Interview: Tax Transcript vs Return... Really stressed

[Wren and Fox 0]

My interview is on February 3 at the consulate in Montreal, Canada. My fiance (American petitioner) got his 2014 tax transcript but not the 2014 tax return.... We cannot order the tax return now because there's an outage until January 11th. Plus it says it takes up to 75 days to process!

What does this mean for me when I go for the interview? I also have his w-2, pay stubs and letter from his employer. I'm really stressed out over this.

Edited January 8, 2016 by Wren and Fox

[Darnell 8,479]

a transcript is perfectly fine,

as

it shows all of the data points on all of the forms and schedules that he filed during the tax filing process.

here's the thing, though -

for that I-134, it's adjudicated on interview day by a Vice-Consul, and the Vice-Consul wants to see:

prior years income via tax data

plus

current annual income .

You have all you need, really !

Edited January 8, 2016 by Darnell

[Pitaya 2,577]

Agree with Darnell.

Additionally, the tax transcript was produced by the IRS. It adds a sense of validity since comes directly from the Federal "Tax Man."

[Amhara 460]

I hope he didn't order the tax return from the IRS on the Form -4506. You only need the Form-4506T. The copy from the IRS is useless and most people send in a copy of their return they have with themselves or that their accountant gave them. If the outage is with the IRS, then it saved you $50. But when you get here and you guys AOS, make sure you have three years of tax return transcripts.

[Wren and Fox 0]

I hope he didn't order the tax return from the IRS on the Form -4506. You only need the Form-4506T. The copy from the IRS is useless and most people send in a copy of their return they have with themselves or that their accountant gave them. If the outage is with the IRS, then it saved you $50. But when you get here and you guys AOS, make sure you have three years of tax return transcripts.

He didn't fill out any form. He ordered a transcript over the phone. Are you calling the free transcript or $50 tax return copy useless?

[Amhara 460]

He didn't fill out any form. He ordered a transcript over the phone. Are you calling the free transcript or $50 tax return copy useless?

The $50 return copy. For all our stuff I have used the free return transcript.

[Wren and Fox 0]

The $50 return copy. For all our stuff I have used the free return transcript.

Awesome!

Thanks everyone