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    fcivano Posts: 19, Reputation: 1
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    May 5, 2009, 02:14 PM
    H1 visa and Medicare (HITS) and OASDI
    Hi
    I am on a H1 Visa and I am just arrived in the US.
    My employee takes off from my paycheck the money
    For the Medicare and for the OASDI tax.
    I was aware that for the first two years in the US
    I don't have to pay the above taxes. Is it true?
    Is there some restriction for the H1 visa?

    Thanks
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    May 6, 2009, 01:44 AM

    No, it is not true.
    On H1-B you must pay SS tax and Medicare tax right from your first pay check.
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    May 6, 2009, 12:09 PM
    Agreed; the two-year exemption of which you speak apply to those who are under a J-1 visa.

    For F-1 visa holders, the exemption time frame is five years.

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