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Its impossible for anyone to know why the CO might have been suspicious of you. I bet its not from the tax return, but no one knows. It may even have nothing to do with anything you submitted. In anycase, the CO will look at the totality of all the data they have to judge whether your marriage is real or not. They are very good with their vast databases and experience at determining fraudulent VISA and marriage based applications. So don't worry, they won't decide just on one ignorant tax error.

True, sorry, I went on an tangent. I thought that was clear when I said "this will not work for the PSA or CFO:. But the reason I thought it was important was for those who are in different shoes and searching for "ROM", they could get confused. It is really frustrating when people in my shoes give or get so much mis-information about the ROM. But you are right, I admit, the tangent didn't belong here and only made things confusing for the point at hand,

Sorry, but I am going to both agree and totally disagree with that simplistic view. For a simple business, or maybe you could even say for "many" self-employed business owners, sure it can be simple and have only one way of doing things. They collect their pile of receipts, books, etc..and so forth, hand it over to the CPA. And its so easy to do that, I don't know why they just don't do it themselves with Turbotax home and business edition. Its not hard as you said. On the other hand, a top sophisticated and clever CPA can work with a more sophisticated business owner to do things in ways that are extremely complex. I know people who started their own small business, have only 1-2 employees, and the taxes they do are incredibly complex the way they handle everything .. They also setup LLC's and other complex structures to meet the unique needs of that business. And again, I am not talking about a large corporation, just a single owner .. So Yes .. there are so many many different ways to set up a small business and manage the income,expenses, and so forth ... It can be very simple as you said, to extremely complex and mind blowing with techniques that I can promise you that you never heard of (I didn't until this guy explained me all the things they are doing) ... Going back to this OP, we have no idea whether he has just a simple business or a complex setup that his CPA did .. But ok, I admit, this sounds like something very simple .. and I bet we don't have all the facts and truth's about what both the CPAs really said and whats really going on ... So all our speculating is just making a huge set of assumptions .. But I bet this is all about him trying to manipulate things to qualify ;...

Self-employment taxes are very complicated and very nuanced. There was a money article a while ago where, for an experiment, they took the taxes to many different reputable CPAs. Each one came up with a very different tax return, some where dramatically different. Even a simple thing like doing Amazon vine reviews (doing reviews in exchange for receiving the products) there are a dozen totally different professional opinions from CPA, and so forth on how you must declare the income (value of the free products that were reviewed). Most of them are totally wrong. No CPA is going to propose to amend 3 years of tax returns and pay interest and penalties. Therefore, this suggests that there was nothing wrong with his taxes, and this CPA was requested to come up with a solution to how to massage the tax return to meet the USCIS requirements. Nothing illegal about this since there are so many ways to do and file the taxes. But this is a very unwise choice that will cost thousands of dollars, and has a risk of failure, since you will now need to include the whole amended and previous tax return instead of transcripts. Its likely USCIS will not have a clue how to read the returns and figure out the mess. Or maybe they will just be so confused they will ask for joint sponsor anyways. Its not a good path to go in, and others have said, get a joint sponsor at this point.

What is your plan B if the mother is denied an expedited VISA appointment or if she (most likely) gets denied a visa?

And interest and penalties

We did not file a ROM and I had no issue at all in using our USA marriage certificate to recognize our marriage and get a Balikbayan visa on arrival to the Philippines. In addition, I had no issue at all using the USA marriage certificate for a local bank in Manila to recognize our marriage. Originally the bank asked me to get it notarized at the Phiippine embassy in USA. But they said no because the Philippines joined the Apostille convention, so all I needed to do was to run into Boston and get an Apostille stamp for it to get it recognized there. But of course, the PSA is not going to accept it if my Wife wanted to change her passport name. LIkewise, the CFO is not going to accept it without a fight.

Yes, that is the number I have too. Sorry, I don't remember the options I pressed. But i remember that I started calling them just before they opened, Manila time in order to try to catch them before they got swamped by calls. I estimated how much time to get through the menus so that they would just be opened by the time they tried to transfer me From the website: Pease contact the Customer Service Center for help in making these appointments.  English and Filipino-speaking customer service agents are also available at telephone numbers (02) 7792-8988 or (02) 8548-8223.  The call center is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Manila time), except on Philippine and U.S. holidays.  Callers in the United States should check the local time in Manila before they call (703) 520-2235.

Sounds like you will either need to wait for them to reply to you, or take the risk to start a new application and pay a new MRV fee. Also, have you checked your application by clicking "VISA Application Home", and checking every single tab to make sure nothing got corrupted, such as the DS160/260 ID, etc.. and all names in the application and passport still exactly match, Note, I found that after checking each tab, you need to reclick on "application home" to select a new tab

Are you implying that it was possible that USCIS and/or the embassy didn't read the letter or notice the marriage certificate in the I-129F package that he submitted? The letter added to his I-129F package was certainly very convincing, and pointed out the legal reasons why the marriage was not vaiid for USCIS purposes and still qualified for a K-1 VISA. I can certainly see how the USA embassy would have most likely missed that fact. This is going to be very weird .... - When they apply for the I-485, the marriage certificate will be dated before she arrived in the USA. You better enclose that same letter. Personally, I'd have a lawyer re-write it for you because you risk getting ithe AOS denied and then having to do an appeal, or having to file an I-130. Probably should consult with several attorneys about this.

The last I called the USA access number, I had no issue reaching them. Maybe they changing things around. Oh, after you login to the scheduling system, there is an EMERGENCY request option, Have you tried that? See screenshot below

Given your fragile relationship, and you are not even married and living together yet, I would suggest doing a prenup as well, and start the discussions immediately, before they come to the USA, or it might not be considered valid if you spring it on her. In fact, doing a prenup will tell you a lot about your relationship.

Whether the I134 can be scanned or you need a wet signature depends on the embassy. You should check with them on their requirements. For the Manila embassy, a scanned copy with the petitioner's signature is just fine.

What phone number did you call? Are you calling from the USA? Did you use the USA access phone number? Most importantly, did you call them 9AM-5PM Manila time, M-F? You can try email, but that might take a few days to get a reply.

Are you trying to get it done in Turkey rather than USA due to medical insurance? It would be advisable to stay in Turkey and do the follow-up care with the same surgeon,, rather than rushing to USA. Or just get the surgery in USA. In anycase, you'd probably have as much chance of getting an expedite approved for it as you would getting an expedite approved for breast implants.

Yup .. this is the start of a long list of "complications", questions, conflicting advice, and so forth. For someone good at researching, sorting out all the conflicting advice, very good at educating yourself, detailed orientated, and has the time, patience, and inclination to do so, then sure you can do it yourself. But it can easily cost you delays due to subtle mistakes. A lawyer will cost you a fortune, but they will compile all the paperwork, and send it to USCIS for you. The downside besides costs is many of them are incompetent and will also mess it all up for you. If you think you can follow simple instructions like "replace this page with your passport", etc .. then using an agency is a good balance. Find one that has done thousands. It will only cost you 1/4 to 1/5 of of what a lawyer will cost you and will save you countless hours of research to say the least. However, you will be the one to do the final assembly of all documents and send it to USCIS. I used an agency, and it was worth every penny.

She has immigrant intent and a USA fiance. She will not get the tourist VISA from the Manila consulate. It will be a total waste of time and money. But as others have said, it won't hurt the K1 VISA, so go ahead if you think you are different from everyone else who has tried this. If you live near Canada, she could get her amCanadian tourist visa and visit her often while waiting for the K1 VISA. That is what I did with my fiancee.

My reasoning was just because they requested it, and I figured that providing a null one would prevent them from getting confused ane thinking it wasn’t submitted and canceling the interview. But if the interview is still scheduled, then I agree with you t, titling it as divorce record could confuse them too. Maybe better not to submit anything if the interview is still on. Then if they ask at the interview, then simply explain the the K-1 was abandoned for the CR1 at hand. I wonder if the city/state clerk can provide a “no marriage found” document if you wanted to be super cautious and stay ahead of it?

They probably just want to make sure you didn't forget them, if any. To be safe, you could upload a simple document with the header "Divorce Record" and say "This is the first marriage for both the beneficiary and petitioner, we both have never been divorced or married previously, ". Then at the interview, your wife can answer any questions they will have. In anycase, that's just my guess ..,

It sounded like he has no option for a joint sponsor. But he wanted to know if can apply day 1 after getting his job offer. I would assume, the requirement with a joint sponsor will still be to supply several months if not 6 months of pay stubs depending on the details of his job, joint sponsor, and other factors.

You'll most likely get an RFE need to supply about 6 months of paystubs. I don't know if there is a hard rule as to how many, but people have been successful with submitting 6 months worth. Zero pay stubs with previous income tax returns of $0 income isn't likely going to convince any USCIS agent. The solution is simple. Since you said you have support from your family, all you need to do is to have them buy you a $1M house without a mortgage, plus donate maybe $100K in cash, and then use assets to qualify. Otherwise, the only option I see here is to get a job. I don't see the big deal, It will take a year or so for the K1/CR1 so you have plenty of time to collect the paystubs while waiting, not to mention, get a stable place to live, and be in a good position to start a new life with your partner. Otherwise, its going to be crazy stressful which may not end well.

There are 2 ways 2 login, one is using ID.ME and the other uses login.gov. One of those does require a driver's license, which didn't work for me because of a name mismatch with my middle name. But I was able to use the other one with my passport (which had my correct middle name), to login.

You can also try logging in to your SSA account online to verify your account and the name it is under.

If its one of the premium cards by places like Chase, they are likely trying to do more than just a SSN verification or using a different system than directly checking with the SSA. I had a similar issue with my Wife's SSN. We also had tried it with Discover. It initially was not verified because of the married name vs SSN name mismatch. When we reapplied in her maiden name it verified and got the card. The moral is to try to open a Discover card in your name. Then you will know if your SSN can be verified or not. In all likelyhood it is, just the security systems of those other cards can be a pain ...

I speak from experience, my ex and I agreed upon a generous amount we'd send monthly, much more than the typical family income in her Country. But she was the most incredible and amazing charming actress ever. She had no intentions of abiding by that. She had dreams of making her family rich. It didn't end well. I just hope you don't fall into the same trap as I did. Think with your head. Good luck