Part I — 1024 Publ 5876 (PDF)

Use these tips when completing the top portion of Form 8843.

Question	Tip
Type of U.S. visa and date you entered the United States / Current non- immigrant status and date of change	This question is asking what the current immigration status is. Questions 1a and 1b can confuse students and scholars because they may enter the U.S. in F-2 status and then change to F-1 immigration status. The date is only listed on 1b if the status is changed. Otherwise, list the status only.
Country or countries of citizenship during the tax year	For taxpayers who have dual citizenship, list the country with which they have the closest connection.
Country or countries issuing passport / Passport number	When a passport is in a foreign language, ask the taxpayer to translate the issuing country and number.
Number of days present in the U.S. / Excluded days	Taxpayers must count the actual number of days they were in the U.S. Often, 4a will be the same as 4b for the current year.

Dr. Alexander Mueller is a German citizen who is in the U.S. for the first time. He is a J-1 professor. He

arrived on August 16, 2022 and has not left or changed his immigration status since then. His visa number is 2001345678 and his German passport number is 97415826.

His address in Germany is: 34 Spiegelstrasse 2144 Hamburg, Germany

His address in the U.S. is: University of Higher Learning 426 Main Street Anytown, IL 60000

Completing Form 8843 68

What would you enter on each line of Dr. Muelle	er’s Form 88
Type of U.S. visa?	?
Current nonimmigrant status and date of change?	?
Of what country were you a citizen during the tax year?	?
What country issued you a passport?	?
Enter your passport number:	?
Enter the actual number of days you were present in the U.S. during 2022:	?
Enter the actual number of days you were present in the U.S. during 2023:	?
Enter the number of days in 2023 you claim you can exclude for purposes of the substantial presence test:	?

Take a moment to look at Dr. Mueller’s form entries.

Type of U.S. visa?	J-1, 08/16/2022
Current nonimmigrant status and date of change?	J-1
Of what country were you a citizen during the tax year?	Germany
What country issued you a passport?	Germany
Enter your passport number:	97415826
Enter the actual number of days you were present in the U.S. during 2022:	137
Enter the actual number of days you were present in the U.S. during 2023:	365
Enter the number of days in 2023 you claim you can exclude for purposes of the substantial presence test:	365