tax Returns out fo the way so I can qualify for students loans and am having some difficulties.

My wife and I got married in late Nov of last year. I was a student last year working part-time. My wife was also a student in Ireland and worked part-time over the summer.

Since are past-years income is not that large the tax benefits are not a main concern for us this year. Also we have just applied for the AOS and my wife already has a SS card.

1)If we filed jointly, would she need to include the income she made in Ireland over the summer? Would filing as married but separate be easier for us?

2) I was thinking that using a 1040EZ form would be easiest in this situation, is this correct?

3) Lastly, this is my first time filing - I was going to do it on TaxACT.com since you can file fad tax returns for free - but have heard a lot about TurboTAX. Which method is most recommended to file a simple return?

Thanks!!

Thanks for the reply. I thought that if the joint sponsor was living at the same residency as the sponsor, then they must fill out the i-864A instead of the i-864? Is this correct?

Hey,

I have searched long and hard for the answer to this particular question but have yet had success. Here it is: at the moment my wife and I (the sponsor) are staying with my parents for economic reasons until I begin Grad School in the Fall. Since, I am currently seeking employment, my father is filing out a i-864A.

Even though I do not have other dependents other than my wife who I am sponsoring, my parents (who file jointly) do have dependents: my brother and I were listed on my fathers last tax returns....

Since there are no lines to put this information on the i-864A, I assume that those who are listed as dependents of my fathers must be included on my i-864. But where should I put these individuals on the question 21?

Thank you sincerely,

Josh & Leona

Thank you so much for the reply christeen! Best Regards.

I don't have an answer but me and my wife had this exact same inquiry. Please if anyone knows an answer it would be HUGELY appreciated.

Josh & Leona

Okay, i think i am drilling this down to the tee. Thank you so much for your time and expertise, Anh Map, Jim, & Gary. I really cannot express how valuable this information is to me. After this whole process this is just the sort of thing that i do not want to screw up. Cheers.

Go Heels!

"YOU do not count on your father's I-134. YOU count on your own I-134."

Thanks so much for the replies, my father makes much above the poverty level so household # I am less concerned about and more about just getting this right.

I am however still confused on two things.

I AM listed as a dependent on my fathers last tax returns and am currently unemployed, as of yet i dont know if I will or will not be still listed as a dependent in I-134 as I am attendiing grad school soon. In this situation would I not list myself as a wholly dependent on his I 134?

Should I list my fiancee as a WHOLLY dependent on my co-sponsers I-134? There are only three places to list who the dependents are, should i just create an additional attachment sheet to list the names on?

Lastly, if his gross income is enough to cover it all should I just leave the other sectins such as (health care insurance, property tax amount ect.. blank or with N/A? Thank You all SOO much

please does anyone know what i should put down for the dependents/not dependents on the i-134's? i have looked at the example forms but they not apply to a co-sponsor situation. i would be eternally grateful for some help, i really need to send this thing out.

With my co-sponsor (dad) ive got me, my little brother, and my sister listed on their 2008 tax transcripts.

My mother is employed and they do their taxes jointly. Should I still write her as "partly depedent" on the co-sponsors I-134?

My sister is now dependent on her self, since she has anchored a job, should i still write her as "wholly dependent" on my co-sponsors i-134, since she was on the latest tax transcripts?

Now on MY i-134 form is it correct that i list myself AND my fiancee as wholly dependent (even though i am listed on my co-sponsers tax transcripts)....? pretty confused about this one.

Having recieved the NOA2 almost a month and a half ago I NEED to send this thing out ASAP so my fiancee can turn in her checklist. A Thanks.

Awesome thanks again for your help!

Look up what the 125% poverty line is for everyone under their "household" number (your fiancee and everyone on listed as a dependent on there latest tax return). Also only one of them can be used as a co-sponsor so use the one with the highest income preferably, if one of them can pass that then you are good. Aside from income they can also use property value, funds in bank, stock, ect..... Other people on this site could tell you more...

Hi,

I will need a co-sponsor for my application and I need to know what I can and can't use. My parents are willing to help, but I am unsure of one thing with them, they have some income, but I feel like the majority of their income is social security as they are retired. Would I be able to use my parents as co-sponsors?

Thanks for any help.

James

You can use them if their income is sufficient enough to meet or surpass the poverty guidelines for your family as well as their own. I would have a back up just in case it's not. Good luck

Hey Josh,

It might be nice but not necessary to have a copy of YOUR birth cert, an original if you can get it in time, although this should already be in the copy of the packet you sent in with your original app. You should definitely send a complete second set of financial forms, as they will keep those. If you make a neat little packet of all that they'll appreciate it. Best to give them as many originals as you can bear to part with.

They won't keep anything else except the forms and financial stuff, so there's not really any need for additional copies of evidence, but I would just to be safe. Your evidence could/should go back 2 years, and should definitely start BEFORE the 129 app process, just to be safe.

Don't forget this one: Send an original letter affirming your desire to marry your fiance(e) and your continued support of the K-1 Visa. Sign and date the form. This will be similar to the letter you provided with the I-129F, but dated much closer to the interview (it will have most likely been several months since you submitted your I-129F).

And this: A copy of the NOA2 that you received in the mail.

Good luck with the interview, it's a breeze!

Hey hxxrmonkey,

I had totally forgot about copies of the NOA2 thanks! My fiancee has an exact copy of our I-129F petition which had a copy of my birth cert/ ss.card, ect.. so no problems there. I am currently waiting on the IRS for tax transcripts for me and my co-sponsor and well send those in as well as copies of my co-sponsors w-2's for the past three years.

