Track A: staying a US tax resident
For the student who keeps a home and a life in the US and spends months of each year abroad: the day limits, the visas that don't make you resident, the tests that aren't about days, housing for part of the year and the year-round lease question, local taxes, banking and healthcare as a visitor, US tax and Medicare when the months abroad are paid from an IRA, and the yearly rhythm that keeps you on the US side.
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Module 1: Staying on the US side
The day limits, the visas, and France's tests that aren't about days.
- A1 The day-count trap · 6 min · calculator Free preview
- A2 Visas that don't make you resident · 5 min · calculator France
- A3 The tests that aren't about days · 5 min · calculator France
Module 2: A home there for part of the year
Seasonal lets, keeping a lease all year, and the local taxes that still reach you.
- A4 Housing for part of the year · 5 min · calculator France
- A5 Keeping a year-round lease · 3 min France
- A6 Local taxes that still reach you · 3 min France
Module 3: Money, papers and health
Banking and identity numbers as a non-resident, and healthcare for months abroad.
- A7 Banking and identity numbers as a visitor · 3 min France
- A8 Healthcare for months abroad · 3 min
Module 4: Year by year
US tax and Medicare when the months abroad cost money, and your yearly rhythm.
- A9 US tax unchanged, budget changed · 5 min · calculator
- A10 Your yearly rhythm · 5 min · calculator France