Yes, you can treat yourself as a dual status.
You have two options:
1. Treat yourself as a non-resident by filing a Form 1040-NR. You cannot file with TurboTax. Please visit Sprintax.
2. If you anticipate you will be staying in the US for at least 183 days in the year 2021 or meet the Substantial Presence Test SPT, you can make an election to treat yourself as a resident from October 2010, to file as a dual-alien alien. Please see FirstYearChoice- Residency Starting Date under the First-Year Choice.
If you meet the requirements, for the year 2020, you will be filing as a non-resident for the first 10 months and a resident for the rest of the year. To read more about dual status, click here: Dual status
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