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No it's not impossible but I would rather do those in the US with a tax firm that knows what they are doing to calculate and minimize my fees.

hoping somebody can answer this question thanks.

Do you have a co-sponsor or are you sponsoring yourselves?

Bump

please anybody?

My wife and I owe a couple grand from 2007 and around a grand from 2008; we havent filed for since 2006 and have lived overseas since the end of 2008.

I know we owe interest of the owed tax and late fees and what not but are not contesting that; what I would like to know is if for the affidavit of support i-864 can we file 2009,2010 and 2011 tax returns skipping 2008 and 2007 and when we get to USA (providing I am approved for my visa) go to a tax company to do the years we owe tax on.

We have co-sponsor because we do not meet the income requirements.

I hope somebody can answer.

Thanks.

I got NOA2 in the mail a couple of days ago after receiving it in email on the 3rd of May.

1. Country USC resides in: New Zealand

2. Is there a USCIS field office in this country / Is DCF still possible? No

3. When did you file the I-130: March 22, 2012

4. How long had you been living abroad: 3 years

5. Do you reside in the country legally? Yes

6. What is the reason for your residence: work permit/student/tourist/other - Work Permit

7. Did you list your foreign address on all forms in I-130 package? Yes

8. Did you send I-130 package from abroad? Yes

9. Did you include evidence of your residence abroad in the I-130 package? Yes

10. Did you mention the fact you reside abroad in the cover letter or write a letter describing your current situation and the evolution of your relationship with your spouse (mentioning your residence abroad)? no

11. Has your case been "auto-expedited"? How long between NOA1 and NOA2? Yes; 41 Days.

I will ring the DR first thing in the morning :-) I remeber last time I did the CR-1 the appt was pretty straight forward.

I got my NOA2 last night; shortcuts to the next stage would be awesome thanks :-)..

OP: How is your Hubby taking his medical early? I am wanting to do this also as the only place I can do this is 4 hours away and I will be there late next week.

Hello guys.

Got the NOA2 in our email last night; 41 days after NOA1 which was awesomely quick :-D

I have a question though.

I am going to Christchurch City on the 10th to get my son his US passport (the US consulate is making their annual trip to the south island that day) the only 2 US panel doctors are located in Christchurch which is 4 hours car drive from my house.

My question is this; can I arrange to have my medical done Before getting the interview date (if the doc can squeeze me in for an appt)

I have read somewhere that I cannot arrange the medical unless I have a interview date but I really dont want to spend another $200 getting to Christchurch to do the medical another day.

Thank you very much for your replies.

1. Country USC resides in: New Zealand

2. Is there a USCIS field office in this country / Is DCF still possible? No

3. When did you file the I-130: March 22, 2012

4. How long had you been living abroad: 3 years

5. Do you reside in the country legally? Yes

6. What is the reason for your residence: work permit/student/tourist/other - Work Permit

7. Did you list your foreign address on all forms in I-130 package? Yes

8. Did you send I-130 package from abroad? Yes

9. Did you include evidence of your residence abroad in the I-130 package? Yes

10. Did you mention the fact you reside abroad in the cover letter or write a letter describing your current situation and the evolution of your relationship with your spouse (mentioning your residence abroad)? no

11. Has your case been "auto-expedited"? How long between NOA1 and NOA2? Have no clue; will let you know :-) Received the physical copy of NOA1 today.

What will make it hard this time around is that we have a 13 month old son.

"Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you. You see.. NZ is not a good fit for us anymore. We want to move back to the US. It is for the best. You can always come visit us if you like."

Yeah thats pretty much what I am gonna be saying BUT what I would like to know is how you broke the news?

This is the 2nd time I have moved to America with my wife so it is the 2nd time I have to break my parents hearts letting them know I am leaving.

The first time it was easy because it was expected that my wife and I would leave New Zealand for America but then we moved back to NZ 3 years later.

3 years after moving back to NZ we are moving back to America; we feel New Zealand just isnt a good fit for us anymore; our 3 years in America changed the way we (mainly I) think.

So how did you break the news to your family?

thanks for your input.

San fransisco has a restaurant called there new zealander. They also have monthly meetings of the kiwis in there expat kiwi club.

The uscis received our i-130 petition on the 20 th March for our ir-1.

