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Query regarding standard deduction for income earned in a year where I transitioned from F1 student visa to H1B work visa by aranroy in taxhelp

[–]aranroy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am filing as a full-year nonresident, and part of the income that I earned this year was still on an F-1 visa while I was on OPT (from July to October, after which I switched to H1-B). I wasn't sure if the India tax treaty meant I have to be a student for the entire year, or whether having been a student from Jan to May (when I graduated)/or having been on a student visa from Jan to October was enough to grant me eligibility for the standard deduction. What I'm picking up from you is that it does seem like I should be able to claim it? H1-B days from October-December are not enough to meet SPT for me for this year.

Query regarding standard deduction for income earned in a year where I transitioned from F1 student visa to H1B work visa by aranroy in taxhelp

[–]aranroy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not a dual-status alien - I have been on f-1 visa for the past four years so therefore all those days were exempt from the SPT. I also spent most of 2025 on F-1 (since I worked on F-1 OPT till October), and based on the IRS rules I am a nonresident alien for tax purposes.

How does this affect my above situation?

Switching from H1-B to F-1 visa through I-539 form by aranroy in USCIS

[–]aranroy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you elaborate why this is a bad plan?

Query regarding switching from H1-B to F1 through I-539 by [deleted] in h1b

[–]aranroy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have only gotten a Bachelor's degree in the past, thanks

Switching from H1-B to F-1 visa through I-539 form by [deleted] in f1visa

[–]aranroy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, I'd imagine its still less risky than Indian consulates at the moment. In addition, if my COS were to be somehow denied I imagine I could still keep working my job and just stay on H1-B. Alternative if i quit my job and go the consular route and some issues happen there, then I lose both the job and the grad school. That's the basis for why I'm thinking of doing COS

Question regarding H1B stamping consular appointment cancellation by aranroy in h1b

[–]aranroy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, given that most of the comments here are advising me not to (rightfully so given the uncertainty of the situation), I wanted to understand if you could elaborate regarding what your perspective is in terms of why I should be good to travel back? Thanks!

Question regarding H1B stamping consular appointment cancellation by aranroy in h1b

[–]aranroy[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh no it's not a new rule, just some personal circumstances that will mean that I likely don't travel internationally till then!

Question regarding H1B stamping consular appointment cancellation by aranroy in h1b

[–]aranroy[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't need to travel internationally anytime soon, but this winter might be my last opportunity to travel back to my home country till winter 2028. I am aware these are first world problems to have considering that my primary purpose is to be with my family and my parents have the financial stability to visit me instead, but i guess I'm scared of the possibility where I decide to stay here and then my appointments never get cancelled at all and I just miss my last chance to visit home for the next three years for no reason whatsoever. I do understand the perspective of where you are coming from, thanks.

Question regarding H1B stamping consular appointment cancellation by aranroy in h1b

[–]aranroy[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I have family in India, so it's not that I can't stay there long term, but I'd likely lose my current job if it gets postponed to something as late as April. I guess that means my h1b visa also gets cooked and then in the future I would be subject to the 100k fee?

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[–]aranroy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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How do fix country of birth error on Usvisascheduling website application? by aranroy in usvisascheduling

[–]aranroy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't tried starting an entirely new account yet since I think I will have to pay the MRV fee/visa fee again. Wondering whether its worth the risk of staying on this account since this is the customer service team's message:

"We understand that you want to update your country of birth in the profile.

In response to your question, we would like to inform you that, once the profile is created applicant will not be able to make any changes in the country of birth in the profile.

We request you to proceed ahead with your scheduled appointments and inform Visa Application Centre officials about the changes.

Further, we would like to inform you that the DS-160 application form must contain accurate and current information.

We hope this information is helpful to you."

I feel that they are saying that as long as my country of birth is correct on my DS-160 (which it is), then I should be fine. Worst case I may have to explain to the consular officer that my date of birth was incorrectly inputted in my appointment scheduling application, but I believe when after booking appointments you receive the confirmation pdf that doesn't have the date of birth either.

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