List of IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED for H1 / H4 Visa

[asomalra]

List of IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED for

H1 / H4 Visa at US Consulates in INDIA-

1. Exterior and Interior Photos of the Company and the Client (

client, if applicable).

2. Tax returns of the Company (atleast for last 3 years).

3. Original Letter from the Client supervisor (client, if

applicable).

4. 'Vendor Contract' letter between your Company and Client

(client, if applicable). The contract should show minimum

duration of the project to be atleast 12 months.
Also include 'Third Party' Vendor Contract, if applicable.

5. W2 forms of all the co-workers of the Company (atleast for

last 3 years).

6. Bank statements atleast for the past 6 months to 1 year.

7. W2 forms and Tax returns for all the years of appicant's stay

in USA.

8. Pay slips for the current year.

9. Detailed project description (include project manager contact

info, team lead info and all the team members).

10.Letter addressed, with supporting financial documents, to the

US Consulate from your Company explaning how will the Company

pay its employees for atleast next 12 months.(Assuming

Company do not have any projects lined up).


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[shiva4]

Tax return forms or Tax transcripts?

I would like to know for H4 visa for my spouse, do I have to give her my original tax return forms for all years or just the tax transcripts (which shows the report of all tax returns) with w2s?
I dont know where I kept all my original forms I sent out each year.

Thanks
Siv

[asomalra]

Reply to your post

You need to submit Tax Returns (form 1040) along with your W2 forms for all the years of your stay in USA and not tax transcripts.
For H1, you may need to show originals
For H4, the spouse can show photocopies (sometimes, suprisingly,VO ask for originals even for H4 visa applicants)

Also prepare to take company's financial statements (tax returns) atleast for the last 3 years
AND
W2 forms of all the co-workers of your company for the last 3 years.


GOO LUCK
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[shiva4]

tax return transcripts

How can we show originals of 1040 forms. Thats already mailed to IRS right? Did you mean copies of the mailed 1040 forms?

Siv

[asomalra]

1040 Forms needed

Yes. We need to have the copies of 1040 forms (Tax Returns) to be subimitted to the US Consulate. For example, if you have filed taxes with the help of , say, HR&Block or any chartered accountant, they should give you the copy of 1040 Form. If you have filed taxes by yourself, then you should have taken photocopies of these forms. The US Consulate has posted this as one of the important requirements for the past many years.
Also as a reminder make sure W2 , 1040 form (Tax Returns), Company offer letter (indicating your salary), I-129 (LCA filing by your company) and Total summation of salary for all the months of that year credited(direct deposit or pay check) by your company should be same.

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[shiva4]

LCA and direct deposit

How can the LCA match the sum of direct deposits? I dont understand. Because direct deposit would be the net pay after tax and LCA will have gross salary for a year. Kindly let me know.

Siva.