jbiel590

Hi all,

as we all know, tax season is here and I am getting more and more worries and confused... My situation might be a little unique: I immigrated from the Netherlands to the US & got married last year (2010), so since april 2010 I live in the US. However, I have been a PhD student in the Netherlands and I convinced my employer that I could carry out most of my work from the US. So: I am employed in the Netherlands, get my pay check in euros to my Dutch bank account and pay all the taxes there so far. Now that my husband (who works in the US) and I have a household together and have to file taxes together, I have no idea how to go about this! I know I have to file in both countries, but do not want to pay double taxes!

Does anyone have experience with a like situation? Or any other advice where to look for help? Anything is welcome! Thanks a bunch!

Chris

I did a Fed Ex delivery with signature confirmation in August and had no problems or delays. Did the same with a subsequent RFE, and again no problem. It was probably just because of the holiday

My fiancee recently began a Phd prgram in her home country. While she is a "student" in a sense, she is paid - similar to a stipend in the U.S. I suppose. She may be permitted to remain in the program while residing in the U.S. She would basically write papers and do research in the U.S. and would travel back home a few times a year to meet with her supervisor, attend meetings, etc.

The problem I see is that she would have to seamlessly continue the program immediately upon arriving here, so waiting months for the EAD would be out of the question. Would this be considered "work" that would fall under the rules of the EAD? We're hoping that the Phd aspect qualifies it as education as opposed to employment. Anyone been in a similar situation?

My fiancee is a citizen of Germany but has resided solely in the Netherlands since the age of four. The Amsterdam consulate indicated that they will obtain the Dutch Police certificate. Today, she received the packet for the medical and interview, and they included a checklist of documents for her to bring, including a German police certificate, even though the initial instructions ask for police certificates from everywhere she resided since the age of 16. Does this sound right? The interview is only a few weeks away and she's not even sure how to go about getting the certificate. We're a little concerned that the certificate may not get there in time.

Can anyone recommend a good website with information regarding moving belongings to the U.S.? My fiance has the shipping company selected, and we want to send it to Wash. DC. But what happens once it gets here? Are there there any fees when she claims her stuff?

Any help or advice inn this area is appreciated.

I couldn't find this on the RFE board.

I received an RFE from VSC last week for failing to check a box on the I-129F. I filled out the form and immediately sent it back in. I am now wondering; do they completely review the petition for errors and send out one RFE notice, or is it possible that I could receive another? And does this mean I'm close to my NOA2?

I know this topic has been discussed, but somehow I'm still not clear. This is my basic understanding of this process, so please correct me if I am wrong:

After my fiance arrives, she can apply for an EAD. This EAD may take a couple months, and we will likely be married a short time after we receive it (if not already), at which point that EAD is no longer valid. Then, a new EAD has to filed along with the AOS paperwork. Therefore, if she does get a job using the original EAD, she will have to quit that job and await the EAD that would accompany AOS.

Is this right? And if so, do the policymakers at USCIS and/or DS not see what a burden this places on someone trying to get on their feet in their new home country? I realize we can't just go handing out work permits to everyone, but why can't they set up a system where the original EAD will suffice after marriage/AOS?

The cards I sent reference recent meetings we had or trips we took, so they supported other evidence we had, that's why I included them. And yes, I did send copies and my fiancee will have the originals of everything for the interview.

I double and triple checked it, or so I thought. How embarrassing....but thanks to everyone for their comforting words!

I have to say, if the person reviewing it pores over these cards looking for XXX material, he/she will be sorely disappointed!! We didn't send THOSE cards.

You may laugh, but I'm not sure I can.

I was just going over my I-129 that I recently sent in and preparing to deliver the originals and a copy to my fiancee. I had several binder clips of evidence detailing each of our meetings, each containing a cover sheet. The last one was additional "assorted" evidence" which included cards and letters. When I made the cover sheet for this, I had not yet decided on how many cards or letters I was going to include, so I just put "XXX" in the place of where the number will be (At work, I always use a couple X's in place of dates and other things that I don't have available but will plug in later.)

Well, in my visa packet, I never went back and put that number in. So the very last line in the table of contents for that coversheet reads: "XXX cards and letters." No, I'm not kidding, I wish I were.

I am absolutely beside myself. I'm imagining the reviewer seeing this and thinking I was trying to be funny and burying my petition. My only hope is if they don't read it too closely.

What in the world can I do to rectify this??

This may be a stupid question, I don't know. My fiance was in U.S. for about 11 months conducting research, which is how we met. Does anyone know for sure whether she will need a police clearance from the U.S., or will USCIS run that on their own? I'm hoping she won't need it because she anticipates problems getting the police to roll her fingerprints in her home country and we'd like to start looking into alternatives.

This may be a stupid question, I don't know. My fiance was in U.S. for about 11 months conducting research, which is how we met. Does she need a police clearance from the U.S., or will USCIS run that on their own? I'm hoping she won't need it because she anticipates problems getting the police to roll her fingerprints in her home country.

I would certainly be happy to send them a letter, but how can I be sure that it will be matched up with my file? Do you get some sort of tracking number after they receive your petition? (I don't know, as I haven't gotten my receipt yet).

Better yet, maybe I should just mail them the additional three copies along with a letter explaining.

Whoa! Easy everybody! I didn't mean to start trouble here!

I do appreciate the feedback from everyone. While I am now aware of the advice from Visajourney regarding sending four G-325A forms, I have to say, I should not have to read a third-party website to learn this. It should be in the instructions provided by USCIS.

So my hope at this point (because it's all I really have!) is that they realize 1) the form on their website prints out only once, and 2) the instructions on the I-129F asks the petioner to send "a" G-325A (NOT four), and therefore accept what I've submitted as correct. I would be interested in hearing from anyone else who submitted only one and made it through the process.

Thanks, you have all been a big help. I was about to not sleep tonight worrying about that G-325 but I think I feel a little better!

I agree, Stephen,it's NOT that simple. My hope is that they honor it simply because that's how it is set up on the website and it's not explained anywhere in the official instructions. Or maybe they just want one page now!

I have another question, since you're available now; Should I start gathering info for my I-134 now (i.e. letter from employer, letter from financial institution, etc) or does that stuff have to be dated within a certain amount of time from my fiancee's interview? I'd just as soon take care of it now and have it ready to go, but if her interview isn't for another 7 months or so, they may consider it old info. And same for her police clearance; if she gets it now, will they want a "fresh" one? Thoughts?

Hey all,

A newbie here. I sent my I-129F package in just last week and thought I had done everything right. Then I came across this site today and read that I should have including FOUR copies of the G-325A for each of us. I didn't see this ANYWHERE in the instructions and now I'm panicked that things are going to get held up or denied. Anyone have a problem with including just one copy?

BTW, how is anyone supposed to know this if it's not in the I-129F instructions?

Thanks in advance for your help.