Need help completing AOS package (split)

[jfbjfbjfb 6]

Hi Forums,

I'd like to say hi to all members since i am very new to this website.

I am USC, petitioner for my wife living in sweden.

So I just paid the $120 fee AOS. Now i am trying to complete AOS package. I need help to complete this correctly the first time.

On the Document cover sheet for AOS package,

#2 :Financial Documents

Is it ok if i submit all include IRS tax transcript and Federal Tax Income Return and Form W2 ? Or just 1 form enough

#3: Supporting Document

Are these documents abt me petitioner ? Does it mean i have to turn in my birth cert, passport, marriage cert, etc... ?

Or These document will be filled out and submit later in IV package by my wife, the beneficiary because her NVC welcome letter has the same Document Cover Sheet?

After all this, Do I sent this AOS package alone 1st ? Or sent together with IV package ?

Thanks !!!

Edited May 10, 2015 by jfbjfbjfb

[oluandolu 12]

If you are filing I-864 or I-864ez, IRS transcript alone for the most recent tax year is sufficient according to the instructions of these forms. If you however can't get IRS transcript, you then have to submit your federal tax income plus the W2(s) used in completing your tax return.

The supporting documents come from your wife. She can gather them all and mail to you and you in turn mail to NVC or she can mail them directly to NVC. In my case I asked my wife to mail the supporting docs to me so I can include the AOS docs all in one package before mailing to NVC. You got the same NVC welcome letter as your wife because you are the agent in her form DS 261 (I'm guessing). Finally, it is advisable to have both AOS docs and supporting docs in one package. That way, it's easier for NVC to review together within the 60-day period they usually ask for. Let me know if you have any further questions.

[NikLR 13,227]

Hi Forums,

I'd like to say hi to all members since i am very new to this website.

I am USC, petitioner for my wife living in sweden.

So I just paid the $120 fee AOS. Now i am trying to complete AOS package. I need help to complete this correctly the first time.

On the Document cover sheet for AOS package,

#2 :Financial Documents

Is it ok if i submit all include IRS tax transcript and Federal Tax Income Return and Form W2 ? Or just 1 form enough

#3: Supporting Document

Are these documents abt me petitioner ? Does it mean i have to turn in my birth cert, passport, marriage cert, etc... ?

Or These document will be filled out and submit later in IV package by my wife, the beneficiary because her NVC welcome letter has the same Document Cover Sheet?

After all this, Do I sent this AOS package alone 1st ? Or sent together with IV package ?

Thanks !!!

1. You send EITHER the entire tax return or the tax return transcript for 1 or 3 years. The transcript is better because it's shorter and has all the info on it (vs the many pages of a return.) Also you should submit proof of current ongoing income in the form of pay stubs, LES, and/or a letter from your employer. If you needed a joint sponsor they would have to provide proof of USC or LPR status, but you, the petitioner, do not.

2. The photocopies of the civil documents (IV documents) should be sent at the same time as the AOS package. The NVC will not start reviewing the documents until they have everything.

[jfbjfbjfb 6]

Thanks you all,

I am doing I864EZ since i only petition for my wife and use only W2 as my source income

I read the instruction for formI864ez said only put gross (total) income, NOT adjusted gross income.

But i am looking at my tax return 1040, both ( line 22 total income and line 37 adjusted gross income ) are the same of amount. Only Line 43 total taxable income shows diff amount

1. So what line should i use on my tax return for form I864EZ question 18, annual income?

2. For AOS package, petitioner do not need to submit the police cert, correct ?

[oluandolu 12]

Thanks you all,

I am doing I864EZ since i only petition for my wife and use only W2 as my source income

I read the instruction for formI864ez said only put gross (total) income, NOT adjusted gross income.

But i am looking at my tax return 1040, both ( line 22 total income and line 37 adjusted gross income ) are the same of amount. Only Line 43 total taxable income shows diff amount

1. So what line should i use on my tax return for form I864EZ question 18, annual income?

2. For AOS package, petitioner do not need to submit the police cert, correct ?

1. For line 18 on the I-864EZ, you should use your gross total income (that's the amount in line 1 of your W2). Keep in mind that line 43 of your 1040 is taxable income (which is zero dollars for some people especially if they are exempt from paying tax).

2. Yes, you as the petitioner do not need to submit a police certificate.

[oluandolu 12]

Yes, although its true that the most recent tax year's transcript/tax returns is sufficient as per the instructions on form I-864, however, anyone here can tell that s/he has no problem whatsoever with NVC by submitting only latest year's tax return/transcript, instead of last 3 years' ones. In the past, USCIS do used to ask all last 3 years' returns regardless of what instructions have said on these forms by sending REF to applicants when only last year's transcript/returns was submitted. Now its about the NVC and not USCIS...Secondly, any personal experience of anyone about this??

In my case, I filed an extension for tax year 2014 and that made tax year 2013 my current tax year. And since I had difficulty obtaining a transcript for 2013 due to some issue with IRS, I submitted my 2013 W2's and my 2013 federal tax return (1040A). So, for my AOS, I submitted form I-864EZ, form 4868 (tax extension for 2014), 2013 federal tax return, W2's (I used more than 1 W2 for my 2013 tax return), and little note explaining the reason I filed an extension for 2014. NVC has reviewed my documents and found everything OK.

[oluandolu 12]

It's nice that everything went ok in your case.

Thank you.