Hello all,

I'm a more than little stressed out over this issue. I am an international student and I graduated from my MA program in May 2014. I'm now on OPT.

Since I did not earn any income, I filed Form 8843 for both 2012 and 2013 with the IRS, on time. The problem is that I lost my own copies and apparently the 8843 is impossible to locate without a 1040NR-EZ.

Does anyone know of any way to obtain copies of the 8843 from the IRS?

Thank you!

You are stressing over a non-issue. The IRS DOES require submission of the Form 8843, but I know of NO case where sanctions or penalties were imposed for failing to submit the form.

You submitted the form. If the IRS cannot find a copy of it, that should give you some indication as to how unimportant it is. Do not sweat it!

Thank you, AtlantaTaxExpert, for your answer. However, I am marrying my US citizen fiancé next year, and we're both supposed to send USCIS copies of our tax returns from the past 3 years when he petitions for my green card.

This is why I want copies of my Form 8843, to demonstrate I've been in compliance with my F-1 visa. I haven't tried submitting the 4506 to the IRS yet, but I'll give that a shot, and see if they can find them for me. If not, what would you suggest I do? The penalty I'm afraid of is not from the IRS, but from USCIS.

Try calling the IRS International Tax Hotline at 276-941-1000.

They may have more luck finding the form in your account than the average IRS employee.

If that fails, then submit the Form 4506.

Thanks for taking the time to help!

Glad to help, and let us know if the Hotline helps!