NVC to Mumbai Consulate Gather Here!!!

[nikmak 1]

On 3/7/2022 at 6:28 PM, nikmak said:

Hi all! I am submitting my wife's civil documents. One of the listed items is photographs. I thought photographs are not required to be uploaded since she will have to take them with her to the interview. Am I missing something or should we just go ahead and upload photographs? Appreciate your input. 

 

Thanks

On 3/7/2022 at 7:52 PM, BRNK said:

you still need to upload passport style photos even though we are required to take them with us to the interview!

Thank you for your response. I uploaded one digital passport style photo of my wife. I am confused as to why it says "photographs" and not " photograph" under document type. Was I supposed to upload multiple photographs? Any input is much appreciated.  

 

 

[Nandy44 1]

1 hour ago, BeHealthy said:

No you cannot file as single when you are married. This is reason why consulate is delaying your interview letter.  Approach a good tax consultant and take their advise. 

dude, please dont give out bad advice like this.... lots of people file single when they are married. This is definitely not a reason why "consulate is delaying interview letter". Don't freak people out. 

The reason NVC/Consulate wants tax info is to verify income. Thats it. 

 

You talk like you are an expert and give advice so confidently. But you are not. So please do not give out such ####### advice. 

[sammy_ 0]

58 minutes ago, RobinGT said:

Exactly. I’m going to get a letter again since I just filed. I went to H&R  block because that’s the only place that I found deals with getting tax ID they said he had to be here and do in person. So that’s what I’m going on. Interview should be soon and I wanted to be sure to have this last years transcript.

So you are in the same situation as me?

Edited March 9, 2022 by sammy_

[AKN2 49]

1 hour ago, nikmak said:

Thank you for your response. I uploaded one digital passport style photo of my wife. I am confused as to why it says "photographs" and not " photograph" under document type. Was I supposed to upload multiple photographs? Any input is much appreciated.  

 

 

"Photographs" is misleading. You need to upload only one. 

[RobinGT 21]

19 minutes ago, sammy_ said:

So you are in the same situation as me?

I’m not sure if your situation. But I have had an attorney since the beginning, she’s  very good. When we were submitting documents she was concerned about me filing single because we’re married and NVC would question it. She asked me to get a letter saying he couldn’t get Tax ID. I did, and we were DQ’d. It’s all about your ability to show your marriage is real. That’s not the only way.Don’t worry it will be ok. We’ve all had to wait so long. We just have to stay positive 😉🙏🏽

[delhiduffer 14]

2 hours ago, RobinGT said:

I’m not sure if your situation. But I have had an attorney since the beginning, she’s  very good. When we were submitting documents she was concerned about me filing single because we’re married and NVC would question it. She asked me to get a letter saying he couldn’t get Tax ID. I did, and we were DQ’d. It’s all about your ability to show your marriage is real. That’s not the only way.Don’t worry it will be ok. We’ve all had to wait so long. We just have to stay positive 😉🙏🏽

Actually my wife has also been filing as "unmarried" 1st year and "married but living separately" in the second year of our marriage and our attorney also didn't create a huge fuss about tax filing (I'd like to believe he's good at what he does) even though I have an SSN. Reading all these comments about tax filing (both here and on the whatsapp group) got me a little worried but I guess, if they had to have a problem it should have come up before the documents qualification, I hope our attorneys are right on this one 🙂

[BeHealthy 52]

7 hours ago, Nandy44 said:

dude, please dont give out bad advice like this.... lots of people file single when they are married. This is definitely not a reason why "consulate is delaying interview letter". Don't freak people out. 

The reason NVC/Consulate wants tax info is to verify income. Thats it. 

 

You talk like you are an expert and give advice so confidently. But you are not. So please do not give out such ####### advice. 

Dude. I always said consult an expert. Sorry for scaring you or anyone. Not my intention.  

Instead of you talking ########, you should have provided me an evidence to prove your point.  

 

[RobinGT 21]

5 hours ago, delhiduffer said:

Actually my wife has also been filing as "unmarried" 1st year and "married but living separately" in the second year of our marriage and our attorney also didn't create a huge fuss about tax filing (I'd like to believe he's good at what he does) even though I have an SSN. Reading all these comments about tax filing (both here and on the whatsapp group) got me a little worried but I guess, if they had to have a problem it should have come up before the documents qualification, I hope our attorneys are right on this one 🙂

I think so. I got concerned as well. My attorney had been concerned but like I said I tried to get Tax ID and couldn’t. . It was her idea to get a letter and since we DQ’d… We jump through so many hoops with this. Praying for interview and my husband to be able to come home soon.

