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[PWC 24]

A friend of mind brought this to my attention. Once we are married on the 12 of Sept. I will be going to Thailand to visit her in Oct. After that's all done and we file the I-130. And I come back to the US she in in Thailand. I will be supporting her as well by sending her money. How do filing taxes work in this scenario?

 

Anyone know?

[Redro 4,611]

5 minutes ago, PWC said:

A friend of mind brought this to my attention. Once we are married on the 12 of Sept. I will be going to Thailand to visit her in Oct. After that's all done and we file the I-130. And I come back to the US she in in Thailand. I will be supporting her as well by sending her money. How do filing taxes work in this scenario?

 

Anyone know?

You file MFS (married filing separately) or you can apply for an ITIN for her so you file MFJ. 

 

[Boiler 45,356]

Why will you be sending her money?

[PWC 24]

54 minutes ago, Redro said:

You file MFS (married filing separately) or you can apply for an ITIN for her so you file MFJ. 

 

Thank you

[SalishSea 17,751]

15 hours ago, Boiler said:

Why will you be sending her money?

This can backfire in terms of visa approval...

[W199 329]

Sometimes how you met her and all the circumstances can have subtle affects on the decisions and what you'll need to get approved .  If you do not mind sharing, strictly upto you since this is a very personal question, can you tell us a bit how you met her, age diferences, and how you got engaged without ever meeting her, and your prior experience in meeting Thai girls, and so forth?  For example, did some buddy at work suggest using the Thai dating app, and then you fell in love after chatting, got enaged, and then went to Thailand for the very first time?  Or are you an experienced traveler, and met her while on vacation or on business, etc etc... ?

[PWC 24]

12 hours ago, W199 said:

Sometimes how you met her and all the circumstances can have subtle affects on the decisions and what you'll need to get approved .  If you do not mind sharing, strictly upto you since this is a very personal question, can you tell us a bit how you met her, age diferences, and how you got engaged without ever meeting her, and your prior experience in meeting Thai girls, and so forth?  For example, did some buddy at work suggest using the Thai dating app, and then you fell in love after chatting, got enaged, and then went to Thailand for the very first time?  Or are you an experienced traveler, and met her while on vacation or on business, etc etc... ?

Very quick back story. Met my previous wife, 1 week 3 days later after 3 dates in a row, staying til 5am each date, talking, going home, going to work the next day 3 days in a row. On the 3rd date I asked her to marry me. We had a good life. Not a great life, but good life. 25 years later, she passed. For the past 7 years prior to her passing our marriage was as if we were separated but living together.

 

So Sunantha and I met online. Through Tinder  I was not looking to meet anyone at the time. I was literally using Tinder to help me get tired and fall asleep. You see, after my previous wife passed away I was having a very hard time falling asleep. A friend suggested I use Tinder to help myself get tired. Anyways, Sunantha said hello. Nov 22, 2021. We never stopped since that day. We speak twice a day, 12 hour difference. After talking about a week or so, I felt we had a real connection. We are exactly alike. I think because my previous wife and I were living together, but basically separated it was easy for me to connect with someone else. Anyways. I asked Sunantha if she ever came to the US. I'd like to meet her if she comes. She said, she's never me out of Thailand. I asked if she would like to come live here. I said, let's get married. I said we are both old. We have a lot in common, do you want to get married. She said ok. We both agreed that once we met if we did not click either of us could change our minds. I said, I will come see her before k1 is finished processing. And So I did, literally 1 year of USCIS receiving the paperwork. We clicked immediately. I think because we talked so much and shared so much over whataapp. It was like we were already married. To be honest, I feel like the luckiest man alive. So here we are today.

[AndiB 677]

On 8/26/2023 at 8:35 PM, PWC said:

I understand. I am just tired of waiting to live again.

 

Which option do you think it best. Coworker says to refile the k1. That it would be faster. Especially since we are already in the system. He said, I might even be able to get an expedite to happen.

 

Ok so he says, I-130 takes longer the the k1 atm. I looked up the times it's showing approx 32 months. K1 is showing 16.5 months.

 

Since we did meet this past month and I have all that proof, this is faster he thinks.

 

Your thoughts.

 

Oh the expedite reason and this is legit. I take care of an elderly woman at home. She is 80. I need someone to be there while I am at work to watch her incase she falls again. Or something else.

 

Your take on this?

 

 

 

 

 

You won't be able to expedite. It would only be if it was a USCIS error, it was your (or rather your lawyers) error so USCIS won't care. I don't know if being in the system here helps and I imagine if it did, it would for I-130 too as still USCIS. 

If you think spousal has benefits over k1 that appeal to you and you have a trip coming up anyway, go for that. If you couldn't meet for a long time maybe K1 would be better time wise but otherwise go for spousal.

[PWC 24]

56 minutes ago, AndiB said:

You won't be able to expedite. It would only be if it was a USCIS error, it was your (or rather your lawyers) error so USCIS won't care. I don't know if being in the system here helps and I imagine if it did, it would for I-130 too as still USCIS. 

If you think spousal has benefits over k1 that appeal to you and you have a trip coming up anyway, go for that. If you couldn't meet for a long time maybe K1 would be better time wise but otherwise go for spousal.

Yep. That's the current game plan in motion.  Utah marriage on 12th. See her Oct 16, then we file for I-130.

 

I never understood the frustration about immagration. This experience has opened my eyes. I feel the pain of all those before me and to come after me. Such a stressful process.

[W199 329]

On 8/30/2023 at 9:57 AM, PWC said:

 Utah marriage on 12th. See her Oct 16, then we file for I-130.

Did you have the Utah marriage today? How did it go?

[PWC 24]

 

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18 minutes ago, W199 said:

Did you have the Utah marriage today? How did it go?

Starts at 9pm... 2 min

[Boiler 45,356]

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[PWC 24]

21 minutes ago, Boiler said:

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Were you able to join?

[Boiler 45,356]

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[PWC 24]

Sunantha and I are officially married.