NVC Filers-March 2016

[medeay 4]

best of luck brina

Now to the next stage all papers ready to send lawyer has my police certificate and the stuff frm hubby yes lord thank u

[Janneh15268 1]

Hi guys,

I got my case number on 03/14/16 after calling NVC. I filled out the Ds-261. (Choice of address and agent form) the same day.

I have a question about filing my 2015 taxes return. I did not work last year but still plan on filing my taxes. I was a full time student living off loans and I had stock investments. The question is how do I file, is it married filing separately and what is the steps for that? Or is it even a requirement to file that way? Also I recently started working as of 6 weeks ago but when I was filing out the job paperwork I put that I was single but now I plan on submitting my w-2 with my I-864 and it has single as my relationship status, would that be a problem? If someone, anyone can please help answer these questions for me I will really appreciate it. Thank you.

[Janneh15268 1]

My welcome letter was emailed to me today without calling NVC. Now can you guys tell me the next steps in this process while I wait for my husband's passport, police clearance certificate and the second sponsors I864 with the financial documents, etc.

Thank you in advance.

[pbz 11]

Hi guys,

I got my case number on 03/14/16 after calling NVC. I filled out the Ds-261. (Choice of address and agent form) the same day.

I have a question about filing my 2015 taxes return. I did not work last year but still plan on filing my taxes. I was a full time student living off loans and I had stock investments. The question is how do I file, is it married filing separately and what is the steps for that? Or is it even a requirement to file that way? Also I recently started working as of 6 weeks ago but when I was filing out the job paperwork I put that I was single but now I plan on submitting my w-2 with my I-864 and it has single as my relationship status, would that be a problem? If someone, anyone can please help answer these questions for me I will really appreciate it. Thank you.

If you are filing taxes for the year in which you were already married, then you HAVE to file as married filing joint or married filing separately. To file jointly, both spouses must have a SSN or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN). Otherwise, you can do married filing separately and put down 'NRA' for the SSN of the spouse who doesn't have a SSN.

If you only started working 6 weeks ago, I'm not sure how you would have a W-2. I thought the W-2's were mailed/sent for the previous tax year, so you should only be getting your W-2 for 2016 in 2017, in time for you to file your tax return for 2016. Perhaps you are confusing the W-2 with the W-4 (Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate), which is part of your pre-employment paperwork, where you make the choice of single, married, etc. From the instructions on that form W-4, it appears it is okay to choose single if your spouse is a non-resident alien. But I do not know if it is helpful to submit the W-4 with the I-864, as it does not show any information about your income.

Hope this helps.

Edited March 15, 2016 by pbz

[brina29 5]

Can the iv fee pay while the tax filing is in process,or not help anyone..or do my husband have to file and get his tax return before he can pay iv fee

[Janneh15268 1]

If you are filing taxes for the year in which you were already married, then you HAVE to file as married filing joint or married filing separately. To file jointly, both spouses must have a SSN or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN). Otherwise, you can do married filing separately and put down 'NRA' for the SSN of the spouse who doesn't have a SSN.

If you only started working 6 weeks ago, I'm not sure how you would have a W-2. I thought the W-2's were mailed/sent for the previous tax year, so you should only be getting your W-2 for 2016 in 2017, in time for you to file your tax return for 2016. Perhaps you are confusing the W-2 with the W-4 (Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate), which is part of your pre-employment paperwork, where you make the choice of single, married, etc. From the instructions on that form W-4, it appears it is okay to choose single if your spouse is a non-resident alien. But I do not know if it is helpful to submit the W-4 with the I-864, as it does not show any information about your income.

Hope this helps.

Oh thank you so much pbz for responding to my questions. Sorry, I meant my pay stubs states single as my status. Do I have to make any changes to that before submitting my taxe returns (years 2013, 2014 and 2015), I-864 form, etc.

And so when I go into a tax preparer place do I need to bring with me any proof such as my marriage certificate before they will file my taxes for me with the status married filing separately? What else do I really need in order to file my taxes as married filing separately? Thank you in advance for answering my questions.

[pbz 11]

Oh thank you so much pbz for responding to my questions. Sorry, I meant my pay stubs states single as my status. Do I have to make any changes to that before submitting my taxe returns (years 2013, 2014 and 2015), I-864 form, etc.

And so when I go into a tax preparer place do I need to bring with me any proof such as my marriage certificate before they will file my taxes for me with the status married filing separately? What else do I really need in order to file my taxes as married filing separately? Thank you in advance for answering my questions.

