1040 (Income tax return) PLEASE HELP!

[vanessamaagad 6]

Do i need 1040 (Income tax return) for my interview (USEM Manila) even if my

fiance is not self employed? I've been arguing with him about this

and it just bothered me a lot. Please i need all your answers.. Thank you!

Edited February 19, 2014 by vanessamaagad

[aurpol 17]

If you havent submitted it, which i doubt since NVC or USCIS asks for it, bring it or a copy of it. Youll never know what they would ask from you. 1040 is the tax form while 1099 (for independent contractor or self-employed) is the counterpart of W-2. Dont argue on a petty issue like this. He is just concern and he wants to make sure you pass the interview. Hes just like me i guess (LOL). I told my son to bring lots of docs on his interview. Again, because you just dont know what docs the Consul will ask from you. Its better to be ready than sorry. Goodluck.

[Caryh 5,206]

You will need his tax transcripts (these are requested and received direct from the IRS) or his complete tax return, including all forms and the W2's. If his income is close to the qualifying income, they'll want multiple years.

[vanessamaagad 6]

If you havent submitted it, which i doubt since NVC or USCIS asks for it, bring it or a copy of it. Youll never know what they would ask from you. 1040 is the tax form while 1099 (for independent contractor or self-employed) is the counterpart of W-2. Dont argue on a petty issue like this. He is just concern and he wants to make sure you pass the interview. Hes just like me i guess (LOL). I told my son to bring lots of docs on his interview. Again, because you just dont know what docs the Consul will ask from you. Its better to be ready than sorry. Goodluck.

That is what exactly i am fighting about, everyone in here bring their fiance's 1040 (im sure not everyone's fiance are coincidentally self-employed right), so i kept bugging him about it coz i don't want to risk anything by just lacking one document. It's actually me who kept bugging him about the 1040, not him insisting to have it hehehe

[vanessamaagad 6]

You will need his tax transcripts (these are requested and received direct from the IRS) or his complete tax return, including all forms and the W2's. If his income is close to the qualifying income, they'll want multiple years.

This scares me now coz i will be having my interview this coming friday.

He kept insisting that i don't need the 1040 coz he is not self employed.

Im pissed right now. I only have his verification of employment, 3 recent pay stubs, W2's from 2011 to 2013.. I ofcourse have the affidavit of support..

[Caryh 5,206]

This scares me now coz i will be having my interview this coming friday.

He kept insisting that i don't need the 1040 coz he is not self employed.

Im pissed right now. I only have his verification of employment, 3 recent pay stubs, W2's from 2011 to 2013.. I ofcourse have the affidavit of support..

Here's the link with instructions on what to bring with to the embassy. While they may decide what you have is enough, they may also demand you get the tax forms or tax transcript. They won't deny the visa if they decide they need it, they'll give you time to provide it. My wife once said when she was asking for things I didn't think she needed, "Well if you don't mind us being delayed a month of two because they want it, then its OK if you don't send it to me." Anything she even thought she might need was sent to her after that comment. I understand where he's coming from, it starts to feel like they truly are asking for way too much as a certain point. But looking at in the light of my wife's comment and realizing how bureaucrats can be a total pain in the butt, I no longer minded making sure she had these things.

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/325288/packets/K1%20and%20K2%20Interview%20Preparation%20Instructions%20-%20English%20_10%20October%202013_.pdf

k. EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT. You should be able to demonstrate that you will not become a public charge

or be a burden on the U.S. taxpayers for financial support. A completed I-134 Affidavit of Support Form

with original signature will be useful to the consular officer to evaluate your petitioner’s ability to be financially responsible for you. You should also submit your petitioner’s most recent U.S. Federal income

tax return (Form 1040) and wage statements (Form W-2). Employment letters stating salaries and bank

statements may be included to substantiate the I-134.

Edited February 19, 2014 by Caryh

[vanessamaagad 6]

Here's the link with instructions on what to bring with to the embassy. While they may decide what you have is enough, they may also demand you get the tax forms or tax transcript. They won't deny the visa if they decide they need it, they'll give you time to provide it. My wife once said when she was asking for things I didn't think she needed, "Well if you don't mind us being delayed a month of two because they want it, then its OK if you don't send it to me." Anything she even thought she might need was sent to her after that comment. I understand where he's coming from, it starts to feel like they truly are asking for way too much as a certain point. But looking at in the light of my wife's comment and realizing how bureaucrats can be a total pain in the butt, I no longer minded making sure she had these things.

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/325288/packets/K1%20and%20K2%20Interview%20Preparation%20Instructions%20-%20English%20_10%20October%202013_.pdf

k. EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT. You should be able to demonstrate that you will not become a public charge

or be a burden on the U.S. taxpayers for financial support. A completed I-134 Affidavit of Support Form

with original signature will be useful to the consular officer to evaluate your petitioners ability to be financially responsible for you. You should also submit your petitioners most recent U.S. Federal income

tax return (Form 1040) and wage statements (Form W-2). Employment letters stating salaries and bank

statements may be included to substantiate the I-134.

Thanks a lot! I really really appreciate this.

That is what i also told him and that the blame will be all

Thrown to him. I don't mean but sometimes it made you say

Words you don't mean because of your anger.

But thanks a lot..

[Netsikai 20]

I was asked for my then fiancé's 2012 1040 and w2 and I-134 affi of support when I had my interview last July 2013, I gave photocopy of 1040 and w2 and the original I-134 ...I had my fiances 3 years tax transcript and letter of employment though it is not ask...ur fiancé can scan his 1040 and email it to you then print it out...good luck on ur interview this Friday.

[Caryh 5,206]

Thanks a lot! I really really appreciate this.

