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Subject:		Re: Re: IRS sent me back my Tax Return
Name:		luc
Date Posted:		May 17, 08 - 7:33 PM
Email:		sichiddi@yahoo.it
Message:		The purpose of my visit, from my DS-2019, is "research in astrophysics" (I am not studyng at an American university) on a fellowship. Maybe I was too long in my first question. I'll make it short. I have met the substantial presence test, therefore in 2008 I filed Form 1040 and 8833 to claim tax exemption under article 20 invoking the saving clause. Now the IRS is telling me that if I want to file form 1040 I must provide them with a copy of my green card, otherwise I have to file 1040NR. Evidently I can't do the former, but the latter seems wrong to me. What should I do?

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