I was an exchange student with F1 visa from 2015 to February 2016. Then I went back to my home county to finish college during later 2016 to 2017, but the expiration date of the 2015 F1 was 2020. And then I started in a different school from in July 2017 with a new F1. Am I a resident alien or non-resident alien starting from 2020 and can I use Turbotax? Thanks a lot for your help.
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As I read your post , what I understand is --> (a) you entered the country with F-1 in 2015.; (b) you were absent from the USA for part of 2016 and part of 2017; (c) you returned to USA with a new F-1 during 2017; (d) now the question is when does your exemption period run out.
Since the original F-1 provided you with a five year exemption period, i.e. till 2019 ( five years counting the year of admission ), you would have been treated as a Non-Resident Alien till the end of the year 2019, as long as you met the conditions of your visa. You can back in 2017 with a new F-1 but the original five year exemption still applies i.e. the new visa does not start a new five year period. Thus for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 ( as long as you are in school ) you still would be exempt from counting days present towards substantial presence test ( SPT). So for those year you must file 1040-NR ( Not supported by TurboTax). Absent any status adjustment that is where we are. From 2020 you would count days present and therefore ( unless something else changes ) you would be a Resident Alien for Tax purposes and therefore file a form 1040 ( supported by TurboTax )
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As I read your post , what I understand is --> (a) you entered the country with F-1 in 2015.; (b) you were absent from the USA for part of 2016 and part of 2017; (c) you returned to USA with a new F-1 during 2017; (d) now the question is when does your exemption period run out.
Since the original F-1 provided you with a five year exemption period, i.e. till 2019 ( five years counting the year of admission ), you would have been treated as a Non-Resident Alien till the end of the year 2019, as long as you met the conditions of your visa. You can back in 2017 with a new F-1 but the original five year exemption still applies i.e. the new visa does not start a new five year period. Thus for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 ( as long as you are in school ) you still would be exempt from counting days present towards substantial presence test ( SPT). So for those year you must file 1040-NR ( Not supported by TurboTax). Absent any status adjustment that is where we are. From 2020 you would count days present and therefore ( unless something else changes ) you would be a Resident Alien for Tax purposes and therefore file a form 1040 ( supported by TurboTax )
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