LinaJ2018
Intuit Alumni

State tax filing

As a F-visa holder, you are exempt from counting days and treated as a nonresident for  2013-2017.  When you switch to H-1B in February 2017, you become a resident from February 2017 and make yourself a dual-status alien.  While you are a nonresident, you are exempt from paying FICA.  You will start paying FICA after February.  To claim a refund of the FICA you have paid, you should contact your employer.  If you are unable to get a full refund from your employer, you can request the refund from the IRS by filing a Form 843.  For more information, please see  More Form 843