ahhhhh I receive letter to attend interview

[peb 0]

After receiving a RFE a 1 and half month ago I sent in additional documents that were requested...NOW THEY SENT ME letter to attend interview next week. This sucks.

we have no joint account, and file Married seperate returns..in addition his address on his returns are different from our apt address. He has a private mail box where he collect all his letters etc...he had this before we were married. i explained the different address as well as the reason why we have no joint account or cannot file returns together....(He has big tax liability and once filed for bankrupcy so we cannot comingle assets or liabilites. geeze i sent in the proof from irs what more do they want?

I sent in two lease, insurance, rent receipt, magazines, letters from friends, pictures, phone bill with both names on them....

what questions do they ask at interviews. I am in Manhattan nyc

[destine 0]

After receiving a RFE a 1 and half month ago I sent in additional documents that were requested...NOW THEY SENT ME letter to attend interview next week. This sucks.

we have no joint account, and file Married seperate returns..in addition his address on his returns are different from our apt address. He has a private mail box where he collect all his letters etc...he had this before we were married. i explained the different address as well as the reason why we have no joint account or cannot file returns together....(He has big tax liability and once filed for bankrupcy so we cannot comingle assets or liabilites. geeze i sent in the proof from irs what more do they want?

I sent in two lease, insurance, rent receipt, magazines, letters from friends, pictures, phone bill with both names on them....

what questions do they ask at interviews. I am in Manhattan nyc

I does not sucks, the interview is great . It's the last step to get your green card. Most of us will have interview and this is great

[motu 6]

Precisely - you did not have enough proof of co-mingled lives and so they want to interview you to make sure that your application is legit. The interview should be fairly easy as long as you have a legitimate relationship and can answer their questions. To me it doesn't make sense when people do not file taxes together - I will need to look at their tax situation to see why they can't - I was a tax professional for 20+ years and this argument to me is never correct especially when you know that this is a primary proof in this process; so an attempt to file taxes individually for a small financial gain (if it's really true) is not worth doing in my opinion. What does Married but filing separately mean - "Well we are married but are living separate lives!" Not worth it in my opinion. God Luck

[peb 0]

Precisely - you did not have enough proof of co-mingled lives and so they want to interview you to make sure that your application is legit. The interview should be fairly easy as long as you have a legitimate relationship and can answer their questions. To me it doesn't make sense when people do not file taxes together - I will need to look at their tax situation to see why they can't - I was a tax professional for 20+ years and this argument to me is never correct especially when you know that this is a primary proof in this process; so an attempt to file taxes individually for a small financial gain (if it's really true) is not worth doing in my opinion. What does Married but filing separately mean - "Well we are married but are living separate lives!" Not worth it in my opinion. God Luck

I understand your point but do not agree on the issue of filing tax together. I think filing tax together does not prove a happy marriage or a marriage. Also, married couples file seperately or together for different reasons. A friend of mine filed seperately because he gets a bigger refund vs filing together he gets less. In my case, my husband owes IRS over 50 thousand dollars..he owed the money before i met him and does not want his liability to become my liability.If we file together then i do not get a refund also if we file together i will be liable for his debt and IRS can put a lien on any asset that has my name on it. I love my husband but if his debt becomes my debt then we will both be homeless and assets are frozen then we will both be homeless lol. All i can do is explain that to them and take it from there. But i seriously dont think that was the main reason for the interview because in the AOS we explained it and the officer agreed that filing seperate returns makes sense.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Look on this interview as the opportunity to show in person that you do have a valid and loving marriage. They will be paying attention to how the two of you interact and react together. Make sure you know the practical daily things about each other - the basics like parents names, siblings names, where he works, what he does, etc. It is a little bit concerning that he continues to use his Box office address after marriage and that is probably one of the other red flags that they have in addition to the financial situation, however if he is prepared to explain his decision reasonably then it should be alright. He might want to change that address, though, to the same address that you both share. My husband got a separate Box office number when he realized his ex was going through and censoring his mail or returning it to sender if she didn't want him to have something (hehehe you can see why they divorced!) but when we got married he closed down that box office account and had everything changed to our home address.

