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    Jun 7, 2010, 10:23 AM
    FICA taxes for F-1 Student filing taxes jointly?
    Does an F-1 Student have to pay FICA taxes if their spouses are working in the country on H-1 Or L-1 visa and they file their taxes jointly as married.
    I know that for individual filing I am exempt from these taxes. I have been on F-1 for a year and will be getting paid for my internship here.

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