unemployed & owed taxes

[kape_at_pandesal 0]

hi guys, we are so close accomplishing the paperwork, but my husband has not yet finished the I-864 supporting documents. currently, he does not have a regular job. he was on unemployment benefits recently. prior years he did not pay taxes since his hauling business was not doing well. NVC is now waiting for his I-864 forms. his mom is our co-sponsor. but my husband is still hesitant to mail the form. he is afraid we might get rejected because of his financial problems. its been really tough since he got in jail last year for defending his property from repo men thats why he lost his job.

i feel like we are on a dead end right now. is there still any way we could get through this?

i would really appreciate some helpful advice.

[aaron2020 11,651]

hi guys, we are so close accomplishing the paperwork, but my husband has not yet finished the I-864 supporting documents. currently, he does not have a regular job. he was on unemployment benefits recently. prior years he did not pay taxes since his hauling business was not doing well. NVC is now waiting for his I-864 forms. his mom is our co-sponsor. but my husband is still hesitant to mail the form. he is afraid we might get rejected because of his financial problems. its been really tough since he got in jail last year for defending his property from repo men thats why he lost his job.

i feel like we are on a dead end right now. is there still any way we could get through this?

i would really appreciate some helpful advice.

If your husband does not send in the paperwork, your case will be considered abandoned and USCIS/NVC will close your file. So, the chance of you getting a visa is zero.

If your husband sends in his paperwork and the co-sponsor's paperwork, USCIS/NVC will process your case. Depending on the information, you may get a visa.

It seems like a simple choice - submit the paperwork.

[kape_at_pandesal 0]

hi guys, we are so close accomplishing the paperwork, but my husband has not yet finished the I-864 supporting documents. currently, he does not have a regular job. he was on unemployment benefits recently. prior years he did not pay taxes since his hauling business was not doing well. NVC is now waiting for his I-864 forms. his mom is our co-sponsor. but my husband is still hesitant to mail the form. he is afraid we might get rejected because of his financial problems. its been really tough since he got in jail last year for defending his property from repo men thats why he lost his job.

i feel like we are on a dead end right now. is there still any way we could get through this?

i would really appreciate some helpful advice.

If your husband does not send in the paperwork, your case will be considered abandoned and USCIS/NVC will close your file. So, the chance of you getting a visa is zero.

If your husband sends in his paperwork and the co-sponsor's paperwork, USCIS/NVC will process your case. Depending on the information, you may get a visa.

It seems like a simple choice - submit the paperwork.

thanks for the reply aaron, how long will NVC decide that our case is abandoned?

so we'll just submit my husband's I-864 forms and whatever documents we have available on hand right now, is that what you are trying to say?

[aaron2020 11,651]

hi guys, we are so close accomplishing the paperwork, but my husband has not yet finished the I-864 supporting documents. currently, he does not have a regular job. he was on unemployment benefits recently. prior years he did not pay taxes since his hauling business was not doing well. NVC is now waiting for his I-864 forms. his mom is our co-sponsor. but my husband is still hesitant to mail the form. he is afraid we might get rejected because of his financial problems. its been really tough since he got in jail last year for defending his property from repo men thats why he lost his job.

i feel like we are on a dead end right now. is there still any way we could get through this?

i would really appreciate some helpful advice.

If your husband does not send in the paperwork, your case will be considered abandoned and USCIS/NVC will close your file. So, the chance of you getting a visa is zero.

If your husband sends in his paperwork and the co-sponsor's paperwork, USCIS/NVC will process your case. Depending on the information, you may get a visa.

It seems like a simple choice - submit the paperwork.

thanks for the reply aaron, how long will NVC decide that our case is abandoned?

so we'll just submit my husband's I-864 forms and whatever documents we have available on hand right now, is that what you are trying to say?

I don't know when the NVC will consider your petition abandoned if you don't supply the required paperwork. Maybe your husband should consult an immigration lawyer. Catholic Charity may be able to help you as they provide free immigration service to the poor.

[No-Where-Man 147]

the case is closed and Rejected if it has been a year for (CR-1 OR IR-1)

and 4 months for K1 applications ...

please send your papers as complete as possible ..and see what u can get

OR if u r CR-1 OR IR-1 u have a full year since the papers reached NVC ..

Good Luck

[trailmix 77]

hi guys, we are so close accomplishing the paperwork, but my husband has not yet finished the I-864 supporting documents. currently, he does not have a regular job. he was on unemployment benefits recently. prior years he did not pay taxes since his hauling business was not doing well. NVC is now waiting for his I-864 forms. his mom is our co-sponsor. but my husband is still hesitant to mail the form. he is afraid we might get rejected because of his financial problems. its been really tough since he got in jail last year for defending his property from repo men thats why he lost his job.

i feel like we are on a dead end right now. is there still any way we could get through this?

i would really appreciate some helpful advice.

If he did not file taxes then he does not have tax returns for the past year - or 3 years, to submit with the I-864. Since he is self-employed - did he have earnings of more than $400.00? If so he probably will need to file them.

If he is not going to file, he will need to submit a letter, with the I-864, explaining why he did not file, has to be a legitimate reason of course.

If he thinks he was not required to file - have him call the IRS and verify it and write the letter to go with the I-864. If he is sure he has to file, then have him file the returns - there is no way around it.

Possibly if he owes money to the IRS, it could affect them granting you a visa (he of course would need to work with the IRS to come up with a payment plan or whatever), however, not filing the returns if he is required to is a guaranteed rejection.

Edited May 29, 2009 by trailmix

[kape_at_pandesal 0]

the case is closed and Rejected if it has been a year for (CR-1 OR IR-1)

and 4 months for K1 applications ...

please send your papers as complete as possible ..and see what u can get

OR if u r CR-1 OR IR-1 u have a full year since the papers reached NVC ..

Good Luck

thank you for that info.

[kape_at_pandesal 0]

If he did not file taxes then he does not have tax returns for the past year - or 3 years, to submit with the I-864. Since he is self-employed - did he have earnings of more than $400.00? If so he probably will need to file them.

If he is not going to file, he will need to submit a letter, with the I-864, explaining why he did not file, has to be a legitimate reason of course.

If he thinks he was not required to file - have him call the IRS and verify it and write the letter to go with the I-864. If he is sure he has to file, then have him file the returns - there is no way around it.

Possibly if he owes money to the IRS, it could affect them granting you a visa (he of course would need to work with the IRS to come up with a payment plan or whatever), however, not filing the returns if he is required to is a guaranteed rejection.

he paid taxes i think for 2008 and even got a refund...but 2007 has been a really tough year. i think that's when he owed taxes.

thank you for the reply

[estrella 14]

If he did not file taxes then he does not have tax returns for the past year - or 3 years, to submit with the I-864. Since he is self-employed - did he have earnings of more than $400.00? If so he probably will need to file them.

If he is not going to file, he will need to submit a letter, with the I-864, explaining why he did not file, has to be a legitimate reason of course.

If he thinks he was not required to file - have him call the IRS and verify it and write the letter to go with the I-864. If he is sure he has to file, then have him file the returns - there is no way around it.

Possibly if he owes money to the IRS, it could affect them granting you a visa (he of course would need to work with the IRS to come up with a payment plan or whatever), however, not filing the returns if he is required to is a guaranteed rejection.

he paid taxes i think for 2008 and even got a refund...but 2007 has been a really tough year. i think that's when he owed taxes.

thank you for the reply

He can still file them before sending the paperwork. My husband couldn't file his 2007 taxes because he was in Iraq, but the guy who did our 2008 told us that even if he hadn't been in Iraq he would have been able to file the 2007 without problems