9. Celeste is from Pakistan and is a Ph.D. student in communications engineering who is
going to defend her dissertation in June 2023. She arrived in the U.S. as a student in F-1
immigration status on July 20, 2019. For 2022 federal income tax purposes, Celeste is a
a. resident alien
b. nonresident alien
10. Marcus is a junior majoring in biology. He is in the U.S. in F-1 immigration status from
Germany. He transferred from a German university and arrived in the U.S. on April 2, 2019.
Marcus worked in a lab on campus and as a summer intern for a company in New York. He
will graduate in May 2023. The company issued him a Form 1099-NEC. For tax purposes,
Marcus is considered a nonresident alien even though the Form 1099-NEC was issued.
a. true
b. false
11. Nico is a nursing student from Greece who first arrived in F-1 immigration status on August
15, 2022. He does not have a tax identification number and he did not work or receive a
scholarship in 2022, but had $75 interest income from his U.S. savings account his parents
set up for him to pay for school and his living expenses. Nico must file both a Form 1040-NR
and Form 8843 for 2022.
a. true
b. false
12. Bo entered the U.S. in J-1 immigration status as a trainee in January 2020 and lives alone.
His wife, Mei, could not accompany him because she had to care for her ailing parents. Bo
must file as ______________ because/even though he did not live with his spouse at all
during 2022.
a. single
b. qualifying surviving spouse (QSS)
c. married
13. Alex and Kim were married in March 2018. The next year, they both entered the U.S. in F-1
immigration status to complete their studies as Fulbright scholars. Currently, Alex lives in San
Diego where he is completing his graduate work. However, Kim left him in March 2022 and
has not been heard from since. Her parents will not tell him where she lives. Because Alex
does not know Kim’s whereabouts, he can file using the Single filing status.
a. true
b. false