ranchod
May 8, 2009, 03:52 PM
|| Sarvam Krishna Arpanam ||
Hi,
I am from India on a h1b visa.
I came to US on the 6th December, 2008. I had filed my state and federal taxes for 2008.
1) Is it possible for me to convert to a J1 Visa (in December 2009) ? Assuming my employer ( a research institute) is ready to do so ? Are there any leagal hurdles?
2) Will I be able to use the India-US tax treaty (J1 Visa) for the year 2010 (considering I had stayed in the US during the whole of 2009) and get exemption from all of the taxes, medicare and social security?
Regards
Prakash
Hi,
I am from India on a h1b visa.
I came to US on the 6th December, 2008. I had filed my state and federal taxes for 2008.
1) Is it possible for me to convert to a J1 Visa (in December 2009) ? Assuming my employer ( a research institute) is ready to do so ? Are there any leagal hurdles?
2) Will I be able to use the India-US tax treaty (J1 Visa) for the year 2010 (considering I had stayed in the US during the whole of 2009) and get exemption from all of the taxes, medicare and social security?
Regards
Prakash