The pay stubs shows your status as single because that is the status you chose on your W-4 before you started working. You cannot change the paystubs afterwards. Taxes are deducted from your pay based on the exemptions you claim and if you paid more or less than you should have, you will either get a refund or have to pay more when you file your tax returns. If you want to, you can explain in a cover letter sent along with your AOS package that the pay stubs show you as single because according to the W-4 instructions, you chose your status as single as your spouse is a non resident alien.

You should really ask your tax preparer what, if any, documentation they need for you to file as married filing separately. I really don't think you should need any but it couldn't hurt to take your marriage certificate along with you.

[FarrahIdir 46]

My welcome letter was emailed to me today without calling NVC. Now can you guys tell me the next steps in this process while I wait for my husband's passport, police clearance certificate and the second sponsors I864 with the financial documents, etc.

Thank you in advance.

It's on the first post..the nvc Wikipedia. Tells u everything you need to know

[greyidgdess 0]

New to visajourney. This is actually my third round for this process. First husband was a K3. Second one was an Adjustment of Status. Third one I find myself dealing with NVC. Hubby is a masters student in Canada but is actually from Iran. After the second one I swore I'd never do this again, but 7 years later, here I am again. I'm actually kind of surprised they approved the petition for this one without an enormous amount of paperwork or an RFE, but we sent the required paperwork, plus affidavits and pictures, plane tickets, etc. Couldn't send chat transcripts because it would have been 113,000 pages long.

NVC scan date is March 7, 2016. Because of my child support court documents I needed for the AOS, I ended up having to mail in the packet instead of using EP (embassy we're dealing with is Montreal). I called and talked to three different people at NVC. First one wasn't terribly helpful and seemed a bit new and said I'd just have to send multiple emails and split up the documents if the document size was going to be too large (which it was, by a long shot, couldn't compress it without making it unreadable). This didn't sit well with me, so I called again and was told mailing it would be a better option, especially as it seemed mailing was going a bit faster these days. Called again a couple hours later just to make absolutely certain and the infamous Joanie that everyone here says is a bit surly confirmed that yes, I should mail it in and that mailing was going a bit faster than EP. From my readings of the various forums, it seems things go in cycles where one goes faster than the other depending on how people are sending their docs in.

Hoping I "dummy-proofed" the packet well enough that we don't end up with a checklist. I made sure everything was put in order according to the checklist, with post-it tabs indicating what each document was, wrote a letter telling them exactly what page and what line they could find the child support portion of the decree, and flagged it with an arrow post-it. Since hubby is from Iran, he doesn't have a birth certificate, just their "registry" document, so I double checked the department of state requirements, took a screen shot of the part saying his registry document is acceptable. Did the same for the police certificates from Iran and the UAE (they aren't required for various reasons). Just hope that takes the "thinking" out of the processing part. Never done this part before so it's very different for me and have knots in my tummy.

Praying we don't end up with the dreaded checklist because traveling back and forth is not fun and we're supposed to close on some property soon, would be nice to have him here.

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Sept 4, 2015 - Priority date for I-130
January 29, 2016 - Case Approved
February __, 2016 - Received NOA2
February 17, 2016 - NVC Received Case
February 26, 2016 - Case Number and Invoice # Received (via phone call)
February 26, 2016 - Filed Designation of Agent
February 29, 2016 - AOS Fee Invoiced
February 29, 2016 - AOS Fee Paid - In Processing
February 29, 2016 - Called NVC Customer Service to Review DS-261
March 1, 2016 - IV Fee Invoiced
March 1, 2016 - IV Fee Paid - In Processing
March 2, 2016 - AOS Fee Shows Paid
March 3, 2016 - IV Fee Shows Paid
March 3, 2016 - Access DS 260
March 3, 2016 - Submit DS 260, print confirmation page
March 4, 2016 - Affidavit of Support to NVC - sent by Mail with IV Packet
March 4, 2016 - IV Packet to NVC - sent by Mail with IV Packet
March 7, 2016 - AOS and IV Packet Received by NVC (called)
March 14, 2016 - Received email from NVC confirming scan date

________ - Case Closed
________ - Interview Scheduled
________ - Interview Appointment Letter
________ - Medical Exam
________ - Interview (bring originals and copies of all documents, as well as sealed Medical
Exam) - proof of vaccinations and lab report showing titres

[greyidgdess 0]

Hi guys,

I got my case number on 03/14/16 after calling NVC. I filled out the Ds-261. (Choice of address and agent form) the same day.

I have a question about filing my 2015 taxes return. I did not work last year but still plan on filing my taxes. I was a full time student living off loans and I had stock investments. The question is how do I file, is it married filing separately and what is the steps for that? Or is it even a requirement to file that way? Also I recently started working as of 6 weeks ago but when I was filing out the job paperwork I put that I was single but now I plan on submitting my w-2 with my I-864 and it has single as my relationship status, would that be a problem? If someone, anyone can please help answer these questions for me I will really appreciate it. Thank you.

