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iemanna
Mar 19, 2013, 08:31 AM
This is my 7th year in the United States with a F1 visa. I came here in 2006 and graduated in 2010. Then, I did OPT for a year and I went back to graduate school.
I was married to my husband in 2011 and he came to the States in 2011 with a F2 visa.

Last year, I went to H&R block and got my tax filed there. I went to the different H&R block this year, and the consults told me, the first H&R block did wrong as they did the single filing status on my tax return. They told me to get ITIN# for my husband before proceeding the filing in order to redeem the additional money from previous year; so we went to the IRS office to get his ITIN#, but an IRS lady told us the new procedure has been implemented that we first need to prepare a tax return and attach it to W-7 form. She added we need to send his passport for 8 to 11 weeks at least to obtain the ITIN# along with other documents.

I returned to the H&R block, but I had a totally different consult. She told me I would not get more than what was written in the second box in W-2 form and told me to do it by myself (because the amount was low).

I am now very confused and don't know what to do about it.
I don't know what form to use to file my tax return. Please help me!

AtlantaTaxExpert
Mar 20, 2013, 06:44 AM
It is clear the H & R Block office has NO CLUE what to do.

Tell me WHERE you are living and I Will tell you which IRS office to go to to get your husband's passport certified.

You will then go there with husband, passport, W-7, and 2012 tax return to answer a few questions and submit the 2012 tax return and W-7.

You will leave with husband and passport, lluz

AtlantaTaxExpert
Mar 20, 2013, 06:47 AM
You will leave with your husband and his passport and a receipt for the w-7 and tax return.

You will get the ITIN in the mail about six weeks after submission.

Once you have the ITIN, you can amend the 2011 return.

If you want process

AtlantaTaxExpert
Mar 20, 2013, 06:48 AM
If you want professional help with the process, email me at the email address in my profile.