TAX ID Number for Spouse

[Dumb/Dumber 61]

Has anyone here filed a W-7 with their tax return because their spouse has not yet been approved for a visa? How did it work out for you?

[Saylin 1,605]

Has anyone here filed a W-7 with their tax return because their spouse has not yet been approved for a visa? How did it work out for you?

When we were at NVC last year, we filed a W7 so I could get an ITIN. Went great. Only took about a month from filing to my husband receiving his refund.

[Dumb/Dumber 61]

When we were at NVC last year, we filed a W7 so I could get an ITIN. Went great. Only took about a month from filing to my husband receiving his refund.

Thanks Saylin. Two other VJer's said they were denied a ITIN. I sent in his original passport, birth certificate and our marriage license. I can not understand why they were denied.

[Saylin 1,605]

Thanks Saylin. Two other VJer's said they were denied a ITIN. I sent in his original passport, birth certificate and our marriage license. I can not understand why they were denied.

I've never heard of anyone being denied an ITIN. Did they send in everything they were supposed to?

[Dumb/Dumber 61]

I've never heard of anyone being denied an ITIN. Did they send in everything they were supposed to?

I am not sure, but they said they were denied.

[Saylin 1,605]

I am not sure, but they said they were denied.

If they submitted everything that was needed, then they shouldn't have been denied...

[Darnell 8,478]

My wife and I did this in December. There's a post about it in the China Forum.

[Darnell 8,478]

--

I know December sounds a bit weird, as it's not tax season then, but we filed the TY2010 (not amended) in December 2011.

Then TY 2011 in Feb 2012.

[pushbrk 12,898]

Lots of W7 forms get filed without the proper documentation. WITH proper documentation, there's no reason to deny an ITIN to the spouse of a US Citizen. Documentation is the key.

[Adriene H 89]

I wish I could've gotten an ITIN for my husband, but he doesn't have

a passport. I wanted a bigger refund

[Saylin 1,605]

I wish I could've gotten an ITIN for my husband, but he doesn't have

a passport. I wanted a bigger refund

I hope he's applied for one already... He's going to need one at NVC (and then later on for the interview).

And you can always amend your taxes once he gets to the US (and gets a SSN) to get a bigger refund.

Edited April 8, 2012 by Saylin

[Adriene H 89]

Nope, he doesn't need need one now.

We've all but abandoned our case since

they want me at an interview in Calif.

at the end of this month and we can't

afford airfare ... and we're probably

going to be denied anyways due to his

history there =(

[Saylin 1,605]

Nope, he doesn't need need one now.

We've all but abandoned our case since

they want me at an interview in Calif.

at the end of this month and we can't

afford airfare ... and we're probably

going to be denied anyways due to his

history there =(

Oh, local interview.

If you think you'll be denied, then you will. Why not think of approval instead?

[Adriene H 89]

Oh, local interview.

If you think you'll be denied, then you will. Why not think of approval instead?

Still can't afford airfare and no place for me to stay if I fly out there =(

Edited April 9, 2012 by Adriene H

[pushbrk 12,898]

Still can't afford airfare and no place for me to stay if I fly out there =(

There seems to be two issues at least. Did you move after filing the petition. Usually a local interview would be pretty much local. Can you reschedule the "standard interview" at a USCIS office near you? You also mentioned a problem with "his history there". Does he have a criminal record or a previous issue with US immigration?