@marudigi wrote:
hi mesquitebean, I did not say I am not resident for tax purposes, I said I wasn't when I filed in 2019 (using Sprintax as I have been for the time I spent in the US as an F1 with my husband as an F2). The IRS knows my 2019 status but not my 2020 status because I have not yet filed. I was a resident for tax purposes during 2020 as an H1B with my husband as an H4. I am in that weird transition limbo.
Everywhere I read about the stimulus check it said I was not eligible for the first or second one, so I don't want to submit this return that asks for the money. I think I will call the IRS because I was able to communicate with a turbotax person and he gave me a possible workaround, but I think I should ask anyway.
Actually, you don't mention "2019" anywhere in your original question. The following is exactly what you said in your question, which I paste here. It references only 2020 and "then" in the same sentence:
"turbotax wants me to get my 2020 stimulus check, but I was not a resident for tax purposes and did not qualify then."
That sentence also confused Champ @xmasbaby0 as you likely noticed in her reply above, too.
There's no way to know the ins and outs of your visa situation and tax status without asking you for details and clarification about it.
Here is an IRS article on eligibility for the Recovery Rebate Credit:
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/recovery-rebate-credit-topic-b-eligibility
Expand question B1.
I'm not a tax expert, especially in regards to international filing, so I'm going to ask someone who is experienced with international filing to look at this thread and further assist you with this topic.
In the meantime, the expert may need to know if your current visa status was the same during all of 2020.
@pk
Are you please able to further assist this user who says "I was a resident for tax purposes during 2020 as an H1B with my husband as an H4" in regard to filing and also her question in regard to Stimulus 1 and 2. Thanks!
