Vita Foreign Student Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
(Correct0
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, 2016 in J-1 immigration status. For federal income tax purposes, Abshir is a
resident alien for 2017. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(Correct)
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False (Correct)
, 7. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False (Correct)
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
(Correct0
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, 2016 in J-1 immigration status. For federal income tax purposes, Abshir is a
resident alien for 2017. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(Correct)
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False (Correct)
, 7. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (Correct)
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. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False (Correct)
