Daniel123

I have written a letter and I have some mail going to my mom's address. I'll have her send those right away. I just completed the 1040 and the 2555. I'm not sure If I should put that I'm a bona fide resident or just physically present. Also, should I put my mom's address as my address on the 1040 or my Chinese address. I'm thinking in terms of establishing a record of domicile.

OMG Thanks a million, everyone! This is great news.

It seems that the domicile issue might be a bigger one than the taxes for me. I didn't plan on meeting my wife when I left Seattle. I left my apartment, my job and everything, not knowing if I would go back to Seattle or not. I have not voted in local elections or anything. My Seattle ID has expired. When Cindy and I became engaged, we just decided we would live in Philly to be close to my family. However, I haven't lived there in about 9 years. Has anyone faced trouble establishing domicile? How did you overcome it? Also here is IRS info on filing overseas if it helps anyone else. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/intern...d=96746,00.html

Thanks for the info. I am filing DCF. I'll go back and file my taxes. You bring up another concern when you mention domicile. I've lived in China for a year and a half. I lived in Seattle for seven years prior. We will live in Philadelphia, PA when go to the U.S. to be with my mom. We listed my mother's address as our residence since we plan to live with her until we get our own place. I left all ties to Seattle. I thought all of this would be fine. I'm not concerned about finding Employment in the U.S. but should I try to secure a job now before the interview? I just hadn't considered domicile to be so crucial.

We have an interview appointment in Guangzou next month. I never filed taxes last year. I'm teaching in China and figured I didn't make enough to have to file. However, according to the IRS web site, my gross income was just over the minimum. My income after Chinese taxes is under the minimum. I have a joint sponsor, so does it really matter or should I go ahead and file to show good intentions? Daniel123