Your filing status actually depends on whether or not your spouse is a resident or not. If your spouse is not a resident, you are not required to file taxes with your spouse, but you may choose to do so. The link below is from the IRS website showing the rules for filing when treated a non-resident spouse as a resident.

https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Nonresident-Spouse-Treated-as-a-Resident

I filed my 2015 taxes without including my husband because it made it a lot more complicated.

[Kirankaur2997 6]

Wooohooo...Congrats. So happy for you

Thank you girl.

[Kirankaur2997 6]

Yay!!! Congratulations!!!

Thank you Liny. Your cc is coming soon. Good luck.

Congratulations and Happy Anniversary!!

Thank you

Congrats and happy anniversary

Thank you

Congratulations. I have added you to the spreadsheet.

Thank you so much.

[TMR 5]

New to visajourney. This is actually my third round for this process. First husband was a K3. Second one was an Adjustment of Status. Third one I find myself dealing with NVC. Hubby is a masters student in Canada but is actually from Iran. After the second one I swore I'd never do this again, but 7 years later, here I am again. I'm actually kind of surprised they approved the petition for this one without an enormous amount of paperwork or an RFE, but we sent the required paperwork, plus affidavits and pictures, plane tickets, etc. Couldn't send chat transcripts because it would have been 113,000 pages long.

NVC scan date is March 7, 2016. Because of my child support court documents I needed for the AOS, I ended up having to mail in the packet instead of using EP (embassy we're dealing with is Montreal). I called and talked to three different people at NVC. First one wasn't terribly helpful and seemed a bit new and said I'd just have to send multiple emails and split up the documents if the document size was going to be too large (which it was, by a long shot, couldn't compress it without making it unreadable). This didn't sit well with me, so I called again and was told mailing it would be a better option, especially as it seemed mailing was going a bit faster these days. Called again a couple hours later just to make absolutely certain and the infamous Joanie that everyone here says is a bit surly confirmed that yes, I should mail it in and that mailing was going a bit faster than EP. From my readings of the various forums, it seems things go in cycles where one goes faster than the other depending on how people are sending their docs in.

Hoping I "dummy-proofed" the packet well enough that we don't end up with a checklist. I made sure everything was put in order according to the checklist, with post-it tabs indicating what each document was, wrote a letter telling them exactly what page and what line they could find the child support portion of the decree, and flagged it with an arrow post-it. Since hubby is from Iran, he doesn't have a birth certificate, just their "registry" document, so I double checked the department of state requirements, took a screen shot of the part saying his registry document is acceptable. Did the same for the police certificates from Iran and the UAE (they aren't required for various reasons). Just hope that takes the "thinking" out of the processing part. Never done this part before so it's very different for me and have knots in my tummy.

Praying we don't end up with the dreaded checklist because traveling back and forth is not fun and we're supposed to close on some property soon, would be nice to have him here.

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Sept 4, 2015 - Priority date for I-130

January 29, 2016 - Case Approved

February __, 2016 - Received NOA2

February 17, 2016 - NVC Received Case

February 26, 2016 - Case Number and Invoice # Received (via phone call)

February 26, 2016 - Filed Designation of Agent

February 29, 2016 - AOS Fee Invoiced

February 29, 2016 - AOS Fee Paid - In Processing

February 29, 2016 - Called NVC Customer Service to Review DS-261

March 1, 2016 - IV Fee Invoiced

March 1, 2016 - IV Fee Paid - In Processing

March 2, 2016 - AOS Fee Shows Paid

March 3, 2016 - IV Fee Shows Paid

March 3, 2016 - Access DS 260

March 3, 2016 - Submit DS 260, print confirmation page

March 4, 2016 - Affidavit of Support to NVC - sent by Mail with IV Packet

March 4, 2016 - IV Packet to NVC - sent by Mail with IV Packet

March 7, 2016 - AOS and IV Packet Received by NVC (called)

March 14, 2016 - Received email from NVC confirming scan date

________ - Case Closed

________ - Interview Scheduled

________ - Interview Appointment Letter

________ - Medical Exam

________ - Interview (bring originals and copies of all documents, as well as sealed Medical

Exam) - proof of vaccinations and lab report showing titres

Hope all goes well for you! The best thing you did was mailing in your packages. We used EP and they are unorganized with emails.

[greyidgdess 0]

Thanks I had a feeling that would be the case, especially with the size of the packet I had to send them.

[Nyclucky 3]

Hello everyone,

I have paid both of my fees and my civil documents and packet was delivered yestarday. What to expect now?? Thanks