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Thank you, Sukie, for your contribution. I will be sure to ask for even more help when it is time to file.

My VJ people busy with Thanksgiving yesterday. Hopefully I get more responses today.

I tried but couldn't find where it says to have current address on DL in AL. I guess we have to give them another $30 to print another card. I think you may have misunderstood me. She kept our previous joint account since it was hers originally anyways, I have a separate account myself and then we have a separate joint account (newly opened after she moved in with me). Say monthly bills (rent, car note, insurance etc) is 500, my wife transfers 250 (fixed amount) into our new joint account, I cover the other 250 plus food, gas for cars, credit card payments and other daily expenses for the month. First of the next month, I transfer whatever is left from my checks the previous month to my personal account. Hope this is clear now, so what do you think?? PS: This was the best I could come up with since money was the root cause of our problems to begin with.

Good day my VJ people! I've been going through the ROC forum this morning and I found some interesting things. I created this post to avoid hijacking other people's post. Most of you know my story My questions have to do finances and proof of living together. When we lived at my wife's house, both of our DLs carried that address. However, my wife had just renewed her license when I moved out, so we updated her address records with DMV online (we have a confirmation printout for this) without having a new DL issued with our new address on it while my own DL shows our new address. Do you think this will be an issue with USCIS?? I mean, USCIS can just run her DL #, right? or must we get a new DL for her with the new address on it?? As for joint account; I had stopped putting money in our joint account before I decided to move out so there is a gap. Then when she moved in with me, I didn't put her on the lease until I was sure she's truly back (a few months). We opened a new joint account where we put money for bills... Please note, I put all my checks (I get paid weekly) in the account, she contributes a fixed amount monthly, then I take out my balance at month's end. Will this also be an issue? the 3 months gap in joint account and the time elapsed before I added her to the lease? If so, what can we do?? In addition, my wife just recently agreed to put her social security check in the new joint account (first check is November), then we move out the balance to our individual accounts by month's end. If you were a USCIS officer, how would you feel about this?? Please be brutal! I need total honesty! I also need suggestions on anything that needs to be fixed. Thank you guys! Happy Thanksgiving!

You are good to go my bro. If she has ever applied for a US visa, make sure she did not claim to have been married or have kids for a higher chance of approval. Anything besides, fire on sir.

You schedule your own K1 appointment. Start looking for open spots now. Also, don't forget to do your police report, and give enough time between interview date and the present for your medicals; 2 weeks at least. Good luck

Hello, I know I'm kinda late to this post but I'd still like to offer my 2 cents. I went through similar issue wrt fake divorce decree. You know what they say about wanting to get something, you gotta do it by yourself? I believe this holds even more true when it comes to anything document in Nigeria. I never knew my divorce decree was fake, too, until consulate said so. I'm sure my ex also gave some person the money to do it for her. Anyways, since your husband got his citizenship through DV, that erases any notion that he might have divorced his ex through whatever crooked means in order to marry a citizen here and stay. Now, since he has handled the new divorce himself (this is what I did, too. I actually excused myself from work - my BM was very understanding - several times to attend court), I am now certain that the new divorce decree is legit. That's all you need really, is for the new decree to be legit. By now everyone knows that consulate knows very well how terrible we are when it comes to document forgery etc but they also understand that many people actually truly have no idea they were not getting legit documents. You most probably are not gonna encounter any issue, for all we know they may not even mention the old fraud case at all. I advise that you focus on what you have now and prepare accordingly. If (a big IF) you were ever asked about the previous fraud case, all you have to say is that your husband has since gone back to court to obtain a legit divorce document, this time he monitored it himself by being present. I am saying this so you would not walk into your interview more worried about this fraud case than the visa itself. Relax. Go kill them with that smile sis. You got this! Good luck! PS: I was never asked about my previous fake document. However, at some point the CO found it on her PC, she did not ask me anything but she called another lady to the window and they looked at it together. The other lady said something like 'oh he was denied before because of this? I don't think he needs a waiver, if he did they would never have approved his petition or sent it to us.' That's all that was said about it.

