Thank you for your message and kind help! Below is my response. Please let me know if you'd need any further clarification:
(a) which visa are you on -- F-1 or what ?
--> I used to be an F-1 visa holder to study in US, but am now in Japan; it's been 5 years since I left US.
(b) when did you enter the country ? Was this your first entry with this visa in the last 3 years?
--> My last trip to US was in 2024 for a short stay with ESTA.
(c) if you filed a return for year past ( 2024 or 2023) , how did you file ?
--> The last time to file a US tax return was 2021. I filed with Turbotax. Let me know if this answers this question (c).
(d) which country are you from?
--> Japan
(e) by "non-tax applied" do you mean that no taxes were withheld by the disburser of the award?
--> Yes, no taxes are withheld by the disburser of the award.
(f) do you have a tax id ( SSN/ ITIN ) ?
--> I used to work in US, so I have SSN from US. But I have been and am a Japanese resident for tax purposes.
