Individuals who first enter the U.S. as an F-2 or H-4 are NOT eligible to claim the tax treaty benefit for students as they did not enter the U.S. for the purpose of being a student.

我是F1来美的，后来在美转成F2，现在又转回F1。可是PAYROLL办公室的人也说我没有5000的免税，除非是回到国内待上一年后以F1出来。有没有知情人知道，是这么回事吗？