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June 6, 2019
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I am on F1 Visa and considered a resident alien now. I have unearned income, need to file form 8615. Can international student file form 8615?

  • June 6, 2019
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It seems that I need to file form 8615 because I am a full-time student, and have unearned income more than $2100. But for that form, it requires information from parents, my parents live in another country and have no SSN. How can I handle this issue? 

Best answer by KarenJ2

You will need to leave the  SSN blank, enter zeros for the parent's income and then print the tax return and write NRA (Non-Resident Alien) in the SSN box and mail the tax return - you will not be able to e-file.  Just choose that you will mail the return and ignore the SSN error.

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Level 2
June 6, 2019
i am holding F1 visa and considered as resident alien now. i don't work or earn income. can i still file the tax return? if i can what should i do?
KarenJ2Answer
Level 13
June 6, 2019

You will need to leave the  SSN blank, enter zeros for the parent's income and then print the tax return and write NRA (Non-Resident Alien) in the SSN box and mail the tax return - you will not be able to e-file.  Just choose that you will mail the return and ignore the SSN error.

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Level 2
June 6, 2019
Thank you for the answer. Can I still e-file the rest of my documents? Or they all have to be mailed?