Received my RFE letter...please help

[trulove 1]

Hey Everyone,

SO finally I got my RFE letter in the mail today..... It states

SUBMIT a complete Federal Income Tax Return submitted to the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) from the petitioner on

Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, for the most recent tax year (2009)

So I did send the W2s for all the past three years. ...so I'm confused on what they want me to send them???

PLEASE help.....

Thanks so much.

[Inky 1,110]

W2 is nothing without the tax return

You need to send his tax return or tax transcripts for the year 2009.

Sounds also like they want you to redo the I-864 as well. Not sure of the wording on that tho.

[Bob g 11]

3 years of TAX Transcripts would be the best thing to send.... They are free also....

[Ricky+Vanessa 43]

You can get your transcripts in no time by going to your local tax office or calling them. We called and they faxed us the transcripts straight aw.ay (really!)

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

If you choose to your your tax forms you must submit all forms , just like you sent it in to the Feds.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Hey Everyone,

SO finally I got my RFE letter in the mail today..... It states

SUBMIT a complete Federal Income Tax Return submitted to the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) from the petitioner on

Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, for the most recent tax year (2009)

So I did send the W2s for all the past three years. ...so I'm confused on what they want me to send them???

w2's aren't tax returns. They're basically year to date earning reports from employers, and reports of tax withheld etc. They are submitted WITH your tax return

You can either send the tax return itself, OR to be on the safe side contact the IRS to get a tax transcript. They're free and should arrive in less than 2 weeks unless you have a fax and then it's quicker.

Edited November 10, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony

[trulove 1]

Thanks everyone for your replies....

So my husband was able to locate his 2009 tax return from turbo tax. The form is called 1040. Is this the same form I would get from the IRS? I will be sending this out tomorrow.

Or should I contact the IRS tomorrow morning for the transcript???

Please advice me asap!!

Thanks sooo much.

[JoannaV 174]

If you get the transcript from the IRS then that is all you have to send. If you send his tax return from Turbo tax then you will also have to make sure that you send every W2 and other form related to the tax return. If his taxes were simple then that should be simple to do.

[baron555 934]

Hey Everyone,

SO finally I got my RFE letter in the mail today..... It states

SUBMIT a complete Federal Income Tax Return submitted to the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) from the petitioner on

Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, for the most recent tax year (2009)

So I did send the W2s for all the past three years. ...so I'm confused on what they want me to send them???

SUBMIT a complete Federal Income Tax Return You only submitted W2. Do you know the difference?

PLEASE help.....

Thanks so much.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Thanks everyone for your replies....

So my husband was able to locate his 2009 tax return from turbo tax. The form is called 1040. Is this the same form I would get from the IRS? I will be sending this out tomorrow.

Or should I contact the IRS tomorrow morning for the transcript???

Please advice me asap!!

Thanks sooo much.

Most people use eFile these days, so they have no idea what forms they would have to file if they actually filed a paper tax return. Fortunately, TurboTax knows. You can have it print out a complete tax return, including all schedules that would be required. It will also provide a list of any supporting documents you would need to include with a paper tax return, including any W2's or 1099's (it knows which of these forms you entered information from). If you decide to use TurboTax to print a paper tax return then BE SURE YOUR HUSBAND SIGNS IT! USCIS policy requires that the tax return be signed. The copy you send to USCIS must be an exact duplicate of what was sent to the IRS, or would have been sent if a paper return was filed.

Getting tax return transcripts from the IRS is less complicated, and less prone to error. Follow the instructions here:

http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=110571,00.html

If you get an actual human being on the phone then you can get them to FAX the transcripts to you the same day. Your husband will need to know his Social Security number, and the Adjusted Gross Income that was entered on his last tax return (for identification purposes). If you have access to a FAX machine then I recommend this route as you have a limited amount of time to respond to the RFE.

If you send transcripts to USCIS then you don't need to include W2's or any other supporting documents.

[Ricky+Vanessa 43]

If you get an actual human being on the phone then you can get them to FAX the transcripts to you the same day.(Can I just add that they will fax it to you within MINUTES - they've done it for us on more than one ocassion) Your husband will need to know his Social Security number, and the Adjusted Gross Income that was entered on his last tax return (for identification purposes). If you have access to a FAX machine then I recommend this route as you have a limited amount of time to respond to the RFE.

If you send transcripts to USCIS then you don't need to include W2's or any other supporting documents.

[trulove 1]

I was able to get it faxed and I'm sending it out today....

THANK YOu sooooooo much to everyone for the replies. Everyone has been sooo helpful!!