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So Im going through the checklist for my Immigrant visa application(filed DCF london, waiting for I130 approval)

Form I-864 : The form has an expiration date, dated for the end of this month. My interview probably wont be until January so I take it there will be an updated form coming out in November. I dont want to fill it all out for it to be void.

My Birth certificate(immigrant). It has my parents details on it but I'm not sure if this is classed as the 'long cert'?

Court records: I have a careless driving conviction, I got the court to send me the summary of the case but it doesn't go into detail of what really happened. The checklist says to include the report that includes complete details of the incident. Im not sure if this is suffice.

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I-864: the OMB expiration dates at the top right of forms is not the form expiration date.
Look for the version number in the bottom right corner and check the form download page to make sure it is an accepted version.
EX: Form I-864 Instructions (Rev. 10/18/07)Y (on form)-- Edition Date :
10/18/07; (11/01/06 also accepted) (on form download page).

Birth Cert:
Check the Embassy pages for detailed instructions:
Document Checklist

* Birth Certificate (Note: Short From birth certificates are unaccepable. The certificate must state the names of both parents)
http://london.usembassy.gov/application_documents.html

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Obtain the original, or certified copy, of the birth record of each family member.

Does this mean my birth certificate AND my US wife one too? The one that we sent in with the petition?

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No.

Rene

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No, it would be for every immigrating family member. You apparently don't have any. :)

Your wife will attach proof of her US citizenship (birth cert or passport) to her I-864.

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This may seem like a silly question but I was reading someone elses post and they were saying they got denied their visa due to the affidavit not being the origianal. Don't you just print off the applications from the official website? Not sure what original affidavit means...

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The form signed with an original signature is the 'original'. Some people recommend signing the forms with blue ink to make it obvious, since as you point out... what IS an original in this case. :)

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thanks,

So we filed at the end of august and we had our petition approval this morning in the post.

So the next step is to send in the ds230 right.

Can't believe we've had it so quick

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Congrats.. yes, DS-230, which will start the visa case and let them begin the background checks.
Send in the 'applicant readiness' form when you want an interview to be scheduled. It will take aprox 8 weeks from sending that one, to interview date (with notice about midway).

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Ok thanks.

The approved petition came with no case number or such. So were still good to send in the forms?

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No, I answered iin the other thread.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...5&postcount=17

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On ds230 question 31 a and b.

Do i put my USC wife in there or do i put N/A. We have no children involved.

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The question is actually aimed at people (= spouse/children) who are not petitioning for you but who are already part of your family and going with you... if, for example, it was your sister who was petitioning for your family. That said, it doesn't hurt to put down your wife's name in "a" and N/A in "b".

Ian

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So my wife(USC) has a job already lined up in the US. Can a letter from her employer stating her wage and start date etc be scanned or photocopied for her Intent to domicile or does it have to be the original?

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You can probably bring the scan or photocopy, you probably don't need the original.

Rene

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Thanks

So theres a question on the I864 that asks my wifes(USC address). She's going to be in the UK until February 1st. She then flies over to start her new job in the US.

Seeing as we'll be (hopefully) having the interview by the time she goes over shall we put our UK address?

The domicile question will be answered by her new job(employment letter etc).

Am we on the right path?

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Put whatever is true on the date the I-864 is signed.

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On the I864 when it asks to you to state gross income for the last three years. Is that adjusted or total income? The adjusted just looks too low to mention.

Thanks

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Total - that's what "gross" means, as opposed to "net" which is your income after taxes etc have been deducted.

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But on the i864 it asks for 'adjusted' gross income which is totally different from total income.

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Hmm, well we put my wife's full UK income, converted to dollars on the I-864, the same values that were on the 1040s she'd filed with the IRS and it was accepted.

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It's only "adjusted gross" if you filed form 1040EZ.

Ian

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Ah i see.

Ive got some other queries i hope you can help me.

For my wifes 2007 tax return her income was barely 17k for the year, will there be a problem about this. Not sure why I think this but its been buggin me.


