Question

Rajaa entered the United States on August 10, 2018 in J-1 student immigration status. On December 2, 2019, her husband Aarav joined her in J-2 immigration status. Aarav must file Form 8843 for 2020.

a) true
b) false

Answer 1

a) true

Step-by-step explanation:

Since both Rajaa and Aarav are legal foreign residents in the US that lived in the country during 2019, and are considered non-residents by the IRS (because they do not have an ITIN, nor worked in the country). Even though they file this form, they will not owe any taxes.