I-751

[HB34 0]

I am preparing to file my wife's 751 in two weeks. We only have one joint return (2007). My wife did not file in 2006. Will this be a problem?

Thx

[wannabe_texan 0]

I am preparing to file my wife's 751 in two weeks. We only have one joint return (2007). My wife did not file in 2006. Will this be a problem?

Thx

Did you file 'Married filing seperately' in 2006? Even if she didn't have any wages to report, did you mention her on your return?

Edited August 12, 2008 by wannabe_texan

[wifey246 0]

You're planning to submit your application real soon, right?

Your timeline says "Remove Conditions 11/08", but it looks like your GC expires on 11/08. Your window opens by the third week of August.

[payxibka 10,045]

I am preparing to file my wife's 751 in two weeks. We only have one joint return (2007). My wife did not file in 2006. Will this be a problem?

Thx

It looks like you were eligible to file a married joint return for 2006. You can always amend. You might have left some refund dollars on the table!!!!!

[*JG* 2]

Otherwise, I wouldn't worry about it. Just pile on more different kinds of joint proofs.

[antda 13]

Hi HB34,

Personally, I wouldn't worry about not having enough joint tax returns. I would just submit the 1 (2007) tax return that you have, and simply provide an explaination as to why you didn't have the 2006 tax return. If it makes you feel any better, I don't have any tax returns to submit (yes, it's a perfectly legal situation in my case), so I had to make do with the explaination there. In lieu of the tax returns, I would send other additional joint evidence covering the co-mingling of finances and of other types of evidences that they want to see.

Ant (Only 1 more week to go before I submit the I-751...)

I am preparing to file my wife's 751 in two weeks. We only have one joint return (2007). My wife did not file in 2006. Will this be a problem?

Thx

Edited August 12, 2008 by AntandD

[HB34 0]

You're planning to submit your application real soon, right?

Your timeline says "Remove Conditions 11/08", but it looks like your GC expires on 11/08. Your window opens by the third week of August.

Yep, I am filing 8/21

Thanks

[HB34 0]

I am preparing to file my wife's 751 in two weeks. We only have one joint return (2007). My wife did not file in 2006. Will this be a problem?

Thx

It looks like you were eligible to file a married joint return for 2006. You can always amend. You might have left some refund dollars on the table!!!!!

Yes I could have filed married joint return. However she was tax exempt because she worked as a J1 student for the sumer so I didn't even both putting her name on the tax return. Putting her on my return as exempt would have made it much more complicated than it had to be, besides she only earned less than 10k.

[payxibka 10,045]

I do not understand how it would have been complicated because it is certainly not complicated....

While a majority of the time filing jointly lessens one's tax liability because of favorable MFJ rates when compares to single or MFS rates, you may have been one of the few who would not have benefited..

[Mrs_S 0]

Do you have two separate tax returns for 2006, with the same address? If so, I would recommend including them.

If your wife didn't file a tax return in 2006, I would suggest contacting a tax professional, because one of the few listed PR responsibilities includes filing taxes: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

[HB34 0]

Do you have two separate tax returns for 2006, with the same address? If so, I would recommend including them.

If your wife didn't file a tax return in 2006, I would suggest contacting a tax professional, because one of the few listed PR responsibilities includes filing taxes: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

No we didn't file her taxes at all. Do you guys think this will really be a big deal?

They are going to check to see if she worked???

Edited August 21, 2008 by HB34

[*JG* 2]

They want things that are joint. Tax returns top the list.

[HB34 0]

They want things that are joint. Tax returns top the list.

I have the one. I just don't have one for 2006.

[Mrs_S 0]

Technically if some one is a permanent resident at the end of a calendar year and has been in the US for at least one day in that year, she/he needs to file taxes for that year.

I don't know if it will be a big deal, or even if the two govt agencies talk to each other, but if it was me or my spouse, I wouldn't take the chance and I would file an amended return.

[*JG* 2]

I agree with Mrs. S. You might just get a refund out of it too.