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Medicare and Social Security Taxes for F1
I know that normally you don't pay medicare and SS taxes if you are a student with an F-1 visa the first 5 years. But what happens if you had J-1's in previous years coming up to a total of 6 years on J or F status which are not consecutive? In my particular case, I've had:
So with that interruption between the different visas, when should I start counting the 5 years? Also, assuming I don't have to pay them while on F-1, am I supposed to start paying SS and medicare from the day I get married or from the day the I-130 gets approved?
If anyone has been in a similar situation, I would really appreciate any info on this
- 2004 - J1
- 2005 - J1
- 2006 - no visa, was not in the US at all, no US income, did not file tax return for that year
- 2007 - J1
- 2008 - J1 from 2007, adjusted to F1
- 2009 - F1
- 2010 - F1, will adjust to conditional resident after marriage to a US citizen
So with that interruption between the different visas, when should I start counting the 5 years? Also, assuming I don't have to pay them while on F-1, am I supposed to start paying SS and medicare from the day I get married or from the day the I-130 gets approved?
If anyone has been in a similar situation, I would really appreciate any info on this