[jasminelily 1]

I understand your point but do not agree on the issue of filing tax together. I think filing tax together does not prove a happy marriage or a marriage. Also, married couples file seperately or together for different reasons. A friend of mine filed seperately because he gets a bigger refund vs filing together he gets less. In my case, my husband owes IRS over 50 thousand dollars..he owed the money before i met him and does not want his liability to become my liability.If we file together then i do not get a refund also if we file together i will be liable for his debt and IRS can put a lien on any asset that has my name on it. I love my husband but if his debt becomes my debt then we will both be homeless and assets are frozen then we will both be homeless lol. All i can do is explain that to them and take it from there. But i seriously dont think that was the main reason for the interview because in the AOS we explained it and the officer agreed that filing seperate returns makes sense.

Hello peb,

I have a similar situation compare to you. I hope you don't mind me suggesting something, as I am only trying to help. Do you live in a community property state? Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, or Wisconsin. I live in Texas. We (hubby and me) filed married joint tax even he owes IRS money, but since we're living in community property state and his debt was occured before we are married, even before we start to know each other, we file "injured spouse allocation form" with the tax every year. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8379.pdf . That way even the status is married joint, but the liabilities are still separated by filing this form. I think may be it will be helpful to you that you can look into this form. Hope your interview goes well!

jasminelily

[peb 0]

I understand your point but do not agree on the issue of filing tax together. I think filing tax together does not prove a happy marriage or a marriage. Also, married couples file seperately or together for different reasons. A friend of mine filed seperately because he gets a bigger refund vs filing together he gets less. In my case, my husband owes IRS over 50 thousand dollars..he owed the money before i met him and does not want his liability to become my liability.If we file together then i do not get a refund also if we file together i will be liable for his debt and IRS can put a lien on any asset that has my name on it. I love my husband but if his debt becomes my debt then we will both be homeless and assets are frozen then we will both be homeless lol. All i can do is explain that to them and take it from there. But i seriously dont think that was the main reason for the interview because in the AOS we explained it and the officer agreed that filing seperate returns makes sense.

Hello peb,

I have a similar situation compare to you. I hope you don't mind me suggesting something, as I am only trying to help. Do you live in a community property state? Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, or Wisconsin. I live in Texas. We (hubby and me) filed married joint tax even he owes IRS money, but since we're living in community property state and his debt was occured before we are married, even before we start to know each other, we file "injured spouse allocation form" with the tax every year. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8379.pdf . That way even the status is married joint, but the liabilities are still separated by filing this form. I think may be it will be helpful to you that you can look into this form. Hope your interview goes well!

jasminelily

Thanks a lot. I live in NYC i will look into the community property thing.

[peb 0]

Look on this interview as the opportunity to show in person that you do have a valid and loving marriage. They will be paying attention to how the two of you interact and react together. Make sure you know the practical daily things about each other - the basics like parents names, siblings names, where he works, what he does, etc. It is a little bit concerning that he continues to use his Box office address after marriage and that is probably one of the other red flags that they have in addition to the financial situation, however if he is prepared to explain his decision reasonably then it should be alright. He might want to change that address, though, to the same address that you both share. My husband got a separate Box office number when he realized his ex was going through and censoring his mail or returning it to sender if she didn't want him to have something (hehehe you can see why they divorced!) but when we got married he closed down that box office account and had everything changed to our home address.

