US Immigration from Taiwan

Hi all,

Should I still file tax if my US income is under the minimum report requirement to show my bona fide marriage for my AOS interview?

So a bit about my current background. For the tax year of 2020, I am considered a nonresident alien since I have only spent 133 days in the US (arrived on Aug 20th, 2020). I married my USC spouse on Sept 10th, 2020, and I am in the process of AOS. I do have an SSN from when I was an F1 student.

We wish to file "Married filing separately" because if we declare me as a US resident for tax purpose, I would have to report my worldwide income in 2020, and it is a substantial amount (low six figures) and the troublesome form 8938 and FBAR that comes with it. My US income is considered zero if using 1040-NR and filed as "Married filing separately" since I cannot work and do not have US income. Should I still file it to show my bona fide marriage? We have other evidence such as joint account, utility bill, apartment lease, photos, and such. I am just uncertain how big a part tax filing plays in terms of bona fide marriage proof.

Thank you very much in advance for your help.

My CPA filed our Federal taxes and FBAR on Feb 10th. I owed a couple hundred dollars, which I paid via pay1040.com the same day. This morning, Feb 20th, I downloaded my 2020 return transcript. The IRS has already processed my return and my payment.......pretty fast

Hi, all

Hope everyone is doing well. we have received the RFE copy on Feb 14th that requested us to submit more evidence about two years meetings requirements

we have some of the questions about the RFE, hope you all whom had experiences could help.

1. we have visited each other during the pass two year, however none of us have saved the boarding pass, but we have printed out the flight info, prepared the photos that we took together during the trip, hotel details have printed as well. is it enough?

2. my Fiance has dual citizenships, he has came back to our country to meet his family and me by using our country passport therefore he did not have the stamps on his US passport. shall he submitted both passport stamps and passport copy?? would it be an issue?

3. knowing that it would be best to have friends or family to write an statements as affidavits, however as we do not feel comfortable to ask them also offer their passport copy as it is too personal. would it be ok if we did not submit any written statements from friends and family?

Thank you all for the help

Hello, I have a question about changing names after arriving in the US on K1.

So in my K1 petition I put my Chinese name only, but added my English name in the "other names used" section.

Would it be possible at all if I added my English name as my middle name in my marriage license/certificate and put that new name when I adjust status?

or would that become an issue when I adjust status, since I didn't have a middle name in my I-129f and ds160?

Thank you very much.

March 2020 filer here. California Service Center.

Submitted I129-F 3/16/2020

Got receipt number 3/24/2020

RFE Requested on 12/17/2020. RFE was for requesting an updated passport photo of the petitioner and proof that we were together in the past 2 years.

RFE Received by USCIS 1/4/2021

It's been more than a month and I haven't heard anything back. Anyone else in the same boat? I emailed and called USCIS but couldn't get any meaningful update besides they are working on it.