February 2018 submission- i-130, i-485, i-765 - concurrent filing

[MicaAshani]

My I-131 updated to approved this morning
now waiting for my interview

Quick Question
will usps drop my card in the mail box or will require signature?

Hi, congrats on I-131. When did you file? I'm still waiting on mine to be approved.

[ALMThere]

First off to be clear, you can file MFS as you said with no harm to deductions. But you cannot file single.

Something called the law for one. USCIS likes people who follow the law. Next, USCIS officer will basically give you zero chance of an approval on the spot if you cannot show joint taxes, so you are delaying your entire process because you wanted to file electronically vs doing a paper submission.

Many IOs will not even look at the rest of your documents from past examples of people?s interviews. Come on you are married why at all would you think its a good idea to evade the IRS and federal government.

In most people?s minds someone filing single is a clear sign that the spouse has unreported assets and income overseas.

Hey! I just realize that my husband?s CPA did his taxes without my name 😫. Is it fixable? And If when I have my interview could I bring it in revised jointed tax return? Do you think it?s going to minimize our mistake?

Thank you!

[cali2018]

Yes. I didn?t work at all but my husband and I who is on a 1099 are still going to file jointly for his 2017. He asked for an extension and we should be filing in two weeks. People don?t know but both spouses don?t have to have an income to file jointly. One income is ok to filing jointly and I bet USCIS officer?s know this.

My understanding is either to file jointly or married filing separately for the purpose of AOS through marriage.

You are correct and yes getting extension was right move and then fixing it later.

[cali2018]

I don't see where is the major red flag... there a million reason why someone would file single being married, knowing that you will lose money. In my case for example, I had not worked that year, did not have an SSN, so to use TurboTax the only option was to do married separately but since I didnt have SSN it couldnt not be done electronically. Since she wouldnt lose that much money, we didnt bother go through that pain.

I think cataloguing it as MASSIVE or MAJOR redflag is being quite dramatic....

First off to be clear, you can file MFS as you said with no harm to deductions. But you cannot file single.

Something called the law for one. USCIS likes people who follow the law. Next, USCIS officer will basically give you zero chance of an approval on the spot if you cannot show joint taxes, so you are delaying your entire process because you wanted to file electronically vs doing a paper submission.

Many IOs will not even look at the rest of your documents from past examples of people?s interviews. Come on you are married why at all would you think its a good idea to evade the IRS and federal government.

In most people’s minds someone filing single is a clear sign that the spouse has unreported assets and income overseas.

[polko213]

MAJOR red flag.

I don't see where is the major red flag... there a million reason why someone would file single being married, knowing that you will lose money. In my case for example, I had not worked that year, did not have an SSN, so to use TurboTax the only option was to do married separately but since I didnt have SSN it couldnt not be done electronically. Since she wouldnt lose that much money, we didnt bother go through that pain.

I think cataloguing it as MASSIVE or MAJOR redflag is being quite dramatic....

[Plz]

MAJOR red flag.

Yes. I didn?t work at all but my husband and I who is on a 1099 are still going to file jointly for his 2017. He asked for an extension and we should be filing in two weeks. People don?t know but both spouses don?t have to have an income to file jointly. One income is ok to filing jointly and I bet USCIS officer?s know this.

My understanding is either to file jointly or married filing separately for the purpose of AOS through marriage.

[pyx]

update on i-131

My I-131 updated to approved this morning
now waiting for my interview

Quick Question
will usps drop my card in the mail box or will require signature?

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

You got married at 11:55pm on December 31st 2017? Please tell us your spouse did not file taxes as single, thats usually MASSIVE red flag for interviews.

MAJOR red flag.

[cali2018]

Anyone with the glitch get an interview today? Still have the glitch?

[kwueke]

Worried!!

Package sent March 17
Delivered March 19
Checks cashed March 29
Biometrics April 16
It?s been almost four months since I sent in my package and still no employment authorization or interview date. Should I be worried? I?m in the Chicago area, who else is applying for the green card around the Chicago area? How long does it usually take?
Thanks all, in anticipation

[pyx]

date

[QUOTE=UScitizenFilingforspouse;573095]That is fantastic! Congratulations! Your Social Security Card should follow if you checked the box on your I-765 application. It takes about 3 weeks.

Would you be awesome and create a signature? You can add your timeline there, too.

When was your EAD approved?

All the best, USCFFS[/Q


July 5th

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Checking my account to discovered my EAD is approved and may be arriving next week through USPS

That is fantastic! Congratulations! Your Social Security Card should follow if you checked the box on your I-765 application. It takes about 3 weeks.

Would you be awesome and create a signature? You can add your timeline there, too.

When was your EAD approved?

All the best, USCFFS

[pyx]

ead approved

Being organized pays off. I strongly recommend that you review the contents of this thread.

https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showthread.php/239999-Links-Evidence-of-bona-fide-marriage-for-I-130-I-485-filing-amp-interview-tips/page4

You will need a Table of Contents listing all your evidence. For each piece of evidence, you should include a brief explanation of what the evidence is proof of. You can find my Table of Contents here.

https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showthread.php/239496-What-documents-to-bring-to-a-marriage-based-green-card-interview?p=564656#post564656

And you can find the table of contents I used as a guide here.
https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showt...ocuments/page4

Checking my account to discovered my EAD is approved and may be arriving next week through USPS

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

we have two 2 banks account in our name
joint phone lines but file tax in her name because we got married late December
same family health insurance
same phone bills
pictures with family

Being organized pays off. I strongly recommend that you review the contents of this thread.

https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showthread.php/239999-Links-Evidence-of-bona-fide-marriage-for-I-130-I-485-filing-amp-interview-tips/page4

You will need a Table of Contents listing all your evidence. For each piece of evidence, you should include a brief explanation of what the evidence is proof of. You can find my Table of Contents here.

https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showthread.php/239496-What-documents-to-bring-to-a-marriage-based-green-card-interview?p=564656#post564656

And you can find the table of contents I used as a guide here.

https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showthread.php/239692-Interview-documents/page4

[cali2018]

we have two 2 banks account in our name
joint phone lines but file tax in her name because we got married late December
same family health insurance
same phone bills
pictures with family

You got married at 11:55pm on December 31st 2017? Please tell us your spouse did not file taxes as single, thats usually MASSIVE red flag for interviews.