VERIFIED ANSWERS) MOST TESTED QUESTIONS | ALREADY PASSED!!
1. Isniino entered the United States on August 10, 2011 in J-1 student immigration status. On December
2, 2015, her husband Aaden joined her in J-2 immigration status. He is not electing to file jointly with his
spouse. Aaden does not need to file Form 8843 for 2017. - ANSWER False (Correct)
2. Isniino entered the United States on August 10, 2011 in J-1 student immigration status. On December
2, 2015, her husband Aaden joined her in J-2 immigration status. He is not electing to file jointly with his
spouse.
Isniino and Aaden had a child while here in the U.S. on July 4, 2017. Isniino and Aaden need to file Form
8843 for their child for 2017. - ANSWER False (Correct)
3. Flora and Tomas have been in the U.S. in F-1 immigration status, since August 2016. Their son,
Lorenzo, joined them under F-2 status in May 2017. Flora and Tomas must file Form 8843 for Lorenzo for
2017. - ANSWER True (Correct)
4. Lukas is from Austria and is a Ph.D. student in astrophysics who is going to defend his dissertation in
June. He arrived in the U.S. as a student on May 28, 2016. Lukas is a resident alien for tax purposes in
2017. - ANSWER False (Correct))
5. Aarav is a junior majoring in marine biology. He is in the U.S. in F-1 immigration status from India. He
transferred from an Indian school and arrived in the U.S. on September 1, 2015. Aarav worked in a lab on
campus and as a summer intern for a company in New York. He will graduate in May, 2018. The company
issued him Form 1099-MISC
6. Hans entered the U.S. on December 15, 2012 in F-1 immigration status. He had never been to the
United States before and he did not change immigration status during 2017. For federal income tax
purposes, Hans is a nonresident alien for 2017. - ANSWER False (Correct0
7. Abshir is a visiting professor at the local university. Abshir was a graduate student from August 2011
to July 2013 in F-1 immigration status. He re-entered the United States on December 20, 2016 in J-1
immigration status. For federal income tax purposes, Abshir is a resident alien for 2017. - ANSWER True
(Correct)
, 8. Juan served as a visiting scholar in F-1 immigration status from December 2011 through June 2014. In
January of 2016, Juan returned to the United States as a graduate student. For federal income tax
purposes, Juan is a resident alien for 2017. - ANSWER True (Correct)
9. Emil came to the United States in F-2 immigration status with his wife on August 20, 2016. He has not
changed his immigration status. For federal income tax purposes, Emil is a resident alien for 2017. -
ANSWER False (Correct)
10. Tamera lived with her parents in F-2 immigration status in the United States from August 2007 to
June 2011. She returned to the U.S. to attend college in F-1 immigration status on May 1, 2016. Tamera
does not need to file Form 8843 for 2017. - ANSWER True (Correct).
11.For tax purposes, Aarav is required to be a resident alien since the company issued him a Form 1099-
MISC. - ANSWER False (Correct)
12. Aarav is a junior majoring in marine biology. He is in the U.S. in F-1 immigration status from India. He
transferred from an Indian school and arrived in the U.S. on September 1, 2015. Aarav worked in a lab on
campus and as a summer intern for a company in New York. He will graduate in May, 2018. The company
issued him Form 1099-MISC.
13For tax purposes, Aarav is required to be a resident alien since the company issued him a Form 1099-
MISC. - ANSWER False (Correct)
14. Mai is a nursing student from Singapore who first arrived in F-1 immigration status on April 10, 2016.
She does not have a TIN and she did not work or receive a scholarship in 2017. Mai must file Form 8843.
Since she is only required to file Form 8843, she has until June 15, 2018 to file the form. - ANSWER True
(Correct)
15. Mai is a nursing student from Singapore who first arrived in F-1 immigration status on April 10, 2016.
She does not have a TIN and she did not work or receive a scholarship in 2017.
16.Mai must file Form 8843. Since she is only required to file Form 8843, she has until June 15, 2018 to
file the form. - ANSWER True (Correct)