I-130 processing times - USC or LPR?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

54 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

USC is supposed to file taxes. Why some don't, it is strongly recommend that you do, even with zero income. You won't have to pay taxes, unless you make over around 106,000 dollars anyway, but you should always file. Until you renounce your citizenship at a embassy ( they have a form to do it, but don't until you are a citizen of another county) you are supposed to file taxes.

IRS seems to think otherwise. (You say “recommended”, but that is not the same as “supposed to file” which you also say).

10 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

On tax, confirming direct from IRS that filing requirements depend on income. If you wouldn’t need to file within the US becasue of income, you don’t need to file if outside for that same reason.

 

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/us-citizens-and-resident-aliens-abroad-filing-requirements

If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien living or traveling outside the United States, you generally are required to file income tax returns, estate tax returns, and gift tax returns and pay estimated tax in the same way as those residing in the United States. Your income, filing status, and age generally determine whether you must file a return. Generally, you must file a return if your gross income from worldwide sources is at least the amount shown for your filing status in the Filing Requirements table in Chapter 1 of Publication 54, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad.

 

Edited November 20, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Ryan H 3,812]

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[Loren Y 2,755]

22 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

IRS seems to think otherwise. (You say “recommended”, but that is not the same as “supposed to file” which you also say).

 

Yes, there are situations where you don't have to file. I have had years where I technically wasn't required to file, but I filed anyway. By doing this you don't end up in the situation the OP is in trying to come up with tax transcripts, having to wait until you can file a few years, or having to backfile. It's a personal choice, but just to avoid these situations, file taxes every year.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

Yes, there are situations where you don't have to file. I have had years where I technically wasn't required to file, but I filed anyway. By doing this you don't end up in the situation the OP is in trying to come up with tax transcripts, having to wait until you can file a few years, or having to backfile. It's a personal choice, but just to avoid these situations, file taxes every year.

So you suggest filing every year,...  just in case you end up sponsoring someone for a visa one day, and think you might not have enough time to find tax transcripts between filing i130 and having to file the i864? Um, ok.
In any case, that is all very different from you “are supposed to” file. You guys are making OP think she has done something wrong in the eyes of the law/IRS/immigration, when she has not. She did not need to file. Neither does she need to backfile, she just needs to tick the box and explain why she didn’t file.

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