Can R1 visa holder subject to tax refunds??

The R-1 visa is for religious workers who come to the U.S. as members of a religious order to do religious work.

Since such R-1 visa holders are actually working for compensation, and since the R visa is NOT listed as an exempt visa status, In my opinion, the R-1 visa holder is considered to be a visiting worker, and thus liable for all of the taxes that a U.S. citizen pays, to include federal, state and local income taxes, plus FICA (Social Security and Medicare) taxes.

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R1 is work visa and the tax treatement is same as for H1-B and L1 visa.

How to claim refund relating to the year 2009-10 of an induvidual holding r1 visa

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