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Are Certified Copies Required For Tax Returns For i-751?

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SM84   6

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Hi All,

 

I am in the process of applying to remove conditions and I have acquired the tax return transcript and tax account transcript from the IRS. These documents were mailed free of cost. I intend to submit this along with my federal and state tax return documents. However, I have read that some folks got an RFE because they did not submit a certified copy of the tax return.

 

Can anyone validate how accurate this is or if anyone has had similar experiences?

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As far as I know, tax return transcript alone is enough. This is what USCIS prefers. And this solves all the problems. 

 

Where did you read about certified tax return requirement? You don't have to include your own tax return copies. 

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We didn't even send certified copies of the return transcripts for my visa. That's not necessary. Just the print-outs from their website or what you get in the mail will suffice. If USCIS need certified copies now then I'm not even sure the IRS provides that kind of service. I guess you could go and get them notarized, but I'm not exactly sure what that notarization proves since the purpose of that is to state you are who you say you are.

 

In short, no, certified transcripts are not necessary :P

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Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

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