You can use the foreign earned income exclusion every year you qualify for it.
From the IRS website:
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/foreign-earned-income-exclusion
To claim these benefits, you must have foreign earned income, your tax home must be in a foreign country, and you must be one of the following:
- A U.S. citizen who is a bona fide resident of a foreign country or countries for an uninterrupted period that includes an entire tax year,
- A U.S. resident alien who is a citizen or national of a country with which the United States has an income tax treaty in effect and who is a bona fide resident of a foreign country or countries for an uninterrupted period that includes an entire tax year, or
- A U.S. citizen or a U.S. resident alien who is physically present in a foreign country or countries for at least 330 full days during any period of 12 consecutive months.
Since you no longer live in a foreign country, you will unable to use the foreign income exclusion. You will prepare you taxes including the foreign income and deducting any associated taxes.
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