CR1/IR1 Montreal FAQ

[gavinski91 102]

On 3/11/2020 at 8:24 PM, DGF said:

 

I’m not able to get my spouse’s tax transcript for 2019, is their tax return ok?
“You don't need a US tax transcript if you have a photocopy (or PDF printout) of the complete 1040 and accompanying schedules available instead (i.e. the whole tax return).  I couldn't get transcripts online because my last filing address was Canadian. So my wife took a copy of my 2019 tax return (I also sent the 2018 because I had uploaded that to CEAC a year ago--they took it, but I don't know if that was needed) and a copy of relevant W2, 1099 forms, etc.”

 

 

Just an FYI (might be worth updating here) - while you can't use the online transcript service if your filing address is Canadian, you can do the "Request by Mail" and the IRS will mail a printed copy of your transcript to your Canadian filing address at no cost. They estimate 5-10 days for it to arrive for US addresses, so for Canadian addresses I would anticipate 10-15 days (mine took about a week and a half). If you're married filing jointly you will still need to submit W-2s et al. to the NVC and bring them to the interview.

[DGF 730]

1 minute ago, gavinski91 said:

Just an FYI (might be worth updating here) - while you can't use the online transcript service if your filing address is Canadian, you can do the "Request by Mail" and the IRS will mail a printed copy of your transcript to your Canadian filing address at no cost. They estimate 5-10 days for it to arrive for US addresses, so for Canadian addresses I would anticipate 10-15 days (mine took about a week and a half). If you're married filing jointly you will still need to submit W-2s et al. to the NVC and bring them to the interview.

Yep I'll absolutely add that too! 

 

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I have all the revised answers on my end (including a line added to the Canadian PR one warning about provincial health care use) but will wait until there are a number of changes before getting the mods to update the op as they'd be updating it nearly daily otherwise  Until then the comments should be enough to guide people in the right direction.

[NikLR 13,227]

 Provincial health care has required US LPR to pay back health care usage when not a Canadian resident. And by resident I mean living in Canada. It's certainly not a cheap health care system without insurance. Even I purchase travel insurance when travelling to Canada. 

[Cdnusagurl 22]

Thank you for writing this up! My husband's I-130 just got approved today and we are looking at what the next steps will be for us. This helped a ton!

[TedsGirl 193]

On 4/20/2021 at 7:04 PM, Cdnusagurl said:

Thank you for writing this up! My husband's I-130 just got approved today and we are looking at what the next steps will be for us. This helped a ton!

Congratulations to you and your husband🎊 

[Ontarkie 14,218]

@DGF All done. 

[Aelius 7]

How much of this FAQ is also applicable to K1?

[Ontarkie 14,218]

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