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    PushpakGadge Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 25, 2008, 02:45 PM
    1040NR or 1040 ?
    Hi,

    I am residence of India. I am in US from Aug 07 till the date. I am with my 2 yrs kid & wife who is house wife. What form I should use to fill the returns? Is it 1040NR or 1040?

    Thanks
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    Feb 25, 2008, 03:04 PM
    IMO your stay in US should be more than 183 days a year and if that's true in your case you can go for 1040.
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    Mar 27, 2008, 11:23 AM
    If you are on a H or L visa, you can file jointly with your wife and you CHOOSE to be treated as resident aliens.

    However, you MUST wait until mid-May 2008 before you can file.
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