https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-has-a-j1-i-have-a-j2-he-was-in-the-us-120-days-in-2016-and-i-82-days-is-it-better-to-fill/01/450532#M185168 My husband has a fellowship of $32,500 and I'm a housewife (don't generate income in the US). We're citizens from Brazil and Argentina. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:55:15 GMT adrianac84 2019-06-04T22:55:15Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-has-a-j1-i-have-a-j2-he-was-in-the-us-120-days-in-2016-and-i-82-days-is-it-better-to-fill/01/450532#M185168 My husband has a fellowship of $32,500 and I'm a housewife (don't generate income in the US). We're citizens from Brazil and Argentina. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:55:15 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-has-a-j1-i-have-a-j2-he-was-in-the-us-120-days-in-2016-and-i-82-days-is-it-better-to-fill/01/450532#M185168 adrianac84 2019-06-04T22:55:15Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/since-when-are-you-in-the-us-is-the-j1-a-student-or-nons/01/450538#M185170 since when are you in the US? is the J1 a student or nonstudent visa? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:55:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/since-when-are-you-in-the-us-is-the-j1-a-student-or-nons/01/450538#M185170 bine22 2019-06-04T22:55:16Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/we-ve-arrived-on-august-24-2016-left-us-for-holidays-o/01/450546#M185172 We've arrived on August 24, 2016 - left US for holidays on 21 December, 2016<BR />I was travelling a lot in that period, so has here for fewer days<BR />He's a PhD Student, so a non resident alien for tax purposes, as I am, I understand Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:55:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/we-ve-arrived-on-august-24-2016-left-us-for-holidays-o/01/450546#M185172 adrianac84 2019-06-04T22:55:17Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/on-j1-as-a-student-he-is-a-nonresident-alien-for-five-cal/01/450554#M185174 <P>On J1 as a student he is a nonresident alien for five calendar years, the same applies to any J2 dependent visa holders. So you would both file form 1040NR or 1040NR-EY plus form 8843. These forms are not supported by turbotax. You cannot choose to file as resident aliens.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:55:19 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/on-j1-as-a-student-he-is-a-nonresident-alien-for-five-cal/01/450554#M185174 bine22 2019-06-04T22:55:19Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/great-thanks-and-what-s-the-diff-between-1040nr-and-104/01/450562#M185176 Great, thanks! And what's the diff between 1040NR and 1040NR-EY? Thanks, again! Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:55:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/great-thanks-and-what-s-the-diff-between-1040nr-and-104/01/450562#M185176 adrianac84 2019-06-04T22:55:20Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/that-should-have-been-1040nr-ez-the-ez-form-is-a-little/01/450569#M185177 that should have been 1040NR-EZ. The EZ form is a little shorter. Which one you need to file depends on your income. Have a look at publication 519 &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="<A href="https://www.irs.gov/publications/p519/&quot;&gt;https://www.irs.gov/publications/p519/&lt;/a" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/publications/p519/"&gt;https://www.irs.gov/publications/p519/&lt;/a</A>&gt; Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:55:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/that-should-have-been-1040nr-ez-the-ez-form-is-a-little/01/450569#M185177 bine22 2019-06-04T22:55:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/great-thanks-so-much-for-all-your-help/01/450574#M185178 great - thanks so much for all your help! Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:55:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/great-thanks-so-much-for-all-your-help/01/450574#M185178 adrianac84 2019-06-04T22:55:23Z