@pk ,
Thank you for the response.
I am from Colombia, so there is no treaty that I'm aware of and indeed, my earnings will be higher than the example.
I'm a bit confused. So from what you're saying if I prepare the first-year choice statement to be treated as a resident filing jointly, I would not need to use Sprintax and I would be able to file ALL of 2022 as married filing jointly with TurboTax? I thought I would only be considered a resident from July 1. and non-resident before that (for 2022)
My entire income from 2022 was earned in the US (while on OPT and H1B) and my wife had no income for the year so that would definitely be the best choice in terms of deductions.
Also if I understand correctly I will be in the US for 179 days in 2022 (under H1B) so I just need to wait until the first few days of January 2023 to meet the SPT (183 days) right?
Again thank you for the help.
Best,
Sebastian.
