Q: I am a US citizen, My wife is a permanent green card holder. My wife would like to file/apply for her citizenship.
The problem we are having is that we filed taxes jointly for the past 3 years, and we do owe back taxes. We could not pay those taxes due to a child support order that is quite high ($3,400.00) a month. As a self employed, My only income (I husband) is about 44K a year after ordinary business expenses. I (husband) have been in contact with the IRS in regard to the owed taxes. We have given them all information about our hardship. As of the current time, the IRS agent (who is working on our file) has determined that our taxes owed are non-collectable debt. How does this look in the eyes of the immigration office, when my wife files for her citizenship? Also, is there anything we should do prior to filing for her citizenship? PS. My wife did have a sponsor.
A: If you have made satisfactory arrangements with the IRS, then USCIS is okay with it. That would include having a payment schedule or the IRS making the determination that it does not have to be paid. For purposes of naturalization, they're really looking to make sure she's filed and is working with the IRS on any issues.
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