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    Claiming Parents as dependants (Visitor visa and ITIN)

    Yes DISCLAIMER: This is not a legal advice. It is some information that I gathered, analyzed and used (successfully) in my case. Whether it applies to you, depends on your specific case. I am providing the required information below which you (and others in similar situations) can use to base...
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    Travelling to India, by Al-Italia

    You have the correct information - for transit through Italy you do not require a transit visa even if you do not have a valid US visa within your passport. This has been the experience with one of my friends who was in a similar situation. In general, deciding on whether a transit visa is...
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    Travelling to India by British Airways

    The simple answer is YES – you will require a transit visa if you do not have a valid US visa (visa which has not expired) stamped within your (and wife’s) passport. Possession of a valid I-797 (Notice of Action) is NOT enough. You will NOT be allowed to board the aircraft at US itself – so...
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    Tax Return - claiming dependent for B2

    Hi lz, In your case, as I understand, your Mom would have stayed in the US for more than 183 days in 2005 alone. Hence she would have answered “YES” to the three questions pertaining to length of stay in the IRS publication: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p519/15023t02.html The chart...
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    Claiming visiting parents as dependents.

    I have given the relevant info below (from a previous post): (1) To claim a person as a dependent that person has to pass the Dependency Test (explained in Publication 501 in the IRS web site) Direct Link to the Publication: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/ar02.html#d0e999 Basically...
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    Tax Return - claiming dependent for B2

    Defining "resident" That is exactly what I thought till I called IRS to clarify. The lady who called back from IRS (after "researching" the issue) pointed me to the chart (Figure 1A in Publication 519) to determine if that person qualifies as a resident. I would still like to believe you -...
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    Tax Return - claiming dependent for B2

    I saw a few references to a query on Tax Returns and claiming dependent for B2 in this portal and others too – however could not get a satisfactory answer. The following is some information I have learnt, on which to base your judgment: (1) To claim a person as a dependent that person...
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