If you have been working in the US under F-1, J-1, M-1, Q-1 or Q-2 Visa while deemed as a nonresident for tax purposes and your employer wrongfully withheld Social Security and Medicare taxes from your income, you might be eligible to claim the FICA taxes back. The Sprintax software will accurately determine your eligibility and more information will be shown on Step 3 Let's talk money, sub-step Social Security:
Info: Once you finalize the process you will receive your FICA refund claim alongside complete instructions on how and where to mail it. Once the IRS processes your claim, your FICA refund will be issued via a refund check in the mail.
Important: The FICA refund claim form must be purchased alongside the Federal tax return package. Otherwise, it unfortunately cannot be obtained as it's not possible for our customers to only purchase the FICA form without purchasing the Federal return service.