N-400 Filing

[mark101 2]

Hello Everyone: I have an issue and wanted some input about this.

I am ready to file for my wife Citizenship based on marriage. When we filed for the I-751 to remove her conditions last year around April 2011 - we mailed it with COPIES of the 2009 and 2010 tax returns Since this was in April 2011 it was the same time we filed our taxes for 2010 - so we put the original 2010 tax return in the mail to the IRS and a copy of that 2010 tax return was also mailed to the USCIS with the I-751 (as I explained). When I filed my 2011 taxes returns with the IRS, the IRS informed us that they never received our 2010 tax returns only the 2009 tax returns. So they asked me to get another copy filed with the and to file both 2010 and 2011. Now keep in mind that USCIS has the copy of the 2010 I mailed them when I also mailed the original to the IRS thinking that they got it but they didn't. So I called my accountant and told her to prepare another 2010 and when I reviewed it something didn't look right so I asked her about it and she figured out that she (my accountant) made a mistake and I told her to correct it before I subit it to IRS. She corrected the mistake and it was a small mistake however it does change the numbers on the form. The gross yearly income stays the same but the inside - the numbers are different because instead of writing my income as 1099 she put it as W-2 which is a mistake. So now she changed it and corrected it and I filed it the IRS. Now that we are filing for Citizenship with the USCIS, we are required to give them tax returns for 2009, 2010 and 2011 - now 2009 and 2011 are okay but the 2010 copy will send them will not match the copy they got when we filed the I-751 a year ago. So my question is: Do you think this is a problem. It was a mistake made by my accountant and now I'm not sure how USCIS will look at that - any suggestions???? What should I do????

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Now that we are filing for Citizenship with the USCIS, we are required to give them tax returns for 2009, 2010 and 2011 - now 2009 and 2011 are okay but the 2010 copy will send them will not match the copy they got when we filed the I-751 a year ago. So my question is: Do you think this is a problem. It was a mistake made by my accountant and now I'm not sure how USCIS will look at that - any suggestions???? What should I do????

I don't think they will be looking at it that closely to compare every line on two tax returns. I wouldn't worry about it. Send the most correct information you have at the time of filing. Sending transcripts is even better, even if you have to wait for them before filing. There's no deadline for citizenship. You have as long as you want. And let's say your 3 year eligibility date is July 15. Whether you apply in April or June 1, they probably aren't going to be handing out your interview until you approach that July 15 date anyway.

Edited April 28, 2012 by Nich-Nick