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  1. BLC
    You don’t need to even look at the stamp, you can just pull the I-94 travel record online and it will provide entry and validity dates. It’s free and provides instant results.
  2. BLC
    If you do that, you will likely be waiting another 1.5-2 years for your spouse to enter the US. As others have stated, you would be withdrawing your k1 and filing a completely new petition for cr1. Definitely a terrible idea if your only concern is speed.
  3. BLC
    No problem! Some of this software really doesn’t make it obvious, though, as I have experienced trying to use one that just would not allow you to move forward without spouse ITIN/SSN. So if someone only tried with one of those programs, they would just assume e-file was impossible. TaxSlayer was one that gave me issues - their customer support actually thought you couldn’t file at all (even on paper) having a spouse without a SSN/ITIN. Scary to know the knowledge base of some of the staff at these places lol.
  4. BLC
    OLT and TaxAct (I am sure there are others, too, but that’s what I generally use). TaxSlayer, does seem to give some trouble; but, 2021 was my last time using that software, so they may have fixed that issue since. edit: TaxAct is the program I used this year to file my own taxes personally (MFS, no ITIN). Last year I used OLT (same filing status). Both returns accepted and processed.
  5. BLC
    Yes you can, I file electronically all the time.
  6. BLC
    You only need an ITIN if you want to use Married filing jointly. If you do married filing separately, though, you do not need an ITIN.
  7. BLC
    Why would you need to file single for 2022 since your spouse already has ITIN? This is just what I would do — I would file 2022 asap via e-file, and if it processes quickly enough, I’d use those and also provide all documentation that you filed 2021 and paperwork from the IRS showing that it’s in process still, and then I would also provide 2020 and 2019, that way they would have 3 completed tax years, plus can see you did file 2021. Again, this is just the most rational thing I can think of to do in this situation, but others may have a better idea.
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    No live trace/no trace means there’s a criminal record (i.e. conviction or caution) of something showing on your background. I don’t believe ESTA does background checks themselves, but you do still need to answer the arrest/conviction question truthfully. It is sort of left up to interpretation though, because they word the question as something like “were you ever arrested/convicted of a serious crime?” — SA is definitely a serious one, so I would answer as ‘yes’. If you did answer no to that question though, and down the line want to apply for an actual visa (immigrant or visitor) to the US, you would likely be screwed for misrepresenting yourself on the ESTA.
  9. BLC
    I promise, USCIS does not want to know about if and when you ‘did it’, if that’s what you mean. They just want to know you’ve physically been in each other’s presence after marriage.
  10. BLC
    Unsolicited, but it just seems silly to start changing things up when you’re already nearing the end of this long process.
  11. BLC
    Is this a generic response they will always provide? I’m still at USCIS stage, so don’t have any experience here; but, I feel like I’ve read several posts on here about people getting this response after submitting financials, even though they’re well above poverty cutoffs for their household size.
  12. BLC
    He said he was coming to visit his wife. Hopefully we (and everyone else in this situation) continue to have good experiences when visiting during this process.
  13. BLC
    Yes, to each his own, though; and it’s not superior for everyone..
  14. BLC
    2) I suppose an alternate at that point is that you could even do K1, since you won’t be married to your current “spouse”.
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