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If this is the first time she was granted the F-1 visa, she will be considered as a nonresident alien. In fact, she will be a nonresident for the next fiver year 2016-2020.  However, if you are a resident for tax purposes by meeting the Substantial Presence Test  SPT,  you can treat her as a resident by making an election of Nonresident to resident.