birth certifcate and tax refund

[sharonxuexia 0]

Hi VJ friends:

Our I130 was approved on MARCH 18, so we began preparing the documents recently, many questions and confusions show up too, so I need the help from all of you, thank you in advance!

1. About birth certificate: I tried to get birth certificate at my hometown police station, but they told me that they could not find the record of me!!! I am a Chinese , my hukou was moved from my hometown to Beijing after I went to college in Beijing, so they probably lost the record of mine!

and I read If your birth record is not obtainable for any reason, a certified statement must be obtained from the appropriate government authority explaining why your birth record is unavailable. You must also submit secondary evidence such as:

· A baptismal certificate that contains the date and place of birth, as well as both parents names (providing the baptism took place shortly after birth)

· An adoption decree for an adopted child

· An affidavit from a close relative, preferably your mother, stating the date and place of birth, both parents names, and your mother’s maiden name.

More specific information is available from the NVC, the nearest U.S. immigrant visa processing post, or online at Reciprocity by Country.

· Note: An affidavit executed before an official authorized to take oaths or affirmations must also be provided. More specific information is available from the NVC.

· Here is my question: “Note: An affidavit executed before an official authorized to take oaths or affirmations must also be provided. More specific information is available from the NVC.” What does this mean ? I and my husband don’t understand this!

2. About tax refund, my husband is a tribe fisherman (his father is a Native American), he is not required to pay tax, so he has no tax refund, my question is does he have to get the document paper to prove this? If so, how to prove?

3. His grandma is our co-sponsor; do they have to prove their relationship?

Oh sorry for so long questions!

Thank you all!

Wish everything goes well with you!

Xuexia

[Darnell 8,478]

1. really? hukuo book shown, cannot make a birth certificate in the hukuo city? ouch ! try a larger city in the province....

2. tax refund - you mean tax return document. I would show the income another way, without showing a tax return document. The income requirement, to the best of my knowledge, cannot be waived but income can be shown in other ways besides a tax return document.

3. not necessary.

[sharonxuexia 0]

1. really? hukuo book shown, cannot make a birth certificate in the hukuo city? ouch ! try a larger city in the province....

2. tax refund - you mean tax return document. I would show the income another way, without showing a tax return document. The income requirement, to the best of my knowledge, cannot be waived but income can be shown in other ways besides a tax return document.

3. not necessary.

Thank you Darnell, i will try a lareger city then; and you mean we don't have to show tax return? just show income is enough?

[sharonxuexia 0]

sorry maybe i made a mistake, i mean the AOS Packet include:IRS tax transcripts for the last three years,my husband is a tribe fisherman and he is not required to pay tax, so he has never paid tax, the question is how we do with the IRS tax transcripts for the last three years?

[Darnell 8,478]

yes, there are other ways to show income for the I-864.

[RandyW 149]

Hi VJ friends:

Our I130 was approved on MARCH 18, so we began preparing the documents recently, many questions and confusions show up too, so I need the help from all of you, thank you in advance!

1. About birth certificate: I tried to get birth certificate at my hometown police station, but they told me that they could not find the record of me!!! I am a Chinese , my hukou was moved from my hometown to Beijing after I went to college in Beijing, so they probably lost the record of mine!

and I read If your birth record is not obtainable for any reason, a certified statement must be obtained from the appropriate government authority explaining why your birth record is unavailable. You must also submit secondary evidence such as:

· A baptismal certificate that contains the date and place of birth, as well as both parents names (providing the baptism took place shortly after birth)

· An adoption decree for an adopted child

· An affidavit from a close relative, preferably your mother, stating the date and place of birth, both parents names, and your mother’s maiden name.

More specific information is available from the NVC, the nearest U.S. immigrant visa processing post, or online at Reciprocity by Country.

· Note: An affidavit executed before an official authorized to take oaths or affirmations must also be provided. More specific information is available from the NVC.

· Here is my question: “Note: An affidavit executed before an official authorized to take oaths or affirmations must also be provided. More specific information is available from the NVC.” What does this mean ? I and my husband don’t understand this!

2. About tax refund, my husband is a tribe fisherman (his father is a Native American), he is not required to pay tax, so he has no tax refund, my question is does he have to get the document paper to prove this? If so, how to prove?

3. His grandma is our co-sponsor; do they have to prove their relationship?

Oh sorry for so long questions!

Thank you all!

Wish everything goes well with you!

Xuexia

The "record of you" is in your hukou book, which you said was moved to Beijing. This is what you need to find, whether your (or your mother's) hometown hukou book, or the one in Beijing.

Yes, your husband will need to demonstrate a level of income which is adequate for your support (125% of he poverty level). I would also have him include a statement as to WHY he is not required to file a tax return.

[sharonxuexia 0]

The "record of you" is in your hukou book, which you said was moved to Beijing. This is what you need to find, whether your (or your mother's) hometown hukou book, or the one in Beijing.

Yes, your husband will need to demonstrate a level of income which is adequate for your support (125% of he poverty level). I would also have him include a statement as to WHY he is not required to file a tax return.

Thank you RandyW, my husband's income is not adequate, so his grandma is our co-sponsor, and you mean he just has to make a statement about why he is not required to file a tax return? he doesn't need an official document to prove?

Thanks a lot!

[RandyW 149]

Thank you RandyW, my husband's income is not adequate, so his grandma is our co-sponsor, and you mean he just has to make a statement about why he is not required to file a tax return? he doesn't need an official document to prove?

Thanks a lot!

You submit evidence, not proof. A statement of WHY he didn't have to submit a tax return would state his income (which would be BELOW the threshold for filing while NOT figuring the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion), and include any evidence he has, including bank statements, a copy of his contract, or other such evidence.

If he earned OVER that threshold, he can still file a late return - he MUST do this in order to claim the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. Since he would still owe zero taxes, there is no late fee or penalty for doing this.

[sharonxuexia 0]

You submit evidence, not proof. A statement of WHY he didn't have to submit a tax return would state his income (which would be BELOW the threshold for filing while NOT figuring the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion), and include any evidence he has, including bank statements, a copy of his contract, or other such evidence.

If he earned OVER that threshold, he can still file a late return - he MUST do this in order to claim the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. Since he would still owe zero taxes, there is no late fee or penalty for doing this.

ok thank you Randy,we will try to submit all the evidence,have a nice day!