My interview is booked 1 week before my wife flies to the US so her country of domicile will still be the UK at the time of the interview but she flies 4 weeks before I do. Will this count for intent to domicile or does it have to be before my interview?

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As long as her 2008 and 2009 incomes were looking OK, AND her CURRENT income (2010) is above the poverty guideline, you should be fine. But it seems you're doing a DCF case, right? Is your wife's income going to continue from the same source once inside the USA? Or are you using a joint sponsor? You know that if she's using UK current income, it won't count on the I-864 unless it continues from the same source in the USA.

If she is still in the UK at the time of your interview (at the time you submit the I-864), you will hopefully be providing proof of her intent to domicile in the USA.

Rene

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Yes, she is getting a company transfer which is well above the poverty line.

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OK, great. Sorry, I didn't read back through your earlier posts in this thread.

Rene

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We had my wifes 2009 tax return done by her company. They gave us so many pages back and I'm not sure what most of them are. The important bit is the 1040ez and w2 right? Or shall I give them everything that was given to me? Thanks

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If you can get the tax transcripts, then that's all you need. If you're going to submit the 1040EZ and W2s, then you also need everything else that was submitted with the return.

Ian

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Everything being? Wage slips etc?

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It's really impossible for us to say, without knowing exactly what you're looking at. You don't need wage slips, the W-2 covers that. I am not familiar with the 1040EZ so I don't know what other documents are required with that.

If you really want to use photocopies of your tax return, I'd contact the company who did them, and ask for a photocopy of exactly what they submitted to IRS. (I'm sure what they handed you back includes more than what they actually submitted to IRS).

It's just easier to call IRS and get a tax transcript. They are free, they get to you quickly, and it's the official IRS report of your tax return.

Rene

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Ok. I'm in London so may have to go up to the IRS at the embassy.

My wife is super busy with work at the moment so do you think they would give me her transcripts if I took some sort of ID of hers?

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No, you can't get them from there. Someone in the US needs to call, and they are mailed to a US address. I don't think the IRS will send them to an overseas address, although now I recall a faxing option, if you can get them on the phone from there. That might be a possibility?

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Maybe not a transcript but im sure I heard someone say the London IRS prints something out for you and stamps IRS on it which is accepted by the embassy.

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Even so, I wouldn't think you can do it for her just by bringing her ID with you.

Rene

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You're kidding, yes? Ever heard of purse-snatching?

If you had your pocket picked, how happy would you be if some government agency gave away even more of your personal information to the thief?

Regards, JEff

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Yes, when you turn in late returns, they will stamp a copy 'filed' or 'received' for your own record. I've never heard about getting a copy of that back after the fact. I always assumed that returns submitted there were reviewed or entered into the system or whatever happens to them after filing, was done in the US. IE the London office just forwards them to the US.
But I really don't know.

What you want to separate out (IE 'wage slips') is information to document two separate things:
-2009 Income tax return (a complete return includes all pages of all forms completed + all attachments that were included, W-2, 1099 etc)

-Current income

In your case, I would also add significant evidence of the transfer to the new, US job. Letter from employer, wage slip etc.


Note that ALL of this is going to depend on when your 'cut off' for your own I-864 is. Because you are arching over the change in year, make sure you are documenting the correct thing.
What I'm saying is, if you fill it out today, it's one data set, but if you fill it out on Jan 2, it will be another.

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My wife just had the IRS send over her 2007 tax transcript (we live in London)

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Yes, my husband also had his 2009,2008 and 2007 transcripts sent to our London address by IRS. He didn't call them, he filled out and mailed the transcript request form. I assume they believed it was him as it was the same address as it was on the tax returns. Last summer they also sent us a check for tax refund for his 2009 return, and this came to London too. Of course we then had to send the check back to his mother in the US so that the money could be cashed out:D

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So you're saying the IRS at the embassy can't furnish me with ANYTHING that can be used to show her tax returns??
I find that extremely funny.

My wife is at the embassy as I type this asking them for evidence of her filing. I'll report back when she returns.

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I'm sorry I dont understand what you're saying. Why would the information be different next year from today?