Filling form I 130 if both of us live in Mexico

[MrsArmstrong 0]

Ok, here is the thing. My husband (American Citizen) and I (Mexican citizen) got married in Mexico March 13, 2009 and lived in Mexico ever since. Now he needs to go back to the States to finish his masters and we're trying to get the form I 130 filled and send but it's somehow confusing. I got the Mexican bank statement that proves that we have a joint bank account, the contract that proves that we rent and live together here, our marriage certificate from Mexico all translated to English. Also have the form I 130 and the G 325 A for both of us. Also pictures of us in different trips, plane tickets, etc etc. Now how do I pay the $420 usd filling fee and where do I send all this??? All the instructions for payments are considering one of us lives in US and has a bank account, also I alredy call US Embassy in Mexico and all I get are machines. As anyone been through the same?? HEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[YuAndDan 153]

If you have residency in Mexico, then file it to the US Consulate or Embassy in Mexico (DCF) this normally requires this to be done in person.

http://ciudadjuarez....e.gov/hcis.html

http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/einsinfo.html

OR

You can simply mail it to the Chicago PO Box and do normal USCIS / NVC process.

Dis you maintain US Domicile, File IRS returns for years outside the USA?

Edited February 2, 2011 by YuAndDan

[MrsArmstrong 0]

If you have residency in Mexico, then file it to the US Consulate or Embassy in Mexico (DCF) this normally requires this to be done in person.

http://ciudadjuarez....e.gov/hcis.html

http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/einsinfo.html

OR

You can simply mail it to the Chicago PO Box and do normal USCIS / NVC process.

Dis you maintain US Domicile, File IRS returns for years outside the USA?

I believe my husband keeps a US domicile (with his parents) but he told me he hasn't file for taxes since he move to Mexico. Is that going to be a problem? Do we both of us have to go to Mexico city?

[YuAndDan 153]

I believe my husband keeps a US domicile (with his parents) but he told me he hasn't file for taxes since he move to Mexico. Is that going to be a problem? Do we both of us have to go to Mexico city?

The non filing of returns can cause problems at interview time or NVC time, the REQUIRED I-864 from petitioner requires most recent IRS returns.

I would file one for 2010, and late file the ones for past years. Citizens may be exempt from paying tax on foreign income, however are not exempt from filing returns.

Only US Citizen needs to go to US Consulate or Embassy to file the I-130, however in some cases the DHS officer at the Embassy or Consulate may want to ask a few questions of the couple, I have seen this with people DCF filing in China.

I will move this thread to the DCF forum, since we are talking about that process and filing the petition to the Embassy/Consulate vs Filing it to USCIS in the States.

[MrsArmstrong 0]

The non filing of returns can cause problems at interview time or NVC time, the REQUIRED I-864 from petitioner requires most recent IRS returns.

I would file one for 2010, and late file the ones for past years. Citizens may be exempt from paying tax on foreign income, however are not exempt from filing returns.

Only US Citizen needs to go to US Consulate or Embassy to file the I-130, however in some cases the DHS officer at the Embassy or Consulate may want to ask a few questions of the couple, I have seen this with people DCF filing in China.

I will move this thread to the DCF forum, since we are talking about that process and filing the petition to the Embassy/Consulate vs Filing it to USCIS in the States.

Thank you very much!!!