Money Moves: International Edition
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A student we'll call Priya came to the U.S. from Hyderabad on an F-1 visa. Top of her class, the kind of person who reads the instructions twice. For three years she left money on the table she was legally owed — not because she made a mistake, but because nobody told her there was a rule written specifically for her. Under the U.S.–India tax treaty, she qualified the whole time. She just never knew the article number to write on the form.
Priya is not unusual. She is the rule.
The U.S. money system was not built to be discovered by people who weren't born inside it. The rules are public, but they're written in a language of form numbers and treaty articles that no one translates for you. CPAs know them. Immigration attorneys know them. The students one batch ahead of you who figured it out the hard way know them. The price of that knowledge gap is paid in thousands — overwithheld taxes, missed treaty benefits, penalties on accounts you didn't know you had to report, credit you never built.
You are smart. You are ambitious. You were simply never handed the playbook. This book is the playbook.
Where free guides say "watch out for this," this one says "here is the form, here is the line, here is the number, do it in this sequence." Every chapter ends with a RUN THE MOVE box — the exact steps, in the order you do them.
WHAT'S INSIDE — 164 pages · 21 chapters + a bonus pack + real case studies
• Resident or non-resident? The test that decides your entire tax bill
• Your ITIN is a key, not just a number — how to file and build a record (even undocumented and earning)
• Tax treaties: your country's secret discount code — the standard deduction most non-residents are flat-out denied
• The FICA refund most students never claim
• The 30% dividend skim — and the one form (W-8BEN) that stops it
• The $60,000 estate trap that can take 40% of your US assets
• FBAR, FATCA & the Form 3520 gift trap — what you must report on money back home
• The PFIC trap: why your home-country mutual funds are a US tax nightmare
• Form 5472 and the $25,000 LLC trap for foreign-owned companies
• The visa-holder tax-free stack — the accounts and moves that legally lower your bill
• Every deduction an immigrant can actually take, plus write-offs once you own a business
• Build US credit from zero — no SSN required
• Banking and moving money across borders without getting skimmed
• Buy US property as a foreigner
• Start a US business from anywhere on earth — and fund it after the SBA ban
• Visa & green-card money paths, the benefits you're actually eligible for, and healthcare & education without status
• Protect it and pass it on
• BONUS PACK: tax calendar, treaty quick-reference, forms cheat sheet, and a First-90-Days checklist
• Real case studies showing the money patterns in action
• Instant PDF download — yours forever, read on any device
WHO IT'S FOR
Anyone in the U.S. — or moving here — on an F-1 or J-1 student visa, an H-1B work visa, as a new green-card holder, as an undocumented earner, or as a foreign founder or investor eyeing the U.S. market. It skews toward the Indian and global immigrant experience, but the mechanics apply to anyone navigating a system that was never explained to them.
30-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
Read it, run the moves — if it doesn't show you money you were leaving on the table, email us for a full refund.
Educational only — this is general financial education, not financial, tax, legal, or immigration advice. Immigration and tax rules change frequently; figures are current as of June 2026 and the guide points you to the official source for live numbers. Verify your specifics with a licensed CPA, tax professional, or immigration attorney before acting. Results vary.