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Hello, Vinicius!
I really enjoyed your article, but I was very worried...
I married an American in December 2016, and we moved to Dubai in March 2017.
Even though I live in Dubai, I filed my income tax returns in 2017, 2018 and 2019. I didn't work in Dubai, I just accompanied my husband, so I had no income to declare, but I put my mother's address and my maiden name on the declaration, because I understood two facts as follows: 1) my father died in 2014, and my two sisters and I each inherited 1/6 of the house where my mother lives to this day (she owns 3/6 of the property). What I understood was that this 1/6 of the house, legally, in a way, would be property to declare, even though I don't live there; 2) my marriage took place in the United States and was never ratified in Brazil. I figured that, on the one hand, I had the obligation to declare my 1/6th of the house, and that I couldn't put my married name on it, since I didn't have my marriage certificate ratified in Brazil. At the time we went to Dubai, I already knew that his job would be temporary, and I had no idea if the marriage would work out. So I kept my bank account in Brazil, and never did the DSDP, because I wasn't sure if my departure would be permanent. In July 2019, we moved to the United States. I only started the green card process in 2020, and received my permanent resident document in May 2021. My questions: is it worth looking for ways to submit the DSDP now? Have I created a legal problem by submitting these tax returns with a Brazilian address, even though I've been living abroad since 2017? I've never "evaded" tax, as I haven't worked since I left Brazil. What should I do to correct this situation, if anything?
