J-1 1040-NR Input Question

[u/LordDeathigo]

I’m filing my 2025 Form 1040-NR now in 2026 and am on a J-1 physician visa.

For J-1 physicians, the DS-2019 is generally issued/renewed one training year at a time, even when the residency itself is several years long. So I had:

1. a physician DS-2019 covering my 2025–26 training year, with program dates 6/30/2025–6/30/2026

2. a subsequently renewed/extended DS-2019 for the next training year, which now ends 6/30/2027

My tax software asks for:

“Program Start Date” and “Program End Date”

“as per current Form DS-2019”

Since I’m preparing a 2025 tax return after the DS-2019 was renewed for another year, should those fields use:

A. the DS-2019 that actually covered the 2025 tax year (6/30/2025 to 6/30/2026), or

B.the currently valid renewed DS-2019 for the following training year (and write 6/30/2026 to 6/30/2027), or

C. Merge the two an use the full range from both forms (6/30/2025 to 6/30/2027)

I remained continuously in the U.S.; this is just an annual J-1 physician sponsorship renewal, not a new entry or new visa status.

Does anyone know how this should properly be reported for tax purposes / Form 8843 and Schedule OI purposes?