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United KingdomMore tax issues...
Okay, I will try and make this simple.

I did not file taxes for 2006, basically because i got it all wrong. so here are the circumstances.

-I am an American citizen, my husband is British with a conditional resident greencard.
-we were married and lived in the U.S. for all of 2006
-I worked and my husband didn't for all of 2006
-however, he did earn interest on money in his British account.

I am thinking i should file a 1040A as married filing jointly (he does have a social security number)

BUT.... what other forms are needed and what evidence? I know as employees we send in our W-2's along with any other (bank) information, but would my husband need to send proof of his income[interest]?

I am confused as to the forms and foreign exclusions.

Any advice or guidance will be greatly appreciated, in the mean time i will continue to try and comprehend the info on the irs site!

Thanks-Megan
lovegirlFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-02-01 06:24:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFiling I-751 while living outside the U.S.?
You assume correctly!
lovegirlFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-11 09:00:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFiling I-751 while living outside the U.S.?
QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 10 2008, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
With only 4 months outside the US you are not really at risk just yet of abandoning your status (unless you take the establishing residence overseas literal!)... should you however remain outside the US it will be inevitable that you will lose your status - an unexpired greencard will not help there either. Thus even if you should get a 10 year card, it won't allow you to stay out of the US for 9 years and then trying to return to the US hoping to still be a legal permanent resident - this is of course an extreme example.


On the letter part: I doubt USCIS sends letters abroad. You are already out of the country, so removal proceeding would be unnecessary.
I think, the part you mentioned only applies to those that reside in the US as conditional LPRs and then fail to file I751 within the 90 day window prior to greencard expiry.


Someone pls correct me if I should be wrong with any of my assumptions...



THank You So Much...

I see what you mean. Their little hearing is because if you dont file to lift whilst in the US, they deport you. And my husband cant really be deported since he isnt in the country.

I guess i will just have to abandon it and if we decide to move back, go through another application. I dont think filing from over seas would work very well. But i really am thankful for your help.
lovegirlFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-10 13:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFiling I-751 while living outside the U.S.?
QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 10 2008, 05:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
For how long have you already resided outside the US and when do you intent to return?

From what you write it looks to me as if you have already abandoned your LPR status, thus you don't even qualify to file I751 removing of conditions.
I'm not sure what kind of letter you are talking about that is supposed to reach you from USCIS....



Well, we have been outside of he US for four months, but i dont see why we wouldnt be eligible to remove conditions. His green card is still valid for 4 months, so in theory we need to file for the 751 in a month. I cant find conditions telling you what you can or can not do during the 2 year period of the inital green card.

The link to the USCIS page i am talking about is here:
http://www.uscis.gov...d1a/?vgnextoid=
7b6d96981298d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

And this is what it says


"What if I am Late in Applying to Remove the Conditions on Residence?

If you fail to properly file the Form I-751 (Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence) within the 90-day period before your second anniversary as a conditional resident, your conditional resident status will automatically be terminated and the USCIS will order removal proceedings against you. You will receive a notice from the USCIS telling you that you have failed to remove the conditions, and you will also receive a Notice to Appear at a hearing. At the hearing you may review and rebut the evidence against you. You are responsible for proving that you complied with the requirements (the USCIS is not responsible for proving that you did not comply with the requirements).

The Form I-751 can be filed after the 90-day period if you can prove in writing to the director of the Service Center that there was good cause for failing to file the petition on time. The director has the discretion to approve the petition and restore your permanent resident status."

So i am not really sure how that works either..

Thanks though!
lovegirlFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-10 12:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFiling I-751 while living outside the U.S.?
Hello All,

My husband has had his 2-year conditional resident green card(originally started as a K-1) and its getting close to the time to file to lift the conditions.But we have actually moved to the U.K., where he is from, in that time.

We were going to abandon the process all together because we aren't sure if we are coming back. But looking into it, if you dont file to lift conditions, you are sent a letter and expected to appear at a hearing...very Law and Order!!!

Anyways, I just am wondering if anyone has had this same situation or close to it? For starters, I am not sure which center i would need to use. Then , is it worth it to make the flights back for the biometrics and the interview? And we dont have very much evidence of the last year when we were living in the states. We lived with friends and didnt have any bills or tenancy in our names.

I was thinking if we ever decided to move back to the US we could just file for the K-3 or the Direct Consular filing. I havent fully looked into those options but i really need to weigh everything. I just dont know how they would view different/new applications since we have a history with the USCIS.

SO any advice or tips are greatly appreciated...

Thanks everyone,

Megan
lovegirlFemaleUnited Kingdom2008-01-10 12:35:00