Sponsors Tax information requested for interview.

[DeadFish 1]

Background Info:

We are at the interview stage, and we are told to bring copies of all the I-864 documents for the petitioner, and sponsors ( my parents).

 

Here is the issue:  Previously, My parents sent me their tax info, and out of respect to them I just assumed it was correct and put it in with our parcel to NVC.

We get our letter from NVC saying "Here's your interview date!"  woohoo!!!

 

So, I would assume all the documents are correct. We didn't get flagged, or requests to bring anything unique or questionable to the interview. 

 

So now we review what the Embassy (AIT) and USA want us to bring to the interview. I go through both checklists, we got everything...originals, etc.

But, this Federal Income tax part is bothering me!

Here is where I am losing my mind... and need your advice:

 

I tell my parents to send me copies of the tax stuff they submitted before, because I did not make copies of them. So they did...  and again I didnt bother taking a look until today just to confirm that everything is legible. Now I don't know if my parents made a mistake or not... they are old and sometimes have senior moments.  

 

My parents are married and filed Jointly, so I  look in the parcel... I see that they also sent state tax info... so I removed that.

But I only got 1,  2016 Federal Income tax document! It even had a coverletter from their accountant saying that its Federal Income tax for both of them.

                  - My dad's name is at the top, my mom as spouse and all the supporting documents because they did an itemized tax return.

                  - Just to be clear.  Only one 2016 document copy of all that. 

 

This is my potentially stupid multi-part question:

Is the embassy going to need two copies of this 1 Federal income tax document? One for my mom (I-864), dad (I-864A)?

Or did my parents forget to send me my Mom's Federal income tax document?

Because i dont have a federal income tax form with her name on top and my dad as spouse. 

 

Thanks in advance for your reply!  Maybe I am panicking too much. 

 

 

 

 

 

                        

[milimelo 4,481]

There will only be one tax return for your parents. In your case your father is listed as primary and your mom as secondary. There isn't another tax return with switched data. 

 

Copy that if you want. 

 

Kind of of wondering why you wouldn't go over the I-864 (and I-864a if submitted) to make sure it is correct. 

[DeadFish 1]

Thank you!

 

Laugh, sorry didn't mean to confuse you - yes we did go over the I-864 documents religiously, and got it through NVC the first time. Which was a huge relief.

 

Now I am just worried about the interview procedure with the documents - the signed originals etc.  

 

To add to this mess, we just received an email with the generic checklist of what my wife should bring and to bring it in this exact order with checkmarks MARKED on them.  Most of it already explained online elsewhere, not surprised.

 

However,  and not to go off topic, but there are many items on this checklist that are not checkmarked - but I know they still need. - for instance there is NO checkmark next to I-864 documents. 

WTH????

 

Though, online it says here is the checklist and in this order. You get an email - heres a checklist... Now go to your embassy and see their checklist online - ok, well we want it in THIS order..... and NOW... this checklist...  guess this latest checklist in order of documents 

is the one to follow. 

 

No wonder, in one embassy review post on here- the old lady at the embassy was angry and said to the applicant: "THESE ARE NOT IN ORDER! WHY ARE THEY NOT IN ORDER... WE GAVE YOU..... A CHECKLIST!!!"     holymonkeyballs~~~!!!

 

I just dont want my wife flustered over where every document is.... so we are going over the documents as we speak. 

We already had an arguement over - envelope or a binder, or one of those binders with index tabs at top ( which I preferred she used.) 

[EG&XY 144]

Milimelo is correct, your parents filed jointly so there is only one tax return which covers both of them.

 

In the future you should always review things before you send them. And also keep copies of everything that you submit.

[DeadFish 1]

Thanks, we are reviewing all of our documents now.