I am a foreigner who has lived in the states since 2013. Am I considered a resident alien and eligible to use turbotax?

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your five year exemption from days presenting counting would have expired in 2017. So for 2018 you would dual status --- till you reached the 183 days to pass the substantial presence test, you would be a non-resident alien and thereafter you would be a resident-alien for tax purposes. Thus you would require a 1040 filing and attach a 1040-NR for the first half of the year. Note that while you are a Non-resident alien, US will tax you only on US sourced income and thereafter ( i.e. as a resident alien for tax purposes) you would be taxed on your world income-- and eligible for any taxes paid to another administration/country on income form that source.

For the 2018, you can also request ( a note signed and dated ) to be treated as a resident-for tax purposes for the whole year and thus file only a 1040. This of course would mean that you would have to paperfile.

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KarenJ2

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What visa type have you had since 2013? Are you a student?

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oneinchofgreyAuthor

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F1 visa. Yes, I was an undergrad and am currently a graduate student.

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KarenJ2

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What day in 2013 did you enter the US with an F-1 visa?

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oneinchofgreyAuthor

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It was 12th of Aug in 2013.

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your five year exemption from days presenting counting would have expired in 2017. So for 2018 you would dual status --- till you reached the 183 days to pass the substantial presence test, you would be a non-resident alien and thereafter you would be a resident-alien for tax purposes. Thus you would require a 1040 filing and attach a 1040-NR for the first half of the year. Note that while you are a Non-resident alien, US will tax you only on US sourced income and thereafter ( i.e. as a resident alien for tax purposes) you would be taxed on your world income-- and eligible for any taxes paid to another administration/country on income form that source.

For the 2018, you can also request ( a note signed and dated ) to be treated as a resident-for tax purposes for the whole year and thus file only a 1040. This of course would mean that you would have to paperfile.

Does this help ?