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For tax filing purposes, J1 visa holders are considered Nonresident Aliens for the first 2 (non-students) or 5 (students) calendar year. As a nonresident alien, you are only required to file a US tax return for income from US sources. If you are required to file a tax return, you will file a Form 1040NR. TurboTax does not support Form 1040NR
You can go to the
following website https://www.sprintax.com/ which
is specifically designed to help prepare nonresident alien tax
returns for international students.
As I said in my comment to the other other , you would be a non-resident alien for 5 calendar years.
You would need to file form 1040NR plus 8843. These are not supported by Turbotax.
You can file the correct forms or 2015, but you also need to a amend your return for the year you filed with Turbotax.
You would need to file form 1040NR plus 8843 plus form 1040X (the amendment form) for that year.
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