My husband is an American, married for three years, and we both live in China. If I apply for an IR 1 visa, how can I solve the tax filing problem?

In the United States, no matter whether your work in China is illegal or not, as long as you file a tax return, you can make it up directly at the IRS. You'd better make up everything that you haven't reported before. You can calculate the bottom line. As long as your income exceeds the guarantee line, you don't need to find a joint guarantee. But if you do domestic IR 1, VO will think that your husband has no intention of going back to the United States because he has been in China for three years. I suggest your husband prepare a plan to return to the United States, find a joint guarantee, and preferably have proof materials related to the United States, such as real estate, bank account, valid driver's license and so on.

You can apply for domestic IR 1, that is, to the American Embassy in Beijing or Guangzhou. The whole process now takes about 2-3 months. Don't apply for foreign IR 1, it will be very slow! The average speed this year has exceeded 1 year! No matter whether you run IR 1 at home or abroad, the tax bill is necessary, so make up the tax return quickly. It doesn't matter if it's enough. If it is not enough, you can find a joint guarantee, but without a tax bill, it is tax evasion, which is different in nature.

You can pay your taxes online at the IRS. If you really don't know, you can ask an accountant to help you, but I don't think it's necessary. Online declaration is not difficult. Please read the private letter. The website where I file your tax returns. See for yourself.

My personal advice is never to apply for returning to the United States, which is really much slower! Moreover, finding an immigration lawyer is expensive and uneconomical. Immigration applications can be DIY, especially domestic IR 1, which is quick and convenient. In China, generally speaking, the authenticity of the relationship is not a problem. The key is economic security. You can find a joint guarantee, which is definitely no problem.