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    Mar 27, 2007, 12:37 PM
    FICA while on OPT
    I am working on my OPT, my F1 visa still valid and I file as a resident alien. I started work March 2007, but am still enrolled full time in the University till May 2007. Will my employer with hold FICA even though I am enrolled this semester ?
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    Mar 30, 2007, 12:15 PM
    If you arrived in the U.S. in 2003 or later, then, for 2007, your F-1 visa exemption is still valid.

    Your employer should NOT be withholding FICA taxes. Ask him to stop and refund what has already been withheld.
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