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txladykat,

Thank you so much for your reply.

It looks like you were right about the proof of payment is not neccesary. Because just now I received an email from the embassy that my visa is granted!!!

After reading your post, we sent the additional documents (for the past 3 years) as follows (I am writing so it might help for others);

- 1040x amended income tax returns (scanned the pages with my husband's signature)

- new 1040s

- 2555

- 1116

- copies of French income tax return

- a letter from my husband to explain how he amended his returns and why the amount of adjusted

gross income remained as the same (because of foreign income tax exclusion)

I did not include a receipt of mailling since he didn't go to the post office yet. I included all the forms since I did not want to waiste more time communicating with the embassy for yet another request with "additional documents.". After I submitted all the documents by email (there were 46 attachments!), they replied on the next morning that they could not open one file and additionally they requested a copy of my husband's payslip. However he just started his new job in the US 4 days ago so he didn't get paid yet. So I explained there is no pay slip yet

but they can call the employer which was written in the affidavit of support form to varify his employment. My husband asked his employer to make a letter of employment just in case, but before the letter is finished, we received a good news.

I just wanted to thank everyone in this forum to provide useful information and educate me for the immigration issues!

Hi all. I went to take an interview for IR-1 at the embassy in Paris. And this is what happened.

I submitted all the required documents and I was called to the window for an interview (I went alone since he just started working in the US.) When the consul was checking the I-864 with the supporting documents, I had a problem.

My husbund, US+Fr dual citizen, declared his french income portion to french government and US income portion to IRS. I knew that he had to report his french income to the IRS as a good US citizen but he didn't. We thought we are OK since he owns a house in the US so he can qualify as a sponsor.

WRONG!

She asked me why he didn't declare his french income to the US government. I explained. She requested to re submit the federal returns. Now he has to amend 3 years of his federal tax returns, reflecting his french income.

Now my case is suspended until we submit the additional documents. I am stuck in France.... We rented our french apartment a few days ago and I am staying at my friend's and nowhere to go....

I read old threads about supporting documents for the affidavit of support. They prefer the "transcripts" of the return as an evidence.

The paper I received from the embassy says;

"Signed copies of your sponsor's US federal income tax returns, IRS forms 1040, with all supporting schedules. IRS printouts are acceptable."

My husbund started filling out the forms to amend 1040 and will finish it this weekend. I was told by IRS to get an IRS transcript with the changes will take 16 weeks or more. But if possible, I would like to avoid to wait another 16 weeks in France alone.

My questions are;

- The new forms (amended federal tax returns) with his signature is enough as an evidence?

- If he goes to the IRS office and submit the forms, can he get a receipt? (so that the consul knows that he's paying his responsibility as a good US citizen.)

- Or is there any other way to get a receipt or some kind of acknowledgement? Is there any special agent or company who can issue an receipt?

I am very stressed out on this situation and I would really appreciate if anyone can give me some advise. Thank you.

I am currently visiting the US with my hubby (US citizen.)

I was taken to the secondary questioning room at the Philadelphia airport. They thought I came here to live permanently without obtaining the visa. Just to talk to an officer, it took 70 minutes. I had some documents with me which were sent from US Embassy in Paris about my IR1 filing, I showed other documents I prepared for the upcoming Embassy interview, and I explained the situation. Took another 10 minutes until I was called. Then I received my passport, no problem. There was nothing to hide but boy! I was very nervous!!!

Luckily we had total of 2 hrs layover time to catch a connecting flight, but people were anxious to get out to catch their flight.

I strongly recommend to take any documents you can think of to prove that your hubby IS returning to Mexico. I've lived in the US total of 12 years with different visas, I've never taken to the secondary room before.

Good luck

Hi all!

I am japanese, married with french/american dual citizenship husband. We just went to Paris to submit our I-130 petition on 13th Nov. I want to share my experience with everyone.

We arrived at the embassy around 7:30am, no line. I was too worried what if I won't be admitted into the embassy so I left it a locker room at a train station. However, at the check point, they give you a little plastic bag to keep your cell phone and any liquid items (my lip gloss, mascara, like you are boarding an airplane), I could've brought the camera (so I could have taken pictures at the nearby Louvre, St Germain and so on)!!! Oh you have to leave food and drinks outside of the checkpoint (there is a shelf).

We were the second couple for I-130 application. The window opened at 8am sharp. The first couple took about 45 minutes, but for us a mere 10 min!!!

The documents that we had to bring for the petition, Paris US embassy website didn't mention about the naturalization certificate. Since my hubby is french and later naturalized US citizen, the lady at the window asked to show her his naturalization certificate. Of course he brought US passport, but being prepared for any situation helped us. Other than that, everything went smooth. After we paid the fee, another lady at the different window was explaining to us what will happen next. She said DCF in paris is at least 4 months process. Don't expect something to happen before Christmas.

Well, I will keep everyone posted my progress.