@jmorrow338 , while I have never seen this limitation, but I have always used e-file for my own and even when I was a practicing tax professional. If you visit IRS site you will see direct debit , Credit Card payment. Even for Refunds IRS currently discourages paper-check issuance. So it makes sense that if you choose to file by mail, then direct debit makes no sense. So , if you can choose to pay by direct debit from a US bank.
Also , while the FEIE is the same whether you choose Bona-fide Resident or Physical Presence test form 2555, the only downstream benefit ( once IRS has approved your Bona-fide Resident status ) is that for Physical Presence Test you always must meet 330 days away from the USA during a continuous 12 month test period encompassing the tax period for exclusion. Most expats choose the Physical Presence Test.
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