F1 visa(>5 years) file 1040R, eligible for rebate?
Answers: No. Even though you may be treated as a resident alien for tax purposes, your SSN is not eligible for unrestricted work within the US. Your SSN still indicates that any employment must be approved by USCIS in accordance near your visa limitations and requirements.
If you are in your 6th calendar year when you profile your 2007 tax return, you will be eligible as you will in a minute be taxed as a LEGAL resident.
If you directory the 2007 return as NR, you will have a "second chance" when you folder in 2008.