biggish data

File K3 during i-130 process:

maybe, maybe not.

what matters, is routing on the I-130, where it is currently, and where the I-129F will be adjudicated.

So basically if you're I-129F gets sent to the NBC there will have been no point in sending it because it will just be matched up with the I-130 already sitting there? Have they normally been getting sent to the NBC? Do you know? Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-20 18:07:00

File K3 during i-130 process:

Why? Please note that the 'current routing' of stuff is some big problem, and filing an I-129F ( IMO ) actually does something else with the I-130.

What do you mean by the current routing of stuff? Are you saying the I-129F has the effect of sending the I-130 somewhere else and making it get processed faster? I thought they both are met up with each other at the NBC and then the I-129F eventually gets cancelled out.

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-20 17:00:00

File K3 during i-130 process:

IMO, currently, filing an I-129F SEEMS to get the I-130 yanked to another office altogether,

and both are adjudicated at the same time.

IMO, if it seems useful, this casefile pulling, then I say go for it. Ya, I usually don't say this, but if yer gonna wait regardless, a casefile yank seems useful.

What i have read from others is since you do have a I-130 on file the I-129F will be sent also to NBC (I had thought it was going to TSC with the other I-129F) but nope.They will marry up your two petitions so they can sit and marinate together. but hey like darnell said if you are waiting all this time why not. lets hear a successful story about a k3. It's been ages since we have. Go for it.

Would you guys think it's pointless to send in the I-129F until you've waited at least 6 months or so for the I-130? Kind of a watch and wait stance, if that makes sense.

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-10-18 20:48:00

CR-1 Visa Denied!!!

No and no. There's really not a problem with ALL the phone calls being initiated by one party. Consular Officers have family and friends back home too. They know how phone contact works best with the USA.

Hmm, alright. If that's the case I guess I'm confused why the OP was denied. I asked earlier because in the evidence my wife and I submitted with her I-130 there was a log of all of our skype calls and the majority of the time I initiated the calls with her, rather than the other way around. So when I read the OP's post I became a little concerned.

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-09-23 12:58:00

CR-1 Visa Denied!!!

Is it normal for consulates to not like phone calls being made solely by one of the spouses? Does that count for skype as well?

r060106

Male

Poland

2013-09-23 07:33:00

Married filing jointly...which 1040 should we send in?

Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-09 16:14:00

Married filing jointly...which 1040 should we send in?

We will be treating her as a resident for tax purposes and filing married filing jointly. I'm just looking for clarification on the form 1040 people who have gone this route in the past sent in.

Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-09 11:48:00

Married filing jointly...which 1040 should we send in?

No, she is still in her home country. We're still waiting for USCIS to approve her I-130.

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-09 10:31:00

Married filing jointly...which 1040 should we send in?

My husband and I have not filed taxes jointly yet, but I work for a CPA firm. Most of our clients use form 1040. However, 1040A can be used if you meet a number of requirements, such as the taxable income being less than $100,000, certain kinds of income to report only, etc.

There is also form 1040EZ, which yet has another number of requirements that have to be met.

I suggest you read the instructions for all three forms.

I can't use 1040EZ and don't need 1040A. I was more worried about form 1040NR etc.

Thanks a lot

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-09 09:55:00

Married filing jointly...which 1040 should we send in?

I'll be getting my W-2 soon and would like to know what others have done when getting an ITIN and selected married filing jointly. Which Form 1040 did you send in? 1040, 1040A or something else? I really don't want to call the IRS.

Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-09 09:20:00

Any way to expedite the IR-1 process?

Should scrap the petition and just raise the fees for actual visa application. You have a valid passport which your country issues you after a background check. then the petition does a check then you provide police clearance for the interview. You have to prove your relationship at the interview when it was presumably approved via petition. So redundant, a complete waste of time waiting for 6-8-10 to a year wait alone, depending on the case.

Completely agree. Well said.

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-27 15:03:00

Any way to expedite the IR-1 process?

Seems ironic when looking into relevant articles for the i-130 and says for immediate family members there is no wait for a visa. Yet, the waiting just too have approval of relationship takes so long. *sigh*.

Yeah, it's the USCIS portion of the whole process that I really don't understand. The NVC and Interview have relationship verification of their own, so why do we need to wait for the USCIS to approve the relationship? It's the weakest link in the entire process and the reason we're all suffering I think. So sad.

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-27 11:08:00

Any way to expedite the IR-1 process?

I know that's not much comfort when it feels as though your family is being torn apart. My husband and I spent the first 15 months of our marriage apart because of similar backlogs in 2007 and it was horrible.

Did you ever get the feeling that the separation would never end? My wife and I are almost five months into the process and are anticipating another year before she's here. It feels like it's never going to end and really makes me despair sometimes. Any coping advice?

I suggest something else.

