I'm a US citizen. In 2019 I moved to Germany and got married. I have a few questions...
1. On Nov 5 I married an Indian citizen who earned more than me in 2019 and hasn't lived in the US since 2018, and therefore is not filing a 2019 tax return. Should I file separately and will this affect my EITC?
2. Do I need to file a split return for the time I was in the US and the time I was in Germany?
3. Which date should I use for my move?
Regarding Question 3: I first "registered" my address (at my boyfriend's (now husband's) place) in Germany on Mar 19 as having moved in on Feb 28 (my date of entry). I was still on a visitor visa, but the immigration authorities advised me that I had to register as living there before I could apply to have a residence visa (yes, I know this is weird). On May 28th I applied for a six-month "Job Seeker Visa" and was given a temporary permit ("Fiktionsbescheinigung") on the basis of having filled out the application. Then on Oct 2 I finally got the job seeker visa and I've been here ever since. Now I'm on a work visa for a job starting Jan 1 2020.
My income in 2019 (all of it was from the US):
- Freelance work (self-employed) for a company in NJ
- Rental income from an apartment in Florida, although it was a net loss, since the expenses were more than the rent.
- Bank interest