Thank you.

Actually I logged into wife’s IRS account this morning, the debt is from 2019 tax year. With penalties and interests, it was (we have paid it off now) $1,095.16. Now we wait.

UPDATE!! I just checked IRS where's my amended return and it says the 2021 has been adjusted (October 6), it was received March 8, we are supposed to hear from them within 3 weeks. This doesn't make any sense after they sent that letter. The 2020 was received June 27 so I am guessing it's too early. is IRS messing with us??!!

Hey Timona, 1. I had neither plus my wife wouldn't apply for ITIN for me. 2. 2020 HoH 2021 Single.

Gotcha! Thank you, Jeanne.

I will discuss this with my wife. Thank you everyone. I’m grateful.

Oh!! You mean we have to pay them first before they approve the refunds?

$1,300 and $4500 Thank you!! 😊

We elected to receive, both amended taxes gave us a refund. How do we fight them for our money?

Thank you, Crazy Cat. Both taxes are within 3 years of the original filing. So, what do you think we can do now? There is overpayment on both.

Hey guys, I’m back again 😊 Kindly assist to shed some light on my tax issue. We filed amended taxes for 2020 and 2021, got a mail from IRS few days ago saying they cannot pay us. Their reason is that we have passed the grace period to amend for those tax years. But we can appeal within the next 2 years blah blah… I’m confused. Is this correct? If not, what can we do to get our money from them? My ROC window opens April 17, so we will have 2022 and 2023 joint taxes. Is there likely to be an issue if we can’t provide joint taxes for 2020 and 2021(we married in 2020)?? I kept the letter from IRS to show USCIS in case they ever want to move mad because of the taxes. Please advise! NB: IRS are a joke man. Apparently my wife owes them from 2020, so they kept my 2022 refund. Now they are asking us to pay what she owes but they won’t pay us what they owe us?? I find this very corny and funny 😃

If I were you, I wouldn’t worry about this at all. Actually, I would be hoping and praying that they don’t pull some smartypant nonsense and approve your AOS before the 2 year wedding anniversary. But it is USCIS, it’s almost as if they never want people escaping that dreaded ROC stage if they can. I have a strong feeling they will adjudicate your case before the 2 years on October 14. They are that petty. Please don’t stress, just relax 😂. If it’s what you want, then I pray you hear from them soonest. Hehehe

Don't wait on any mail that will never come. You were right to fill out the DS160 since your case says 'Ready'. Pay the K1 visa fee and schedule your appointment. Also, get your police clearance certificate, medical (I advise you pick an interview date about 2 weeks from when you intend to go for your medicals). Gather all supporting documents and help your partner prepare. Good luck!

Wow! Fastest I’ve heard read on here. Congratulations

Suggestion: The USC should visit around interview period, stay at the hotel and give your husband your passport to take to the interview. IO: how many times has your wife visited you? Answer: twice (or whatever amount of times). In fact, she is here right now at the hotel waiting patiently. Here is her passport. Then pay attention to IO’s reaction 🫢

My wife is 37 years older than me. She’d previously been married twice, I was married once previously. Not once was age difference mentioned in either of my K1 or CR1 interviews. This is just for whatever it is worth. All you gotta do is prove that your relationship is genuine.

Your friend surely does know a lot about this person lol. Someone applied for a visa and was approved but somehow your friend had access to their DS160 to know what lies the applicant told or not. Your friend also knows about their intention to overstay the visa. Your friend also knows about this person’s intended travel date. Now your friend doesn’t want this person to come to the US because of their past criminal history, really? Really now? It has to be one of two things… Anyways, I believe you got answers to your friend’s questions already. Good luck

Congratulations 🥳🥳🥳 This calls for big celebration 🍾 Your journey is definitely script worthy if you ask me. I’m happy for you but now the journey continues.