I was intrigued by the "Foreign Earned Income Exclusion". From that link https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/foreign-earned-income-exclusio

I was intrigued by the "Foreign Earned Income Exclusion". From that link https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/foreign-earned-income-exclusion https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/fore...: 2. Is your tax home* in a foreign country? ... b. No. You CANNOT claim the foreign earned income exclusion, the foreign housing exclusion, or the foreign housing deduction. * Tax home: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/foreign-earned-income-exclusion-tax-home-in-foreign-country https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/fore... "Your tax home is the general area of your main place of business, employment, or post of duty, regardless of where you maintain your family home. ... You are not considered to have a tax home in a foreign country for any period in which your abode is in the United States." The separate "physical presence outside the US for 330 days/year" is a later criterion, and is not relevant if your "tax home" is in the US.