Aidyn
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do EXACTLY as they have requested! KCC make it VERY clear what they want. You have already sent the docs once in an format they didn't ask for, why would you want to do it again?
DV 2020 All Selectees
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You're right
Airspray
Active Member
Anyone...?
SusieQQQ
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Yes, but if your goal is to naturalize in the shortest possible time you should keep your absence to shorter than 180 days.
Airspray
Active Member
Thanks. Another question - can I apply for a reentry permit on the same activation trip (assuming I would want to return after a year)?
If I understand correctly I have to do it from inside the US and wait about a month for my fingerprints to be taken.
SusieQQQ
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Yes, you can do that, and your understanding is correct about needing to apply from within and waiting for biometrics to be done locally.
Airspray
Active Member
Great, thanks! And do you think I will have a problem receiving this permit on my first trip to the US?
SusieQQQ
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It’s usually a formality. As long as you understand what it does and doesn’t do (helps protect your green card from being deemed abandoned, does nothing at all for continuous residence requirement for naturalization, you still need to file tax return with IRS, etc).
Airspray
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Do I have to file a tax return even if I didn't work a single day in the US?
SusieQQQ
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Yes. As a LPR, which you become the day your immigrant visa gets stamped for entry, you are required to report worldwide income (you may or may not get taxed on it depending on how much it is, double tax treaties etc), regardless of where the income was earned or where you were actually living when you earned it. You also want that annual tax return filed as an important piece of evidence that you did not plan to abandon your green card. (A re-entry permit is a solid piece of evidence of that but might not be the only thing they look at.) Additionally if you have more than $10k in total in cash or securities accounts during the year you are required to file an FBAR report with the IRS.
Edit: here is a link for you. You’ll note it starts by saying “If you are a resident alien, the rules for filing income, estate, and gift tax returns and paying estimated tax are generally the same whether you are in the United States or abroad. Your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax the same way as an U.S. citizen. You are a resident alien of the United States for tax purposes if you meet either the green card test or the substantial present test for the calendar year.”
Lots more info/links too
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/resident-aliens
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Thank you. Merry Christmas to you too.
arielajv
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Finally got our passports back from the Consulate (it's been almost 3 weeks), just the day before Christmas!
Finally the stress level has come down, mind you, there are more adventures up ahead lol.
Finally I can relax and enjoy the holidays!
This whole process has been pretty stressful, waiting and waiting and waiting, doubting everything -- am I healthy, am I gonna pass the interview, am I this, am I that
..? I was getting another citizenship meanwhile as well and was stressed that I might not be able to obtain it in time. But everything worked out in the end!
After filling out multiple surveys to win $500 worth of groceries, this was the best 'survey' I've ever filled
Thank you guys for keeping this forum so helpful and active! Hope everybody gets their visas soon!
Finally the stress level has come down, mind you, there are more adventures up ahead lol.
Finally I can relax and enjoy the holidays!
This whole process has been pretty stressful, waiting and waiting and waiting, doubting everything -- am I healthy, am I gonna pass the interview, am I this, am I that
..? I was getting another citizenship meanwhile as well and was stressed that I might not be able to obtain it in time. But everything worked out in the end!After filling out multiple surveys to win $500 worth of groceries, this was the best 'survey' I've ever filled
Thank you guys for keeping this forum so helpful and active! Hope everybody gets their visas soon!
Yo, isn't you with the same day or next day visa issued from the Montreal embassy? what 3 weeks?Finally got our passports back from the Consulate (it's been almost 3 weeks), just the day before Christmas!
Finally the stress level has come down, mind you, there are more adventures up ahead lol.
Finally I can relax and enjoy the holidays!
This whole process has been pretty stressful, waiting and waiting and waiting, doubting everything -- am I healthy, am I gonna pass the interview, am I this, am I that
After filling out multiple surveys to win $500 worth of groceries, this was the best 'survey' I've ever filled
Thank you guys for keeping this forum so helpful and active! Hope everybody gets their visas soon!
This may be a silly question, but why would you need an affidavit of support for Diversity Visa? I can't find any requirement mentioning it anywhere (other than family-sponsored applications, but that's not DV).
SusieQQQ
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DV still need to overcome public charge factors (see the last FAQ in the DV instructions), and that is the easiest way. Not “required” but definitely a positive.
