Question about the Consulate in Casa and I-864

[JamilahAM 0]

Hello all,

I am planning on doing a DCF with the US Consulate in Casa next month and I will have a co-sponsor in the form of my one of my friends. My question is this:

1. Will she need to supply me with her 2008 or 2009 tax form and W-2?

2. Will a letter from her employer be necessary?

3. Does she need to show enough income for just my husband or for me too? Weird because I cant seem to figure this out.

4. I have been in Morocco since August 2008 and I have no income for 2009 to report on my taxes. Do I still have to file or can I simply write a letter to the Consulate stating where in the US tax code I derived this information from.

And off topic...

6. I speak a moderate amount of Arabic and my husband speaks a moderate amount of English. What language will our interview be conducted in?

Thanks

xoxo

[AlHayatZween 2]

Hello all,

I am planning on doing a DCF with the US Consulate in Casa next month and I will have a co-sponsor in the form of my one of my friends. My question is this:

1. Will she need to supply me with her 2008 or 2009 tax form and W-2?

Yes, i believe they like to see 2 or 3 years tax returns & w-2s. Or she can just get 2 or 3 years tax transcripts from the IRS (you can request them online) and then you may not have to worry about w-2s.

2. Will a letter from her employer be necessary?

Couldn't hurt.

3. Does she need to show enough income for just my husband or for me too? Weird because I cant seem to figure this out.

She has to make up the difference for whatever you can't cover. If the percentage rate for sponsorship is still $17,500 for a two-person household (it may have changed since we did ours in 2007), you write in what you can provide w/ work, income, savings, etc... and she has to cover the difference.

4. I have been in Morocco since August 2008 and I have no income for 2009 to report on my taxes. Do I still have to file or can I simply write a letter to the Consulate stating where in the US tax code I derived this information from.

Were you working in Morocco? You may still have to file, unfortunately... depending on your employment situation. Best to call the IRS and see what they recommend.

And off topic...

6. I speak a moderate amount of Arabic and my husband speaks a moderate amount of English. What language will our interview be conducted in?

If he speaks a moderate amount of English, he should be okay...

Good luck !!

Thanks

xoxo

[CasandraYounes 0]

Hello all,

I am planning on doing a DCF with the US Consulate in Casa next month and I will have a co-sponsor in the form of my one of my friends. My question is this:

1. Will she need to supply me with her 2008 or 2009 tax form and W-2?

2. Will a letter from her employer be necessary?

3. Does she need to show enough income for just my husband or for me too? Weird because I cant seem to figure this out.

4. I have been in Morocco since August 2008 and I have no income for 2009 to report on my taxes. Do I still have to file or can I simply write a letter to the Consulate stating where in the US tax code I derived this information from.

And off topic...

6. I speak a moderate amount of Arabic and my husband speaks a moderate amount of English. What language will our interview be conducted in?

Thanks

xoxo

Hi, I am sure that there are others on here that have done the DCF through Morocco and can be of more assistance, but I will try to help in whatever way that I can.

1. They will need the 2009 tax form since you are doing it in Janurary and they only need it for the year prior. If you want you can also include 2008, but only the last year is required.

2. I'm not sure if a letter from the employer is required. From what I see, most people have sent them. Its better to have it than not to because it shows their salary I guess.

3. Enough income needs to be showed for the amount of people living in a household. I'm sure someone can correct me on that, but my situation was different since I had someone within the household do it. I'm thinking that in your case, your joint sponsor would only have to show that they have enough income to sponsor your spouse. A jointsponsor must be able to meet the income requirements for allthe persons he or she is sponsoring without combiningresources with the petitioning sponsor or a second jointsponsor (USCIS)

4. Again, with this question I would ask others as well. My father lives in Morocco and has not had US income since Feb. 2008 and has not filed. The consulate will ask you for a letter anyways if you do not file your taxes though.

6. From what I know, the interviews are done in English. My husband said that they had some interviews done in Arabic as well. He was given two. One in Arabic and the other in English because he told them his wife was American and spoke English.

I'm sorry for any gray areas. I hope I was able to help

Cassie

[christeen 966]

Hello all,

I am planning on doing a DCF with the US Consulate in Casa next month and I will have a co-sponsor in the form of my one of my friends. My question is this:

1. Will she need to supply me with her 2008 or 2009 tax form and W-2? Just 2008 tax return is required if you interview before April, however I would include pay stubs from 2009 from the Joint Sponsor2. Will a letter from her employer be necessary? Would be helpful

3. Does she need to show enough income for just my husband or for me too? Weird because I cant seem to figure this out. NEeds to show income to cover HER household PLUS your husband... she does not have to prove to support you4. I have been in Morocco since August 2008 and I have no income for 2009 to report on my taxes. Do I still have to file or can I simply write a letter to the Consulate stating where in the US tax code I derived this information from. Need to write a letter stating that you were not required to file taxes as you had no income

And off topic...

6. I speak a moderate amount of Arabic and my husband speaks a moderate amount of English. What language will our interview be conducted in?

Edited December 22, 2009 by christeen

[JamilahAM 0]

Thanks guys. I am so nervous and I want to be over prepared.