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TOMASENLAWRENCE   0

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Any thoughts on how to file 2005 Income Taxes with a December wedding date? Married Joint, Married Filing Sep, HH, Single? I am confused because Liz was not a permanent resident yet but we are married...so how does that work?

05.31.2003 Met in Kansas City, MO, Liz was studying English

04.01.2005 Its official...we want to get married!!!

05.11.2005 I-129F sent USPS Priority Mail

05.13.2005 Date on NOA1 Letter (Day 1)

05.17.2005 Check for fee cleared my bank.

05.18.2005 Received NOA1 snail mail (Day 6)

08.15.2005 NOA2 (Day 96)

08.18.2005 Case sent to NVC (Day 99)

09.02.2005 Received Case Number from NVC (Day 114)

12.04.2005 Fly together from Kansas City to El Paso

12.05.2005 Medical at the "blue" Medical Office

12.06.2005 Visa in Hand!!!!!!!

12.07.2005 Cross into USA and flew back to Kansas City!!!

12.17.2005 WEDDING!!!!! In Hutchinson, KS, USA

01.21.2006 Received NOA's for I485, I765, and I131

03.06.2006 Fingerprint Appointment in Kansas City, MO

03.22.2006 Advance Parol Approved

03.27.2006 Email Approval of Work Permission

06.17.2006 LA BODA!!!! In Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico!!!

06.26.2006 AOS Appointment in Kansas City, MO

john_and_marlene Mentor

john_and_marlene   162

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Any thoughts on how to file 2005 Income Taxes with a December wedding date? Married Joint, Married Filing Sep, HH, Single? I am confused because Liz was not a permanent resident yet but we are married...so how does that work?

You were married in December, so you will file married. Joint or Separate will depend on which makes most sense for you -- probably joint.

You can elect to treat her as a resident for tax purposes by sending a statement to that effect to the IRS signed by both of you.

If she had income you will most likely qualify to exclude all of that income (up to $80,000) as long as she resided in her home country for 330 days prior to coming here (doesn't have to be all in 2005).

05/16/2005 I-129F Sent

05/28/2005 I-129F NOA1

06/21/2005 I-129F NOA2

07/18/2005 Consulate Received package from NVC

11/09/2005 Medical

11/16/2005 Interview APPROVED

12/05/2005 Visa received

12/07/2005 POE Minneapolis

12/17/2005 Wedding

12/20/2005 Applied for SSN

01/14/2005 SSN received in the mail

02/03/2006 AOS sent (Did not apply for EAD or AP)

02/09/2006 NOA

02/16/2006 Case status Online

05/01/2006 Biometrics Appt.

07/12/2006 AOS Interview APPROVED

07/24/2006 GC arrived

05/02/2007 Driver's License - Passed Road Test!

05/27/2008 Lifting of Conditions sent (TSC > VSC)

06/03/2008 Check Cleared

07/08/2008 INFOPASS (I-551 stamp)

07/08/2008 Driver's License renewed

04/20/2009 Lifting of Conditions approved

04/28/2009 Card received in the mail

Fetaria Explorer

Fetaria   0

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We, like you were married in December of 2005 with our AOS paperwork not filed until January 2006 and will be filing jointly. My husband has chatted with the IRS a few times now to make sure we do things correctly.

K1 AOS

01/17/06.....Sent AOS package out

01/31/06.....NOA

03/15/06.....Biometrics Appointment

04/10/06.....Interview letter received

05/24/06.....Interview

AOS APPROVED

06/05/06Greencard received... with an error

I-90 Timeline

06/08/06..... Sent out I-90 to have green card error fixed

09/29/06.....Correct Green Card

K2 AOS/AP

01/17/06.....Sent out AOS/AP

01/31/06.....NOA for AOS and AP

03/07/06.....AP approved

03/16/06.....Biometrics Appointment

04/10/06.....Interview letter received

05/24/06.....Interview

AOS APPROVED

06/05/06Greencard received

03/13/09 10 year green card received :o)

Kajikit Proficient

Kajikit   65

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
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We were married in December 2004 and had no problem filing as married and claiming the tax benefit in January 2005...

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Karen - Melbourne, Australia/John - Florida, USA

- Proposal (20 August 2000) to marriage (19 December 2004) - 4 years, 3 months, 25 days (1,578 days)

STAGE 1 - Applying for K1 (15 September 2003) to K1 Approval (13 July 2004) - 9 months, 29 days (303 days)

STAGE 2A - Arriving in US (4 Nov 2004) to AOS Application (16 April 2005) - 5 months, 13 days (164 days)

STAGE 2B - Applying for AOS to GC Approval - 9 months, 4 days (279 days)

STAGE 3 - Lifting Conditions. Filing (19 Dec 2007) to Approval (December 11 2008)

STAGE 4 - CITIZENSHIP (filing under 5-year rule - residency start date on green card Jan 11th, 2006)

*N400 filed December 15, 2011

*Interview March 12, 2012

*Oath Ceremony March 23, 2012.

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!

 
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