Take a copy of the I-130 receipt notice,

submit an Adjustment of status set, from Guide 2 in the Guides, minus the big I-130,

and he can stay until the green card is issued.

If only we all could do that....

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-26 22:32:00

i'd have to check it to be certain. i'll get back to ya soonish.

The stuff I have has that section blank. I don't remember filling it out before sending it off to the IRS.

Sorry.

So you left the address sections blank on the W-7?

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-21 16:26:00

Thanks!

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-21 13:35:00

if'n you not go through the route of obtaining an ITIN for yer foreign spouse,

then married filing seperately is the way to go.

When you first filed for the ITIN did you have your wife put your address in the main address section and then her's in the foreign address section? Or did you do her foreign address for both? Just curious. Last question. Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-21 13:24:00

OP...firstly, listen to Darnell...that is correct. My taxes are in the mail as we speak...filed married, joint...sent to Austin Tx with w7 (spent hours on the phone with IRS confirming this process). Leave to ssn spot blank...IRS will fill it in once the number is assigned via the w7. Then IRS will forward for tax return processing. I was told 3 to 5 weeks for the w7 then another four to six to process the paper return....hope this helps...

Did they send your identification documents back to you within 3 to 5 week timeline? I'll be sending my wife's passport and would like it back as soon as possible. Just curious. Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-20 17:18:00

oops. it won't get kicked back the IRS, as he's including the actual passport.

Perhaps the DOR reference confused you? Some states have state income tax, and his is labelled as DOR - I am assuming Department of Revenue. His approach on the paperwork is perfect, IMO.

Yes, you are exactly right Darnell. I am required to send copies of everything I send to the Feds for the ITIN to my state Department of Revenue, per their instructions. I'm not sending stuff for the DOR to the IRS.

Darnell, how long did it take you to get the ITIN and for the IRS to process your return? Jw.

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-17 08:37:00

Why exactly would my W-7 get kicked back? I'm sending in exactly what you mentioned: the W-7, the return, her passport and the letter that Darnell mentioned. I'm doing exactly what others who have already got an ITIN are doing. Nothing has changed.

I just mentioned my DOR for info purposes only. The state return is going to the state DOR, not the IRS. It's not like I'm sending my state return to the IRS. That would be pointless and stupid.

Edited by r060106, 17 January 2014 - 07:10 AM.

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-17 07:07:00

Dude,

No way in heck would I send in her passport!

She's already told me she won't be needing it for a while and her government doesn't do certified copies. The ITIN Section of the IRS says they will return all documents to you within 60 days and that you can give them a prepaid courier envelope so they can send it back to you. I'm not concerned about that. She can always get a new one and we won't be needing it for quite some time.

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-16 15:18:00

ya, answers vary due to the types of filing that folk are doing.

Since yer prepping the big packet including the W-7 application,

this is actually the ONE TIME where you leave it blank.

The ITIN Unit is really good , they know what to do,and during tax season, are rather fast .

Apologies if I seemed grumpy, I am a cranky curmudgeon mostly, and it bleeds out some days.

Thanks a lot. I'll leave it blank.

No worries. I understand. How fast did it take you to get the ITIN and refund (if you got one)? I'm wondering how long it will take me to get everything back since I'm filing a paper return.

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-16 12:15:00

on the 1040? leave it blank !

Ok, sorry. Didn't mean to anger you or anything.

I guess I was confused because I've heard conflicting answers on what to put there.

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-16 11:40:00

The first year I filed jointly, I left it blank, as I included the W-7 with the 1040 and a bunch of other stuff. If'n your spouse is still over-seas, and you two want to file as mfj, well, there's more stuff to do. This is not a trivial thing to prep. When you can make time, please get IRS form W-7 and study it, and learn how to draft a coverletter requesting foreign spouse to be treated as a resident alien for tax purposes.

IF you are seeking to file mfj you are missing some important instructions in IRS form W-7. If yer not a reader, I suggest you hire a teenager for a few hours.

The 2nd year, I put in her ITIN.

[administrivia for you - please fill in yer timeline over at

http://www.visajourn...e.php?id=141809

http://www.visajourn...e.php?id=141809

I already have the letter to the IRS and my state DOR stating that we'll be electing to treat her as a resident for tax purposes ready to go, as well as a signed W-7 and signed Income Tax Forms from her. Just wanted to know what to put in the SSN box. She also signed both letters. I'll be sending it all FedEx to the courier address in the W-7 instructions, as I have read them already and we'll be sending her passport as evidence of her foreign status. Photocopies of all of the Federal forms will be going to my state DOR.

Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-16 11:28:00

some folk file taxes 'married filing jointly' with a foreign spouse overseas,

by filing the W-7 with a tax return into the special ITIN address in Austin, TX.

This is not a trivial thing, study the W-7 instructions

What did you put in the SSN box for your spouse on your return? Something like "ITIN Requested"? Just curious, as I'll be married filing jointly for the first time and will be requesting and ITIN as soon as I get my W-2.

Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-01-16 01:36:00

Not sure which box to tick (split topic)

I would send the last 3yrs. We sent the last three yrs of our tax transcripts. My wife was approved easily.

Thanks a lot for the input. I really appreciate it.

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-02-21 20:56:00

Not sure which box to tick (split topic)

Check both. The form is poorly designed in this and many other respects but checking both works every time it's tried.

Thanks a lot for the reply. Do you advise sending the other two years' tax transcripts, even though I almost doubled the minimum income requirement in this last tax year?

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-02-19 08:38:00

Not sure which box to tick (split topic)

Quick question as I'm preparing all NVC related documents before we get our NOA2: if I'm including all three years of Tax Transcripts/Returns, do I check only box 14, or both 13 and 14? One seems to contradict the other and I'm a little unsure as to which boxes/box to check. Thanks!

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-02-18 22:22:00

Sealed Envelope Error

I inherited my husband's suffix, Jr., too

You mean they put that as one of your alias's?

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-09-02 09:14:00

Sealed Envelope Error

I vote inconsequential.

Posting in the main CR-1 forum will get you more responses. This forum is for tracking threads and congrats posts, and gets less traffic and less exposure for your post.

Good point. I'm so used to posting here that I forgot to post the thread there.

Can a moderator please move the thread? Thanks

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-09-02 09:07:00

Sealed Envelope Error

Hi all,

I've posted this question elsewhere but have not gotten many responses. Does anyone have any input for us?

Here's our situation: My wife got her visa and the sealed envelope yesterday. On the sealed envelope there is a paper stapled on top that gives a summary of all her biographical details and on this paper there appears to be two errors: 1. It lists her occupation as a registered nurse, when in fact she is a registered midwife. 2. It lists her alias as her first name plus my last name and the suffix "Jr" (I'm a Junior, obviously). I don't think this is correct, as the Jr only applies to me.

With that said, do we need to call the embassy to have these things fixed and send the sealed envelope back? Or are they inconsequential and not really related to the visa and POE? I really was hoping this would be the last step in the journey other than POE and am not in the mood to have my wife return the package and then hope to get it back with everything correct in time for our flight to the US on Sept 23rd. Any advice or input would be much appreciated. By the way, the visa itself is fine and everything on it is correct. It's just the sealed envelope that is not.

Thank you in advance

r060106

Male

Poland

2014-09-02 08:52:00

I 129F - Uscis to Consulate

Thank you ! I worried because we didn' t make some copies of our boarding passes but I see this won' t be a problem. I' m glad to know Ljubljana will receive our entire package.

A + M

Female

Slovenia

2010-03-07 18:11:00

I 129F - Uscis to Consulate

I' m confused :blink:

What Uscis actually sends to NVC and later on to the forwarded embassy ? The actual approved petition + the evidences one included while sending the package ?

Thanks !

A + M

Female

Slovenia

2010-03-07 18:03:00

URGENT - DS 160

One more question ! Where can I find the visa number ( from previous visas ) ? Is this the control number or a 8 - number red number ? :help:

A + M

Female

Slovenia

2010-04-19 07:21:00

URGENT - DS 160

Just use 90 days and move one...

90 days worked ! Great ! Thanks a lot ! :blush:

A + M

Female

Slovenia

2010-04-19 07:16:00

URGENT - DS 160

I' m filing out the new DS 160 form online. I' m stuck on the following question : Intended length of stay in US ( There are 2 boxes, the second one has 4 options : Years, months, weeks, days ) I chose YEARS but this is what comes out then : Please correct all areas in error as indicated below. Once you have finished, click ‘Save’ or ‘Next’ to continue completing your online application form.
Intended Length of Stay in U.S. is invalid.

PLEASE, HELP ! :help:

A + M

Female

Slovenia

2010-04-19 07:07:00

uh, way up north Jacksonville would be better. It'd be nice to have a slovenian friend in the dirty south as they call it

I' ll be in America' s dairy land !

Yes, it would definitely be cool to have a slovenian friend somewhere near by. We would hang out and all as we are also close in age.

A + M

Female

Slovenia

2010-04-18 16:50:00

where in the USA will u be living?

Milwaukee, WI :luv:

A + M

Female

Slovenia

2010-04-18 09:22:00

Yes, Iberia flies Venice - Madrid - Chicago !

AND . . . Iceland volcano PLEASE stop it ! :wacko:

A + M

Female

Slovenia

2010-04-18 05:50:00

You could arrive on a kayak after rowing across the ocean and they wont care as long as your paperwork is in order at the POE, there wont be any problems. Good luck with the POE and have a wonderful life together in the US!

You are lovely. Thank you for your kind wishes.

A + M

Female

Slovenia

2010-04-17 16:43:00