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by aghknot
Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:57 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: H1B immigrated to Canada, Form 8840 help
Replies: 3
Views: 2195

In 2015 I filed as a non-resident alien. I was on F1 for most the year before switching to H1B so I did not pass the substantial presence test.

My 2015 filing was done through an online software which asked me the dates I've traveled to and from to the US and my status. They used those dates to ...
by aghknot
Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:05 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: H1B immigrated to Canada, Form 8840 help
Replies: 3
Views: 2195

H1B immigrated to Canada, Form 8840 help

Hello,

I was in the US for a portion of 2016 on an H1B then I immigrated to Canada and became a permanent resident of Canada.

During 2016 I was in the US for 157 days on an H1B visa plus 2 more days on a tourist visa. So my total amount of days is less than 183

In regards to substantial presence ...