Can I benefit from Tax treaty when I changed from F2 to F1 in the USA?

audeyqing Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Apr 5, 2010, 11:56 AM

Can I benefit from Tax treaty when I changed from F2 to F1 in the USA?

Hi Tax Expert,
I am a chinese citizen and come to US as a F2. Then less than 3 months, I applied the F1. Can I benefit from Tax Treaty between US and China? Thanks.

MukatA Posts: 7,110, Reputation: 176

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Apr 6, 2010, 02:22 AM

Yes.

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