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So my wife just got back from her interview at Guangzhou for her CR-1. We were going through the DCF process. She received a Final Processing Letter along with a green slip that wants her to get a co-sponsor. Here's my situation: I came to China for work 5 years ago and joined a startup. But my income was non-existent for those years and had very low AGI reported on my previous years tax forms. In 2015 (this year), I found a new job at a big Chinese company that pays above the poverty guideline for sponsorship but the consulate officer says they do not recognize my income from China. I also have a signed job offer from a US company that I will be working for in a couple months with high income and the officer says the job hasn't started yet so they don't recognize it either. I think it is pretty absurd. I can't find a cosponsor right now and I am asking for advice of what to do next. Some ideas off the top of my head so far: 1. Change my tax form info from last few year and pay additional tax to get a higher reported AGI. Will IRS allow this? 2. File a complaint with USCIS because I am not sure why they don't recognize my income from China. 3. Write to congressman and seek help What do you guys think? I think it's very strange that the DCF process requires me to be living in China and now they say they don't recognize my Chinese income when it comes time for the interview. WTF?
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What's up guys? I'm preparing my taxes for tax year 2014 now and I really would like to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit. To qualify, I've chosen not to file the Form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income Exclusion), which is fine because my deductions pretty much negate any tax due. However, the last qualification that must be met is "living in the US for at least 6 months." I've researched and researched but I'm coming up short on how the IRS defines living in the US versus living abroad. I've been in China for about 331 days in 2014 (so I could qualify for the FEIE if I wanted...), but I only worked for 6 months out of those 331 days... the other time was spent traveling around China and I also traveled out of the country for a little over a month. Anyway, I guess my question is this: have any of you claimed the EITC while living and working in China? Have any of you received advice from an accountant on this issue or something similar? -heohoel
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I'm planning on filing the I-130 about the middle of January. I need my father to fill out the I-864 as well as me. Part 7 requires the adjusted gross income from the most recent 3 years. Problem is this: Taxes for 2014 aren't due until April 15, 2015. W-2's for 2014 aren't even required to be mailed before January 31, 2015. Will I need to worry about the 2014 tax year? For my father, there will be no significant difference. The 2014 tax year for me would look better, but not nearly good enough to file without a co-sponsor.