But two more questions..

1) My fiancee got updated passport like pics for the interview, do i need to include any more of those passport pics for her interview?.. i included two in the I-129f petition of course.

2) I have recently finished undergrad and quit my job around a month ago to move back in with the folks for a bit. I am not sure what to put in the I-134 question #7 which asks who I am employed for.. ect. I will be going to grad school next year however at the time I am unemployed and studying for gre's. Do you think I can still put down "student" or should I include work stubs even thou I have a co-sponsor and just left the job? I just feel bad putting "unemployed" and then having nothing but zero's under that haha.

Thank you so much for the help. Me and Leona can't believe how close we are to finally being on the same continent.

While i am compiling "ongoing relationship" info ect... for my fiancee's interview in dublin I am somewhat confused on what i need copies of:

Is there anything else that my fiancee needs to have an additional copy of besides her birth certificate, police report, passport (make copy of every page?), the forms included in packet 3, and the ds-156 form?

Also for the i-134.... should i also send an additional completed copy of each i-134 form and copies of the tax transcripts, w-2's, stubs, ect, aside from the originals?

Lastly, for the additional "ongoing relationship".... is there any reason for me to not just send her a collection of original passport ticket stubs, receipts, pics, ect.. without an additional copy? And should i provide any evidence of our relationship before the I-129 petition was sent in or just evidence after? Thanks

Josh & Leona

your bank statementsa should go to your address and the visa was mailed to you so thats them sorted.

they should off given the name and address of the doctors that perform the visa medical in the pack. results take 2 weeks to arrive. good luck.

thanks for the reply hxxrmonkey, that clears up a lot.

Does anyone know the answer to any of the other questions?

thanks again!

My lovely fiancee received the "packet 3" the other day and i still havent prepared my 1-134 forms. I just graduated undergrad last semester and left my job a few weeks ago to move back in with the family for a while. For the time being i am unemployed and studying vehemently for GRE's so i can attend grad school next August. My father is going to be our co-sponsor, however, i have a few questions on how to fill the i-134 form out.

1.) For question #7 what should i put down? "student"? i am not currently a student but intend to be next year and putting "none" or something does sound kind of bad. Also, should i include anything else aside from my tax returns and w-2's for the past 3 years? I just received my last pay stub from my prior job where i worked part-time and accumulated around $9,000 this year... but should i even include pay stubs or anything since i am not employed anymore??

2.) The second question concerns my father filling out the co-sponsor i-134. He is an inveterate high-school teacher and i don't think he gets pay stubs or have a direct boss. Aside from his tax returns and w-2 forms should he still inquire a letter that proves employment?

3.) should HE write "none" for question #10 on i-134?

4.) what should HE write under question #11?

5.) For question #8 on i-134, what would make the difference between being "partially dependent" from "wholly dependent"? if there is not enough room for all the names should i just write "see attached document _____" and leave it blank?

6.) Lastly, in my fiancee's packet 3 it says: "to send in Complete and return immediately to this office the enclosed DS-230 I, Immigrant Visa Application Part I, Biographic Data."

I am not exactly sure what those last two are.... are they all part of the DS-230? and should she hodl off on sending it until i get the i-134 forms in order?

My apologies on the looong post and any responses would be very so greatly appreciated~

God Bless

Thanks sooo much for the support everyone. I am seeing my fiancee next week in ireland so this is perfect timing The engagement party is going to feel so much more legit with this hurdle out of the way. Best of luck to all the other march filers, the NOA2 is coming soon!! God Bless

As mid march vermont filers i would just like to let everyone know that we just got our petition approved! Hopefully this will be good news for everyone to know that Vermont has finally touched there toes in the march files

Gods Speed!

Hey everyone! I just got an email last night from the uscis which read:

"*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: EAC0911******

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On July 31, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F

PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you

move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status

results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within

the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at

(800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov

under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)"

For everyone who has gotten approved, is this what you all recieved?? i am just soo excited and pesimistic that this finally happened Thanks!

Thanks again for all the replies!. I am pretty sure that we are in the clear..... When i first scanned over the two 2 wait article it just made my heart stop for a minute....

After looking more closely on the exemptions of the j1 implications I do not think that we apply (knock on wood)... I just hope that having a previous j1 visa does not impair our process too much I appreciate the replies!

Today my fiancee found this at the travel.state.gov website:

http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/info/info_1288.html

Basically saying any foreigner who had a J1 visa must spend at least 2 years in their country until they can file for another type of visa..... !?!?!?

My fiancee Leona was an exchange student with a J1 visa during 2007-2008.... we sent our I-129F petition in around a month ago.... will we be denied since it hasnt been 2 years since Leona has been back in Ireland?!??

Please help me out, this is freaking me out....

"well, talking to family members about birthdays i realized that i switched my mother and fathers birthdate's (except for the year) on the G-325a form.... Is this likely to cause an RFE?"

How would they know?

thanks for the replies so far,

I hope your right... But as an official U.S. Govt. branch of Homeland Security I assumed that they would probably have methods to verify dates of birth from U.S. citizens.

I guess ill just cross my fingers....

Here it is..

well, talking to family members about birthdays i realized that i switched my mother and fathers birthdate's (except for the year) on the G-325a form.... Is this likely to cause an RFE?

Also, on the letter "how we met" I contradicted myself on the day we met by first putting done the correct date and then putting a slightly different date.. Will this cause an RFE?

Really perturbed at myself right now because I hate this waiting process and was almost sure that everything was correct in my I-129F petition. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Josh

that is AWESOME NEWS! CONGRATS and Good Luck