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Thanks for the response! I understand that my time as an F1 is exempt from the SPT, but I'm wondering if the time before I switched visas counts. I lived in the US on a TD from 2001-2009. Do those eight years count when calculating my time under the Substantial Presence Test, or did I get a...

I was in the US on a TD visa for several years before switching to an F-1 when I began college in 2009. I have been in the US over five years total, but ONLY five years (2009-2013) as an F-1 holder. Since I "re-entered" the US as an F-1, what years count for tax purposes? Am I considered a...