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[indentured_professor]

This is probably a long shot but maybe someone here knows this.
I'm in a peculiar situation: I'm a US permanent resident but I've been living and working in country X for 1.5 years and then in country Y for 1 year (neither of which are my countries of nationality).

Both X and Y have tax treaties with the US under which researchers and professors are exempted from paying income tax (in X and Y) for the first two years. Can I claim the exemption in Y, even if I've lived in X before coming to Y ?

Thanks a lot.

[monkfish]

You need to talk to an accountant. Tax treaties can be devilishly complex, especially when multiple countries are involved (US, your country of citizenship, where you work).  But from what you say, I would suspect that the clock got reset when you moved from X to Y since you are under a new tax treaty. Of course, the IRS may see things differently.

Another thing you may want to think about. The INS (or BCIS or whatever they are now) are usually very unhappy about US green card holders working overseas for any period of time longer than a few months and, in theory, they can take your green card away. If you haven't looked into this situation, I would advice doing so.