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Do I need to change my status FIRST from single to married before filing I-130????

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I'm an LPR, just got married last month and I'd like to file I-130 ASAP. I know I can but I need to know if do I need to change my civil status first before filing or is it fine that I can change it later on?? Changing my bio info with SS and all other gov't agencies.

Coz I will be staying out of country for 2 more months, will be in the Philippines, and am planning to change my civil status from single to married when I get back to US. But I wanna file I-130 before I get back to US. Please let me know. Thanks.

For me, I think it's fine to file even if I haven't change my civil status in US agencies, but I just need someone else's confirmation from here that I'm right. Or at least let me know if I'm wrong.

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I am not sure what you are referring to by changing your status. If you got legally married and have a marriage certificate, you do not need to notify SSA of change of civil status. They know, that's why you have your SS# when you got marriage license. Just file ahead. All the best!

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I'm an LPR, just got married last month and I'd like to file I-130 ASAP. I know I can but I need to know if do I need to change my civil status first before filing or is it fine that I can change it later on?? Changing my bio info with SS and all other gov't agencies.

Coz I will be staying out of country for 2 more months, will be in the Philippines, and am planning to change my civil status from single to married when I get back to US. But I wanna file I-130 before I get back to US. Please let me know. Thanks.

For me, I think it's fine to file even if I haven't change my civil status in US agencies, but I just need someone else's confirmation from here that I'm right. Or at least let me know if I'm wrong.

Congratualations on your marriage! I filed I-130, and don't believe there's any such thing as having to declare your status. Just on your taxes you want to file as married and if your spouse is overseas you can check the 'Married Filing seperately" box. If she doesn't have an SSN, you can type 'NRA' (Non Resident Alien) but then you have to file through the mail, not e-file.

Cause for sure you don't want your taxes to say you are single!

But on your I-130 make sure your responses all indicate she is your wife and you are her husband like in question 17 where it asks about your relatives spouse, put down your name!

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Congratualations on your marriage! I filed I-130, and don't believe there's any such thing as having to declare your status. Just on your taxes you want to file as married and if your spouse is overseas you can check the 'Married Filing seperately" box. If she doesn't have an SSN, you can type 'NRA' (Non Resident Alien) but then you have to file through the mail, not e-file.

Cause for sure you don't want your taxes to say you are single!

But on your I-130 make sure your responses all indicate she is your wife and you are her husband like in question 17 where it asks about your relatives spouse, put down your name!

I got married last month January 8, 2016. I filed my taxes this month (my sister who is in US took care of it while am out of US), my taxes were files as SINGLE, she told me it's because those were taxes from last year wherein I was still single.

Should I have files as MARRIED filing separately or SINGLE was fine??

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I got married last month January 8, 2016. I filed my taxes this month (my sister who is in US took care of it while am out of US), my taxes were files as SINGLE, she told me it's because those were taxes from last year wherein I was still single.

Should I have files as MARRIED filing separately or SINGLE was fine??

You filed correctly. You were unmarried as of December 31, 2015, so you need to file your 2015 as unmarried.

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I got married last month January 8, 2016. I filed my taxes this month (my sister who is in US took care of it while am out of US), my taxes were files as SINGLE, she told me it's because those were taxes from last year wherein I was still single.

Should I have files as MARRIED filing separately or SINGLE was fine??

No you are fine you, were single last year. I just mentioned that cause that is the only place you would have had to mention your status as married. Other than of course the I-130

By the time you file next years taxes she will probably be with you, in the US, so she would have an SSN and you can file Married, hower you wish.

Good luck!

Edited by LookyWhatIFound

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