I'm on an F1 visa and did not know that I need to file 8843 every year.
I came to the US in 2004, left on June 2005 and back on September 2005 and then stay on through 2006 and 2007. I did not file form 8843 for any of those years. Never knew that I had to.
Anyway, now I want to fix this by filing 8843 but still don't want to mess up my status. What year should I file? Just 2007?
If so, on questions 4a, it asks days that I actually present in the US, I will just be honest and fill everything out?
One more thing, I checked IRS website, it says "If you do not timely file Form 8843, you cannot exclude the days you were present in the United States as a professional athlete or because of a medical condition that arose while you were in the United States." It does not mention anything about F1 students filing 8843 late.
Will my status suffer? Or will I have problems in the future? Is there any severe consequences
I'm so screwed, help!! :eek: