Is ITR mandatory for US Visa for an Indian resident?
I am an Indian resident, and I will need to apply for a US visa in a while through my employer. I am not sure which visa it will be but it will be for a short duration (less than 2 months). I have filed an income tax return (ITR) for last year but not before that. I have in total 3.5 years of experience as of now and I have paid all my taxes on time.
Can I be denied Visa due to non availability of ITR for previous years? What are other important documents needed for a US visa?
Best Answer
This page shows all the documents that your sponsor/employee needs to submit for processing your visa:
http://www.immihelp.com/visitor-visa/sponsor-documents.html
And here you can find the list of all documents that you will need to submit:
http://www.immihelp.com/visitor-visa/visitor-documents.html
While your employer should be able to provide all ITR documents for the organization, it is not required for an individual.
If you are paying taxes in India, Form -16 as a proof of tax is good enough as mentioned in the visitor-documents pages.
P.S. My husband got his H1-B recently and we submitted a copy of the last year's Form 16 only. ITR-V documents were not asked from us.
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Can I get US visa without ITR?
For the most commonly sought one - the visitor visa, an income tax return is not required. In fact no documents are required except for your passport and your interview appointment letter for when u for for an interview.Do visa officers ask for ITR?
As a rule, the Visa Officers do not ask for any documents. Though you are always recommended to carry them with you, it is important to note that you must not offer your documents until and unless asked.Why is ITR needed for visa?
As the IT return is one of the basic requirements for visa applications to most countries and the ITR should be the latest one, the Income Tax Department appears to be under-scoring this to caution late filers. If not filed on or before December 31, the assessee gets three more months to do so but with costs.Is 3 years ITR mandatory for visa?
1. Applying for VISA processing: Chetan Chandak, Head of Tax research, H&R Block India, said, you are required to produce copies of ITR filed for the last 2-3 years in order to testify that you have a steady income on which you have even paid taxes.ITR for VISA Application | How to Get ITR for VISA Canada US Schengen Australia italy Others
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