mchoppin
Apr 23, 2009, 06:24 PM
My US university is witholding Taxes from my stipend which I receive as a student from Germany. There is a tax treaty that should cover this income.
I was in the US on different J-1 visa in 2006 (118d), 2007 (194d) and 2008 (172d) as a research intern and was paid under income code 18 in these years.
Now I am on a F-1 visa since January 2009.
Apparently, I have to re-establish german residency before I can claim the treaty.
I wonder if I really lost my German residency? I thought I was an exempt individual as a student on J-1? And I also maintained closer connection to Germany.
Any thoughts about this?
I was in the US on different J-1 visa in 2006 (118d), 2007 (194d) and 2008 (172d) as a research intern and was paid under income code 18 in these years.
Now I am on a F-1 visa since January 2009.
Apparently, I have to re-establish german residency before I can claim the treaty.
I wonder if I really lost my German residency? I thought I was an exempt individual as a student on J-1? And I also maintained closer connection to Germany.
Any thoughts about this?