Taxes (including Form 8843)
Including Form 8843.
About Form 8843
Statement F-1 students file to exclude days from residency counting
Publication 519
IRS tax guide for nonresident aliens
Foreign Students and Scholars
IRS overview of tax rules for F-1 students
Substantial Presence Test
How the IRS decides resident or nonresident status
About Form 1040-NR
Income tax return for nonresidents with US income
About Form 1042-S
Form reporting scholarship or pay given to nonresidents
Social Security Taxes for Aliens
When F-1 students are exempt from Social Security tax
Tax Treaties
Treaties that may lower tax for some countries
Publication 901
IRS guide to US tax treaty benefits
About Form 8233
Claim a treaty exemption from withholding on pay
ITIN
Tax ID for people who cannot get an SSN
About Form W-7
Application form for an ITIN
Taxation of Nonresident Aliens
IRS page on how nonresidents are taxed
Determining Tax Residency Status
IRS page on resident vs nonresident status
Nonresident Aliens (IRS)
IRS hub for nonresident alien taxpayers
Exempt Individual: Who Is a Student
IRS rule on when students are exempt from day counting
NRA Withholding
IRS page on tax withheld from nonresident aliens
Publication 515 (2026)
Withholding of tax on nonresident aliens
About Form W-8BEN
Certificate of foreign status for US tax withholding
Tax Treaty Tables
IRS tables of treaty rates by country
About Form 843
Claim a refund, such as Social Security tax withheld by mistake
About Form 1098-T
Tuition statement colleges send students
Free Tax Return Preparation
IRS free tax help (VITA and TCE) for qualifying taxpayers
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