Married student from India, on OPT, cannot claim student loan on 1040NR. Help?
I am married & was on OPT till sep 09 & from Oct 1 H1B. I don't pass substaitial presence test. Since I am from India, I can claim personal exemption for my spouse as well as standard deduction. But I was not give student loan deduction. IRS said that my status is married filing separately, where as there is no such option of married filing jointly or separately in 1040NR. Help.. How can I claim student loan deduction also?