8843 Form 2025. Form 8843 filing for canadian f1 visa holders: If you were an f‐1 or j‐1 student in the usa and you are considered exempt from filing resident taxes (meaning you did not meet the requirements of the substantial presence.

Form 8843, used by nonresident aliens to claim exemption from the substantial presence test for tax purposes in the us, has different filing. The point of the 8843 is that the days you spent in the us as a student don’t count for the “substantial presence test” which determines whether you’re considered a resident of the us.