[ashish tailor 59]

2 minutes ago, RobinGT said:

I think so. I got concerned as well. My attorney had been concerned but like I said I tried to get Tax ID and couldn’t. . It was her idea to get a letter and since we DQ’d… We jump through so many hoops with this. Praying for interview and my husband to be able to come home soon.

Just file as single or head of house hold unless you are earning 7 figure and trying to save thousands of dollar of tax filing married joint. 
Visa interview has nothing to do with how you file, they just care how much you are making and if you can support your spouse you are calling here. 

[Chancy 6,241]

8 hours ago, Nandy44 said:

dude, please dont give out bad advice like this.... lots of people file single when they are married.

 

Just because many rulebreakers don't get caught or punished doesn't mean we should advise people to not follow the rules.  Please don't advise people to not comply with IRS rules.  It is against IRS regulations to file as "Single" when a taxpayer is married.  The proper filing status for married taxpayers are MFS or MFJ.  HOH is also possible for married but meeting some specific criteria.  That said, filing "Single" when married is not a mistake you can't rectify.  Look up the process for amending tax filings.

 

Folks, visit the Tax & Finances sub-forum here on VJ for many examples of married USC/LPR who have successfully filed MFS/MFJ even when their spouse has no SSN or have never even set foot in the US.  If your lawyer or tax consultant tells you it's not possible, they are wrong.

 

[AKN2 49]

It is perfectly possible to file as MFJ even if your foreign spouse doesn't have SSN or is not in the US. My husband files MFJ after getting ITIN for me. 

[RobinGT 21]

Maybe so, but I wasn’t even told he could get one I think because we are missing certain documents as well it’s not possible. Either way it’s done and I don’t have the energy to hunt down documents from here. It’s crazy making already what I have had to ask my husband to do . 

[RobinGT 21]

3 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

Just because many rulebreakers don't get caught or punished doesn't mean we should advise people to not follow the rules.  Please don't advise people to not comply with IRS rules.  It is against IRS regulations to file as "Single" when a taxpayer is married.  The proper filing status for married taxpayers are MFS or MFJ.  HOH is also possible for married but meeting some specific criteria.  That said, filing "Single" when married is not a mistake you can't rectify.  Look up the process for amending tax filings.

 

Folks, visit the Tax & Finances sub-forum here on VJ for many examples of married USC/LPR who have successfully filed MFS/MFJ even when their spouse has no SSN or have never even set foot in the US.  If your lawyer or tax consultant tells you it's not possible, they are wrong.

 

I am not a “rule breaker,” a well known tax organization told it was not possible  last year. They should know the tax rules.Also my husband is a refugee . It is impossible to get certain documents and so once again I had to file single. 

[RobinGT 21]

4 hours ago, ashish tailor said:

Just file as single or head of house hold unless you are earning 7 figure and trying to save thousands of dollar of tax filing married joint. 
Visa interview has nothing to do with how you file, they just care how much you are making and if you can support your spouse you are calling here. 

Yes! The only reason I tried was because my lawyer said it was a red flag for NVC. But the letter was accepted and now a year later we have lots of proof we are a real couple 

[Chancy 6,241]

8 minutes ago, RobinGT said:

I am not a “rule breaker,” a well known tax organization told it was not possible  last year. They should know the tax rules.Also my husband is a refugee . It is impossible to get certain documents and so once again I had to file single. 

 

Unless you mean the IRS, it doesn't matter whether the tax organization is well-known.  Not all tax consultants are competent.  It also doesn't matter for filing MFS whether your foreign husband is a refugee.  No documents are required from the foreign spouse if a USC taxpayer files MFS.  You may have been misled into filing "Single" while married, but please do not mislead other readers about what is possible or proper for filing taxes.  It could have significant financial consequences for other readers, as the tax rate and deductions are different for those filing statuses.

 

Again, it is very much possible to file MFS/MFJ even if the foreign spouse has no SSN or has never been in the US.  Here's the info straight from the official IRS website -- https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501#en_US_2021_publink1000220722