1. 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.

a. True

b. False

2. 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, 2017 in J-1 immigration status. For federal income tax

purposes, Abshir is a resident alien for 2017.

a. True

b. False

3. 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.

a. True

b. False

4. 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.

a. True

b. False

5. 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.

a. True

b. False

6. 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.

a. True

b. False

7. Isniino and Aaden from Question 6 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.

a. True

b. False

8. 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.

a. True

b. False

9. 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.

a. True

b. False

10. 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.

For tax purposes, Aarav is required to be a resident alien since the company

issued him a Form 1099-MISC.

a. True

b. False

11. 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.

a. True

b. False

12. Alex entered the U.S. in J-1 immigration status in August 2016, and lives alone.

His wife, Maria, could not accompany him because she had to care for her ailing

parents. Alex can file as Single because he did not live with his spouse at all

during 2017.

a. True

b. False

13. Ev and Valda were married in June 2015, and they both entered the U.S. in J-1

immigration status to complete their graduate work. They had a daughter, Bonnie,

in October 2016. Currently, Ev and Bonnie live in Omaha, where he is completing

his graduate work. However, Valda left the family and moved to Atlanta in

November 2016, and has not been heard from since. Because Ev and Valda are

still married, he cannot file using a Single filing status.

a. True

b. False