I am currently on F1-Visa came to USA in 2015 and working on my OPT-EAD now. Will i come under Resident alien or Non-resident alien for my tax return purposes?

[madhu-anchuri]

I am currently on F1-Visa and working with my OPT-EAD. Will i come under Resident alien or Non-resident alien for my tax return purposes?

[TaxGuyBill · Accepted solution]

If 2015 was your first year in the US, your F-1 visa makes you a Nonresident Alien.

TurboTax is not able to prepare that type of tax return, so you may consider going to a tax professional (make sure the tax professional is experienced with Nonresident Aliens).

In the event you are married to a US Citizen or US Resident Alien, there may be certain elections that would allow you to be treated as a Resident for your tax return.

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p519#en_US_2016_publink1000222193

[madhu-anchuri]

Hi,

Thank you very much for the response. Actually for the previous two years(2015,2016), I have filed tax returns through Turbo Tax. Will it cause any kind of problems in future and if i do Non resident returns this year?

[TaxGuyBill]

I recommend going to a tax professional to correct your prior tax returns.