Haven't told our parents about marriage. Will we get denied?

[Seth And Quynh 77]

20 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

A parent cannot claim a child in that situation unless you and your new wife file separate returns as married filing separately.  In that case, if your wife had no income, they could.  (However, filing MFS will likely increase your tax liability more than you would anticipate.)

For what it's worth, the choice is yours.  If you file a joint return and they claim her as a dependent, your return is correct and theirs is not.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1915666-can-a-parent-claim-married-child-as-dependant-if-her-spouse-has-tax-liability

 

Use google.

she didn't have any income so if that's the case my tax filing would be correct as single ?

[Unidentified 2,930]

I am curious... You are applying for a Green Card while on break from your school in the UK... I assume you plan on going back to the UK to finish your school right? Did you know that if you spend too much time outside of the US you can loose your Green Card? The Green Card is for you, so that you can live and work in the US. 

 

It also seems (from previous posts here in this thread) that what you study in the UK is useless here in the US. So why not quit school, man up and get your life straight in the US?

[Unidentified 2,930]

3 hours ago, Seth And Quynh said:

she didn't have any income so if that's the case my tax filing would be correct as single ?

You're married right? Not single. 

[Seth And Quynh 77]

1 minute ago, Unidentified said:

You're married right? Not single. 

yes problem is that my dad filed for me as single and i didn't know about it and my case is already at the nvc and i thinking if i should ammend it and that i'm also overseas

[cyclone27 710]

4 hours ago, Seth And Quynh said:

she didn't have any income so if that's the case my tax filing would be correct as single ?

Married is married - u can never claim single once you are married.

[Seth And Quynh 77]

46 minutes ago, cyclone27 said:

Married is married - u can never claim single once you are married.

what should i do then i'm already overseas and sent the paperwork in?

[Crazy Cat 41,865]

7 hours ago, Seth And Quynh said:

she didn't have any income so if that's the case my tax filing would be correct as single ?

No

[Seth And Quynh 77]

24 minutes ago, missileman said:

No

so should i just send in a tax ammendment even though are case is at the nvc because i dont think it'll get done in time because it takes 8-12 weeks and we are 45 days in at the nvc so you think i should just send it in and bring the evidence of me submitting it?

[Wuozopo 4,293]

53 minutes ago, Seth And Quynh said:

so should i just send in a tax ammendment even though are case is at the nvc because i dont think it'll get done in time because it takes 8-12 weeks and we are 45 days in at the nvc so you think i should just send it in and bring the evidence of me submitting it?

You have highjacked this thread into a different topic,  but to answer you--

The NVC is not there to evaluate or audit your filing status. They are looking at the money for support. They are not the IRS and probably don't know any more how to file taxes than you do. I doubt they will notice. Fix your taxes later if you want, but I wouldn't mess with the NVC process right now. You can amend later to joint if you like and save some tax money. That is if you were married in 2016.

 

Start a thread in the tax forum.

[venom123 32]

11 hours ago, mcdull said:

What does not one's familial issue have to do with being a good doc? 

 

And besides, the wife is not obligated to change her name, it is 2017!  And having your spouse's last name isn't just "open sesame" to immigration . 

 

Let himself decides what he wants to do. 

Yeah judging my capabilities as a doctor based off me and my wife(mainly) not wanting to tell our parents is ridiculous. She doesn't want to change her name yet and many married couples do not do this. 

 

10 hours ago, RayAndThandi said:

Either you or your wife is lacking basic working knowledge of the tax structure in the USA. The tax year is Jan. 1-Dec. 31. Whether you are married in January or December, in the eyes of the IRS you are able to file for the entire year the second your marriage license is registered with the licensing jurisdiction. The official tax filing date is April 15 of the next year with additional days allowed if the 15th falls on Saturday or Sunday. The IRS doesn't care when you get married, they want to know how much you made that year.

If you married your wife for immigration purposes, independent of your fiance visa application, you married her for the wrong reasons. What if the best job was in England or some other country. Would you no longer be interested in your wife? I'm not sure you can make a compelling case for filing separately given the tax advantages of filing jointly AND a joint return is evidence that you are sharing expenses and functioning as a couple. Is her income enough that it will disqualify from school loans/scholarships?  My wife (from South Africa) married me (born in the USA) because she loved me even though her kids, grand kids and house are overseas. We've always been open to living anywhere in the world where we could both thrive. As for you two not telling parents, part of the recommended supporting documentation is dated pictures of you being with the family and I'm sure most would agree that pictures with your parents would trump pictures with you siblings in the pecking order.

