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Social Security Tax on F-1 and H-1B: Who Gets It Back? (2026)

Pull up your last paystub. Find the line that says FICA, or “Social Security” and “Medicare.” That’s 7.65% of your […]

Here’s something that surprises almost every foreign investor: the US taxes your dividends at 30%, but taxes the interest from

You bought a US dividend stock. The dividend hits your account — and it’s smaller than you expected. About a

“Cash it out before you leave — otherwise you lose it.” You’ll hear some version of this in every H-1B

You’ve been in the US for two years. You’ve saved a few thousand dollars from your on-campus job. You know

You moved to the US on a work visa or for school. You’ve been saving. You know you should be