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Level 5
July 17, 2020
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F1 student

  • July 17, 2020
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Hi 

 

I am on F1 visa here from 2017 and married to US citizen. we are filing jointly. Will I be considered a resident alien for tax purposed ONLY. 

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    Level 15
    July 17, 2020

    The only way to file jointly is to make  an election to be treated as a US resident for tax purposes.  This means you must report and pay US tax on all your world-wide income, not just your US income.  It's probably better in your situation to file jointly, but you need to work that out for yourselves. 

    https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/nonresident-alien-spouse

    Level 5
    July 17, 2020

    Yes, I am reporting all my worldwide income .