the US allows exclusion of foreign earned income up to a certain point (~$105k for 2019 filing year) under one of two scenarios: - you spent over 330 full (mid

the US allows exclusion of foreign earned income up to a certain point (~$105k for 2019 filing year) under one of two scenarios: - you spent over 330 full (midnight-midnight) days outside the US + its territories, with some important but clear exceptions for things like traveling - you are a "bona fide" resident of another country; this involves an review by a US government official. typically these people pay taxes in another country, send their kids to school there, etc.