\TRUE....I THINK ITS THE PRIVATE BOX THAT IS RAISING A FLAG. OH i forgot to mention that they want me to redo the biometrics as well. I guess after a yr the bio expires. interview is at 10am in manhattan and bio is at 2pm in brooklyn on the same day. So thoughtful of them to save me a day off.......I will keep fingers cross that the wait for interview is not like my info pass 4 hr wait

[jasminelily 1]

Look on this interview as the opportunity to show in person that you do have a valid and loving marriage. They will be paying attention to how the two of you interact and react together. Make sure you know the practical daily things about each other - the basics like parents names, siblings names, where he works, what he does, etc. It is a little bit concerning that he continues to use his Box office address after marriage and that is probably one of the other red flags that they have in addition to the financial situation, however if he is prepared to explain his decision reasonably then it should be alright. He might want to change that address, though, to the same address that you both share. My husband got a separate Box office number when he realized his ex was going through and censoring his mail or returning it to sender if she didn't want him to have something (hehehe you can see why they divorced!) but when we got married he closed down that box office account and had everything changed to our home address.

\TRUE....I THINK ITS THE PRIVATE BOX THAT IS RAISING A FLAG. OH i forgot to mention that they want me to redo the biometrics as well. I guess after a yr the bio expires. interview is at 10am in manhattan and bio is at 2pm in brooklyn on the same day. So thoughtful of them to save me a day off.......I will keep fingers cross that the wait for interview is not like my info pass 4 hr wait

We also have a PO box, it's in hubby's name. But we both have junk mails/magazines going there, our apartment mail box is too small and the mailman doesn't do a good job. Do you have mails going to his mail box? May be then it can prove that it's shared/joint use.

[Usher 0]

Do the interview and get it over with. At least you could stop stressing after that.

[fozzie 41]

From what I understand the interview is a good thing. You have an end date in sight, many do not. We just sit and wait, sit and wait. No information, no incling as to when it will all be over. They have to adjudicate on your case within so many days (not sure the number) of the interview.

[furiousng 2]

From what I understand the interview is a good thing. You have an end date in sight, many do not. We just sit and wait, sit and wait. No information, no incling as to when it will all be over. They have to adjudicate on your case within so many days (not sure the number) of the interview.

Would give an arm and a leg for an interview!!!!

[Michaela_Hassan 1]

Precisely - you did not have enough proof of co-mingled lives and so they want to interview you to make sure that your application is legit. The interview should be fairly easy as long as you have a legitimate relationship and can answer their questions. To me it doesn't make sense when people do not file taxes together - I will need to look at their tax situation to see why they can't - I was a tax professional for 20+ years and this argument to me is never correct especially when you know that this is a primary proof in this process; so an attempt to file taxes individually for a small financial gain (if it's really true) is not worth doing in my opinion. What does Married but filing separately mean - "Well we are married but are living separate lives!" Not worth it in my opinion. God Luck

Filing separately may not only be for financial gain, but also for the protection of the immigrant, who is supposed to file a sailing permit at the time they want to leave the country, showing that their taxes are all paid. Would you expect your spouse to be unable to travel out of the US until this tax debt is taken care of? Also citizenship cannot be attained with any tax debt on file. We filed separately and it wasn't an issue and we certainly do not live separate lives.

[Usher 0]

From what I understand the interview is a good thing. You have an end date in sight, many do not. We just sit and wait, sit and wait. No information, no incling as to when it will all be over. They have to adjudicate on your case within so many days (not sure the number) of the interview.

Would give an arm and a leg for an interview!!!!

No you wouldn't. They usually get very nasty at those interviews and ask very private, embarassing questions and to top it off, they never give you a definitive answer. You'll have to wait for a while before they mail you an approval or a denial.

[jasminelily 1]

From what I understand the interview is a good thing. You have an end date in sight, many do not. We just sit and wait, sit and wait. No information, no incling as to when it will all be over. They have to adjudicate on your case within so many days (not sure the number) of the interview.

Would give an arm and a leg for an interview!!!!

No you wouldn't. They usually get very nasty at those interviews and ask very private, embarassing questions and to top it off, they never give you a definitive answer. You'll have to wait for a while before they mail you an approval or a denial.

Interview experience are not only one sided. I've heard of good and bad. I would count my interview experience as bad but I still got the approval right away 2 years ago. Well... how bad it was concerns private matters, so can't post it here.