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Level 1
June 6, 2019
Question

F-1 student son a dependent?

  • June 6, 2019
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I am a US permanent resident and my 18 year old son is on an F-1 student visa since Jan 2016, living with me here in the US- can I claim him as a dependent on my 2016 tax return?


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Level 8
June 6, 2019

A student on F1 is a nonresident alien for 5 calendar years and cannot be claimed as dependent for these 5 years.

Level 2
June 6, 2019
Thanks