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    cristian0601 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 21, 2007, 07:26 PM
    Looking for clarification on filing as a non-resident
    From the postings I have read here so far, it appears I should file my taxes as a non-resident alien as opposed to dual status. Still, here are my particulars, just in case I'm wrong.

    1. From Jan-July 2006 I was on F1 (OPT). I came to the US in Aug. 2003 on the F1 and have filed 1040NR-EZ and 8843 every year since.

    2. From July-late October 2006 I was outside the country awaiting my H1B.

    3. Nov. 1 2006 -- I started a new job in the US on an H1-B.

    Am I correct that I should file as a non-resident alien again? What about the forms? Should I still go with the 1040NR-EZ and the 8843?

    Thanks,

    Cristian
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    Feb 21, 2007, 08:37 PM
    NR is correct and you must file the 8843 in respect of the days when you were on F1.
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    Feb 22, 2007, 11:26 PM
    I agree!
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