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Thank you! Glad I could help!

Thanks. Thanks again.

Thank you. I know I can file it joint, but I'm wondering why I would want to do that? Let's say she made $50k, then she would owe USA tax on that, no? I'm trying to figure out which one (joint or sep) is more beneficial in our situation and why. I realize that from USCIS standpoint (say she gets a green card interview in May of next year, or when she goes to remove conditions from from her 2 year green card), it may be beneficial to file jointly. But that comes at the expense of her paying USA tax on her 2023 income, no?

Hello. I'm a USC. Got married to my immigrant wife in Sept 2023 (B2 visa) here in USA. She is going through AOS (I-485). About her: EAD has arrived, along with SSN (December 2023) I-130 and 485 still pending she did have income in 2023 from her previous job in her home country she has earned NO income (foreign or in USA) since arriving in USA About Me: self-employed, low-income (not worried about lowering my tax rate, as I owe nothing other than my self-employment tax) yes, we have a joint sponsor for I-864, before anybody asks we have no kids or dependents, so I'm not head of household According to this, she is considered a non-resident alien at this point: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/tax-information-and-responsibilities-for-new-immigrants-to-the-united-states. She doesn't yet have a green card, and her time in USA is well below the number of days quoted. According to this, I could claim her as a resident for tax purposes, since I'm a USC: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/nonresident-spouse My questions are, should I file married jointly or separately for 2023, and why? If jointly, would she be subject to tax on money she earned in 2023 at her job in her home country prior to arriving in USA? How would she prove her income, since her country has no such thing as a W-2? Thank you in advance.

Nice! But i've read far too many accounts of USCIS demanding a joint sponsor, so we got one. It sucks that you can't rely on them to be consistent and follow their own rules.

Makes sense. That's what we'll do. Thank you.

We are filling out the I-864. The primary sponsor does not meet the income requirements. We have plenty of assets, but understand that USCIS will almost certainly request/require a joint sponsor. So, we have joint sponsor. Since we have a joint sponsor, do we still need to list our assets on I-864? Is there any benefit to doing so? I don't mind listing them, but then we'd have to supply another mountain of paperwork for supporting evidence of said assets. Thanks in advance.

Yes. Thank you for the reply. That's what I thought. Thanks for the confirmation.

I have read on here that fiance visa holders can/should apply for social security number soon after arrival, even before the wedding. When here on a B2 visa (not fiance) and doing AOS via marriage to a USC, when can/should the non-USC apply for social security number? Can they file for a social security number before the wedding, or can they only request that when filing the AOS paperwork after the wedding? Thank you in advance.