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the first year choice only makes you a resident form the first day of presence in the US, so from November. You would be a dual status alien for 2016 if you make the first year choice. Dual status aliens cannot use the standard deduction either. Turbotax does not support dual status returns and I strongly doubt there would be any benefit filing as dual status alien versus filing as nonresident alien

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