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agynyame

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    agynyame got a reaction from B_J in I don't want to leave him!   
    Purple_Lilac,
    for all purposes you had intentions of marrying when you came. The law is very clear about that. However, you have the benefit of being able to visit your loved one.
    I wish my wife whom, I have been separated from 2yrs next month can exercise the option you have but we cannot. None of us want to be separated from our loved ones and in the meanwhile we are living within the constraints of the system. I finished processing last December. I pray that my wife will receive an interview this year in Ghana. It has yet to happen. So I think six months is preferable to the year or two that some of us are subjected to.
    In short, do the right thing and you will be ok. No need to subject your self to a situation that may further keep you guys apart.
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    agynyame got a reaction from amykathleen2005 in HOW SHOULD I FILE MY 2010 INCOME TAX   
    Yido,
    I was in the same boat you are in last year. As a matter of fact my accountant filed my tax as single although I was married in Sept. of 2009. So when I called IRS the agent said it was wrong to file as single when I was married, as a matter of fact he seemed irritated by that. He suggested I file a 1040X to amend my tax and then I had to go to the IRS website to fill the W-7. I attached the biographic page of my wife's passport to the W-7 and mailed the whole packet to ITIN Operation in Texas after I took the W-7 home to have my sign both it and the amended tax which now reflected married filing jointly. I sent this around September and I was told last week to expect the refund sometime within the next few weeks. IRS will then mail the ITIN number to your home address in the States and you can use this to file other returns until she is able to join you here. Once she comes and receives her SSN, you will have to take the ITIN form to a local IRS office to have the ITIN changed to her SSN. If you need help, send me a PM.
    Here is the link to the IRS website on the W-7 and ITIN: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96287,00.html
    good luck
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