That is what i also told him and that the blame will be all

Thrown to him. I don't mean but sometimes it made you say

Words you don't mean because of your anger.

But thanks a lot..

If you'd like some unsolicited advice, stop with the blame game. I noticed my Filipina wife also is big on deciding who's to blame or at fault all the time to. If something doesn't work out or an argument starts there's the assumption someone should be to blame. This is actually rather destructive in a relationship, when you'd best place your efforts on finding solutions to a problem regardless of the fault. When you get caught in the blame game, you'll find yourself continuing to fight over something silly just to make sure you're not the one considered to blame. Its better to put your efforts on what feelings your partner had that lead to the conflict to begin with so you understand them better and can possibly avoid setting the same conflict off again.

As I mentioned, your fiance is probably feeling a bit upset at how much personal and private information he's being asked to hand over to complete strangers. Americans are taught some of the paperwork that is being asked for are things you never let anyone see. We're also taught that letting some of this stuff get out, can destroy us financially if it gets in the wrong hands. Which is very true actually. When we're asked for more and more of this, our defenses automatically start going up, and we start reacting by saying no or finding reasons why we need not give that information.

Just trying to give you a possible idea of why he doesn't want to hand over some of these financial documents. Be easy on him, its not easy for most Americans to hand over all that is being asked for by the embassy.

[vanessamaagad 6]

If you'd like some unsolicited advice, stop with the blame game. I noticed my Filipina wife also is big on deciding who's to blame or at fault all the time to. If something doesn't work out or an argument starts there's the assumption someone should be to blame. This is actually rather destructive in a relationship, when you'd best place your efforts on finding solutions to a problem regardless of the fault. When you get caught in the blame game, you'll find yourself continuing to fight over something silly just to make sure you're not the one considered to blame. Its better to put your efforts on what feelings your partner had that lead to the conflict to begin with so you understand them better and can possibly avoid setting the same conflict off again.

As I mentioned, your fiance is probably feeling a bit upset at how much personal and private information he's being asked to hand over to complete strangers. Americans are taught some of the paperwork that is being asked for are things you never let anyone see. We're also taught that letting some of this stuff get out, can destroy us financially if it gets in the wrong hands. Which is very true actually. When we're asked for more and more of this, our defenses automatically start going up, and we start reacting by saying no or finding reasons why we need not give that information.

Just trying to give you a possible idea of why he doesn't want to hand over some of these financial documents. Be easy on him, its not easy for most Americans to hand over all that is being asked for by the embassy.

I completely understand what you mean but i hope you also understand all the frustrations

And stressed we are facing to get all this done. It's not easy as you know.

I know there are informations you cannot share with anyone,

But you are sharing it with someone you are bringing in your

Country to live with you, to marry and to grow old with you. It takes

Time and trust for you both to get to that point right?

So what's the point of you marrying someone you love if you cannot

Even give your trust? I hope that does makes sense to you..

[Tahoma 2,292]

You will need to submit either a copy of your fiance's 2012 income tax return and W-2 (or 2012 tax transcript), or proof of liquid assets that are three times the amount of 125% of the poverty guideline for his household size.

If you don't submit enough proof that you won't become a public charge in the U.S., the Embassy will issue you a 221g which allows you one year to satisfy their requirements.

[Caryh 5,206]

I completely understand what you mean but i hope you also understand all the frustrations

And stressed we are facing to get all this done. It's not easy as you know.

I know there are informations you cannot share with anyone,

But you are sharing it with someone you are bringing in your

Country to live with you, to marry and to grow old with you. It takes

Time and trust for you both to get to that point right?

So what's the point of you marrying someone you love if you cannot

Even give your trust? I hope that does makes sense to you..

Yes what you're saying makes sense to me. But so does how I know I felt about the handing out of so much personal information.

For my own self, it wasn't my fiancee seeing the information, it was all the people it was getting handed off to that worried me. Embassy, CFO, other people in her house, etc... Also she didn't really understand what parts of the documents are dangerous if they get out in circulation. What we did is she had two copies of things. One set to show but not allow to be taken and another set they could have, which had things like the SS number blacked out. We talked about what was the sensitive documents and which were no big deal. She learned a lot, and I felt a lot more comfortable with her handling of them then. She actually hand carried back all the original and sensitive documents when she came here. The extra edited copies her family used as paper in the Philippines.

This is really a stressful time on both sides. Until he actually sees how you handle having that type of information in hand, its hard to trust until he know's you truly understand it. For you, you're taking it very personal that this reflects on his trust of you. For him its more likely he's worried who is going to have copies of this information, and even just a little burn out at feeling people are asking him to bend over, spread his cheeks and let the world have its way with him.

I trust my wife completely. But I also know she had a lot to learn about fraud and what type of information to keep safe. What she learned when all those documents were sent over, is just a fraction of what she's learned since she been in the USA. She never imagined there were so many different attempts going on to steal personal information from Americans. But for us Americans, this mostly comes as second nature because we're warned about it constantly and most of us have had cases of dealing directly with fraud.

[Natanloupan 11]

Did he actually file his taxes ? I can understand the personal information problem . Maybe I missed it , but I did not see that for a reason why he hasn't given them . I don't see why he would not give all the possible information to you without a reason .

[Caryh 5,206]

Did he actually file his taxes ? I can understand the personal information problem . Maybe I missed it , but I did not see that for a reason why he hasn't given them . I don't see why he would not give all the possible information to you without a reason .

I don't think she's given us his reason, beyond he thinks she doesn't need it. I hadn't thought of him not having filed and paid his taxes. That would surely put the brakes on the visa.

[Scott & Kaye 32]

Maybe he did not file for his taxes?

If he did I guess it would be rather easy to give her the information.

Does he read this site or only her?