Thank you Vanessa! Quick follow-up - Pub 519 Page 13 also says "Residency during the next year. If you are a U.S. resident during any part of 2024 and you are a resident during any part of 2023, you will be treated as a resident through the end of 2023. This applies whether you have a closer connection to a foreign country than the United States during 2023, and whether you are a resident under the substantial presence test or green card test"
If I am planning on returning later this year in Sep 2024, I can just choose to file as a resident for the full year of 2023 correct? And then for 2024 taxes I would be a resident alien once again? That is what I would prefer to do.
So, this means the only thing I need to figure out is how to report foreign income (you are correct, there is no form compatible with US returns, I just need to plug in the numbers). Additionally, I can use the standard deduction as well right, since I am filing as a resident?
