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    Aug 17, 2009, 10:35 AM
    Subletting an apartment by an international student
    Hi!
    I'm an international student currently on F-1 visa in the US. If I sublet the apartment I'm renting in the US for the summer to another person, am I going to be in violation with my F-1 status (is it considered individual business or something like that)? Also, do I have to pay taxes on the money I receive from such kind of sublease?
    Thanks!
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    Aug 17, 2009, 12:29 PM

    It is rent sharing. Two people can share an apartment and share the rent paid. It is not a business.
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    Aug 17, 2009, 01:15 PM
    Agreed; you are merely offseting rental expenses by sharing the rent.

    There is no profit and no business income, and the IRS and USCIS could not care less! :-)
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    Aug 18, 2009, 03:11 AM
    Thanks! :)
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    Aug 18, 2009, 10:46 AM
    Glad to help!
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