Yes - if you have an overpayment on your return, the IRS can mail a
refund check to your foreign address, it does not make
direct deposits into foreign bank accounts. The
check from the IRS will be drawn from the U.S. Treasury, so you will need to
ensure that your bank will accept a check from the U.S. Treasury, denominated
in U.S. Dollars.
However, please note: J-1 visa holders who substantially comply with the requirements
of that visa, and who do not exceed the duration of their specific Visitor
Exchange Program, are exempt from the Substantial Presence Test used to
determine eligibility for being a resident alien for U.S. income tax purposes:
this means that you are considered a nonresident
alien.
As a
nonresident alien you will need to file a Form
1040NR to report any U.S.-source income you have. TurboTax does not support Form 1040NR, so you will
not be able to use TurboTax for your specific tax situation.
You may want
to check out Sprintax, who are specifically
geared towards international student nonresident aliens with 1040NR filing
requirements.
For more
information please see IRS Publication 519, US Tax Guide for Aliens:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p519.pdf