Please take the concerns of the people who went through the true test of love known as the K-1 process seriously and sweated out our successful cases with a much more credible case than you are projecting in this discussion. (Most of my doctors are from overseas so don't mess it up because your medical expertise is needed in this country, so by all means, finish your studies and practice here!)... Don't be afraid because her parents might have a conniption. The reverse may be true.  I'd rather my daughter was banging her husband under my roof than her boyfriend! 

Finally, you can't bank on everything happening on your time line. It's on the USCIS timeline. When you think you've covered all the bases you still might get hit with a request for information that will stall your application. Removal of conditions looks like a 90 day process when you read the guideline but it took almost 12 months for final approval and receipt of 10-year green card for my wife. 

Good luck with all this.

 

Okay I was unaware, her taxes are not linked to her parents but she's on her fathers health insurance plan from his work. Could this effect her health insurance?

 

 

13 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

I have a question. Does the officer typically say "do your parents know about your marriage?" They can present photos with the parents so it looks like a big happy family that accepts him. 

 

Another question. Do you sleep apart? I was thinking if the parents are okay with you shacking up under their roof, surely they would be more comfortable that you committed to a marriage. Don't answer if I'm being too cheeky. 🇬🇧

We sleep in separate bedrooms but we spend time together in my bed for a few hours every night, before we go to her room and say good night which is like a 30 minute process!

 

Some of replies in this thread are ridiculous and are down right attacking me. People claiming that I don't love my wife much or judging my capabilities as a doctor because of us not wanting to tell our parents is absurd. If my wife wanted to tell her parents then I would, but it's mainly her who doesn't want to tell her parents. 

Edited July 9, 2017 by venom123

[venom123 32]

Anyway, since I don't want to risk not getting the GC

 

We are going to tell our parents a week or so before the interview (she hasn't met my parents yet but they know about her). Would that be better?

Edited July 9, 2017 by venom123

[Unidentified 2,930]

53 minutes ago, venom123 said:

Anyway, since I don't want to risk not getting the GC

 

We are going to tell our parents a week or so before the interview (she hasn't met my parents yet but they know about her). Would that be better?

Why not just do it now and be done with it?

[theanswerisdance 144]

59 minutes ago, venom123 said:

Anyway, since I don't want to risk not getting the GC

 

We are going to tell our parents a week or so before the interview (she hasn't met my parents yet but they know about her). Would that be better?

I believe it was asked earlier in this thread, but does your wife meet the income requirements to sponsor you by herself? I ask because you say you're living back and forth between both of her parents' houses. If not, you will need a co-sponsor. We got an RFE due to the fact that my military husband, whose income comes from serving the USA, did not make enough to be considered above the poverty line to sponsor me. Now there's a slap in the face we never saw coming. Like you, we were living with my husband's parents at the time, because he had just returned from overseas assignment and I had just moved to the country, and the cost of living in this state is crazy. I can tell you that being on okay terms with my in-laws and having them aware of the process I had been going through made all the difference when they made the decision to agree to co-sponsor for us. If your wife does not make enough money, and you do end up needing a co-sponsor, your in-laws are a great choice, but blindsiding them with a secret marriage and then subsequently asking for their financial support isn't likely to go over well. You can't predict what USCIS will do with your case or that it will go smoothly without any bumps in the road, and speaking from experience, if you get surprised with some unexpected hurdles, having family support (whether it's just emotional or more practical, like financial or legal help) can help make or break your case.

[mcdull 474]

8 hours ago, Unidentified said:

I am curious... You are applying for a Green Card while on break from your school in the UK... I assume you plan on going back to the UK to finish your school right? Did you know that if you spend too much time outside of the US you can loose your Green Card? The Green Card is for you, so that you can live and work in the US. 

 

It also seems (from previous posts here in this thread) that what you study in the UK is useless here in the US. So why not quit school, man up and get your life straight in the US?

he could apply for a re-entry permit which allows him to be absent from the US for two years and admissible upon return. Re-entry permit is also renewable for another period of two years.

38 minutes ago, Unidentified said:

Why not just do it now and be done with it?

because, they want to do it in a week.

[Marc_us82 49]

1 hour ago, venom123 said:

Anyway, since I don't want to risk not getting the GC

 

We are going to tell our parents a week or so before the interview (she hasn't met my parents yet but they know about her). Would that be better?

Dear OP, don't let anyone on this thread discourage you with their negativity, whether your parents know about your marriage or not is not a deal breaker when it comes to getting approval for your AOS.

 

Both our parents don't know about our marriage and we still got approved. Marriage is a personal thing and no one has to know about it to make it more legit. Don't tell your parents if you don't want to!

 

ps: and this has nothing to do with maturity as someone here suggested. Live and let live.