Dear all,

I am Spanish citizen working here in the US. I have a J-1 visa and according to the US-Spain treaty I am considered as a non-resident alien for taxes purposes. Every year I file the 1040nr-ez plus the 8843 and 8833 and sometime later (~1 month) I got my taxes back. Until here everything is OK. So, my question is the following:

Is there any way to avoid tax withholding? I mean, is there any way to ask my employer to stop collecting taxes from my monthly payments? I did some research but it is not clear for me. Looks like there is the 8233 form that I should fill up and give it to my employer. I also read the 519 publication but also it's quite confusing to me.

Any help out there?

Thanks

How long have you been in the U.S.

I've been in the US since August 2006 with short breaks (10-20 days) for holidays, vacations, etc

Sorry I meant August 2004

You will need to start paying the full tax load starting in the 2007 tax year. A J-1 exemption (which may or may not apply to you) last only two years.