I know what you mean about feeling like you're in a prison, that's what this town feels like to me. The mentality here is really conservative and backward, really different from Auckland which is so diverse and liberal. I'm glad I'm going back to New Zealand for a holiday first, to see whether I really do want to move back there eventually or whether it's just feelings of "the grass is greener on the other side". But I have more friends and family back there, and my job skills go a lot further than they do here, so hopefully I wouldn't regret it because it would be awful to feel like I don't belong anywhere. My husband won't move right now so I'm stuck here for another year and a half at least. It's interesting to hear from another Kiwi who didn't enjoy returning to NZ though, maybe Reno is the place I oughta be! Lol

We were also not prepared for the price differences in New Zealand.

In America we were living great on about $4000 a month, we are able to save money each month and could live life to the fullest by going out for meals; going on trips etc

In New Zealand we earn almost $4k a month and are barely scraping by; if it weren't for the $100 we get each week in child tax credits we wouldnt be able to afford to come back to America and we wont be coming back with much savings as it is.

In the 3 years since we got back to New Zealand we have taken one trip and that one trip was over a year ago and was to a crappy camping ground for a few days break; we haven't even gone out of this city since then Or before then because petrol is way to expensive (8.20per gallon) so we have pretty much been stuck in this dinky little city for 3 years.

We wished we had have come back to New Zealand for a visit before making plans to move but we didn't do it that way unfortunately because if we had we wouldnt have come back to New Zealand to live at all.

I was nostalgic for my home country but that was short lived when we got here :-(

I suggest you take a road trip around Washington; or further to find a better place to live because trust me New Zealand a country you want to get stuck in.

Hahaha! You really make me smile Robert. That's why we love you here on VJ, because you always makes sense and you also have a good sense of humor.

BTW, I finally got a compatible schedule with my friend, and she took me to the DMV this morning. Like my previous tests, I scored high on my test this morning, but unlike the previous tests, I had no auto-fail mistake. So yes, I passed. It helped a lot that I wasn't stressed out before I went to the test, which is what usually happened on the past test on the drive over, because my husband would make me "practice" for a few hours and we'd be getting into arguments because of the inconsistencies and his always hurrying me up on turns.

The tester made me go to a completely different route, and it wasn't even somewhere I've been before although I am fairly familiar with the neighborhood. He also said that I did very well and would have scored almost perfect (92) if I didn't take too many manuevers on the parallel parking (a 6-point deduction) and if he saw all my headchecks (minus 2 points). I am still amazed that they don't see all my headchecks because I do them twice, although I guess this is just a matter of timing if he was also turning his head the other way, because he did say that he saw most of my headchecks and that I did them twice each except for some that he didn't see. So I guess, I'm fine with that, and I passed anyway. For some reason though, I guess it's because I don't have that much practice with parallel parking anymore or I am just trying too hard to do it right, that I always mess up my parallel parking on the test, even if I did it perfectly several times just a few minutes before that. But again, it doesn't really matter anymore. I can practice all I want later, and I passed already. He also asked why I didn't pass the last ones, as I drove really well, and I had to explain each of my singular mistakes in the past tests that were auto-fails.

Anyway, I didn't feel very elated at passing like I would have normally expected, and I think what I felt was more justified and relieved that it's finally over. Because I had family over, I immediately went to pick them up at their hotel, and I've been driving and walking all over Las Vegas since 10AM and I just arrived home this 11PM. My husband was anxious, but I was happy to report to him that the whole day was uneventful when it came to my driving. I drove better alone or with other people, than I ever drove with him. I was calm, alert and even chatty, and I had almost perfect parks too. There wasn't a single incident of anyone honking their horn at me, even while we were at the busy Las Vegas Blvd and going in and out of it. I told him I was drove about 40 miles of freeway today too, and I did pretty well. Now, my friend and my aunt could report the same thing to him, and I hope that he will be less nervous and worried when I'm driving, so that I will also be less nervous when he is my passenger.

The sad thing with being soulmates is we feel each others' stress and pain, even when we were still over 7,000 miles away. We knew when the other was in pain or stressed out, even if one tried to hide it from the other. It's worse now that we are living together, because he actually gets sick when I'm sick, and vice-versa, even from something as basic as a headache or stomach pain. That's why we really need to work on trying to relax and not to stress each other out, because it's a viscious cycle. I wonder though if this means that he is going to be the one absorbing & feeling my pains and other crazy symptoms when I do get pregnant. Hehehe!

