If you are on a J-1 visa for interns and trainees, there is a rule for J1 nonstudent visas called the 6 year lookback rule. This rule says that if you were exempt for 2 out of the past 6 years, you cannot be exempt again. If this is the case, you need to file a dual status return for 2019, part year nonresident and part year resident. Please see Publication 519 for more information on dual status filing. You would need to file both a nonresident return and a resident return. On the resident return, you are not allowed the standard deduction or allowed to file married filing jointly.
If you are on a J-1 student visa, you would have 3 more years filing as a nonresident according to the information you provided.
TurboTax is only for US citizens and full year residents.
TurboTax does not support nonresident returns.
However we have a partnership with Sprintax offering a nonresident tax filing solution to our TurboTax customers.
Visit the TurboTax/Sprintax site for more info or to get started.
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