Me and my wife have been in US from januarry 2012. I am on F1. She was on F2 and changed to F1 on januarry 2015. Can we file as maried filing jointly for 2016 tax

[mojtabadyanati]

Me and my wife have been in US from januarry 2012. I am on F1. She was on F2 and changed to F1 on januarry 2015. Can we file as maried filing jointly for 2016 tax

[bine22 · Accepted solution]

You are nonresident aliens for 5 calendar years. 2016 is the fifth year, so you would still have to file as nonresident aliens, separately on form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ plus form 8843

[TaxGuyBill]

TurboTax does not do those types of tax returns, so you may want to go to a tax professional that is EXPERIENCED with Nonresident Aliens.
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