Congratulations on passing your test :-) I remember passing my drivers test in the States in 2006; what a relief that was.

My wife taught me how to drive when I got to America; I had driven a tiny little bit in New Zealand but didnt really need to drive because there were buses and taxis near by BUT in Reno I needed to drive to work etc.

My wife was a fairly good driving teacher; she got a little testy while I was learning to parallel park but apart from that it was all good.

I hated driving in Las Vegas; we went there in 2008 and I was driving the 2nd half of the trip to Vegas so it was night time; my eyes are pretty bad when it comes to bright lights so arriving at night on the Vegas strip was extremely confusing for me; never again :-(

I am from new Zealand also and lived in Reno for 3 years before moving back to new Zealand because I was home sick.

The moment we got back to new Zealand we regretted moving back and have been stuck in new Zealand for 3 years now but are moving back to Reno in December thank fully.

New Zealand is too small and backwards compared too America and even though I was raised in new Zealand it now feels like a prison to me.

How about this then? thanks

1. Form I-130

2. A money order in the amount of $420.00 for filing fee attached to the front of the cover letter.

3. Form G-1145

4. G-325A Biographic Information for petitioner with passport style photo.

5. G-325A Biographic Information for spouse with passport style photo.

6. Copy of petitioners Birth Certificate

7. Copy of Certificate Of Marriage.

8. Copy of joint bank account details for petitioner and beneficiary as evidence of bonafide marriage.

9. Copy of birth Certificate for the birth of the child of the petitioner and beneficiary as evidence of bonafide marriage.

10. Copy of consular report of birth abroad for the birth of the child of the petitioner and beneficiary as evidence of bonafide marriage.

11. Copy of joint utility bill as evidence of bonafide marriage.

12. Five (5) photos as evidence of Bonafide Marriage - dates are on back of each photo.

Hi guys.

Is this coverletter okay? thanks

USCIS

P.O. Box 804625

Chicago, IL 60680-4107

Nature of Submission: I-130 Application

Dear Sir or Madam:

Enclosed please find my Form I-130, Petition for Alien Spouse for ************* and supporting documents. Contents include:

1. Form I-130

2. G-325A Biographic Information for petitioner with passport style photo.

3. G-325A Biographic Information for spouse with passport style photo.

4. Copy of petitioners Birth Certificate

5. Copy of Certificate Of Marriage.

6. Copy of petitioners passport

7. Copy of joint bank account details for petitioner and beneficiary as evidence of bonafide marriage.

8. Copy of birth Certificate for the birth of the child of the petitioner and beneficiary as evidence of bonafide marriage.

9. Copy of consular report of birth abroad for the birth of the child of the petitioner and beneficiary as evidence of bonafide marriage.

10. Copy of joint utility bill as evidence of bonafide marriage.

11. Five (5) photos as evidence of Bonafide Marriage - dates are on back of each photo.

12. Form G-1145

13. A money order in the amount of $420.00 for application fee attached to the front of the cover letter.

Very truly yours,

****************

Not since 1984. You can be a legal resident, although states can make their own requirements.

I stated that you need to be in the US legally; you do not need to be a citizen.

Nobody knows that she left and came back.She took the bus there ,and She walked thru and used her d.l. to get back in the US.No harm no foul to her.We were getting ready to file the next step,I believe the 601? We have not done that yet.As far as the notary thing,she is a notary.

She is most certainly not a notary; a notary has to A. be a US citizen or B. in the US legally and your wife is neither.

So A. she is not a notary and is lying to you or B. She is not a notary and you are lying to us because you are trolling us.

I personally think you are trolling us as your posts are extremely suspicious.

Okay that sucks, expedited passport processing does not work for passports outside of America.

Wow that sucks :-(

If the child has a US birth certificate, why not go ahead and get the passport? Dual-status citizens should always us the passport for the country they are entering.

Because the only consulate we can use is in Auckland and my wife (the USC) and I both need to be there to sign so costing about $400-500 in plane tickets for a $100 passport.

I was going to go to the consulate myself for my IR-1 interview but I suppose we could all go up to do the passport at the same time and expedite the processing time for the passport.

When I finally get my IR-1 my 1 year old son (a US citizen) will have a New Zealand passport but not a US Passport; he has a US citizen born abroad certificate.

My question to you is; will going to the US permanently be a hassle without a US passport?

Thank you.