Please read this information as a guide to help you with your remote studies and to maintain valid immigration status.
Contents:
- March 8: Priority registration for summer 2021
- Graduate students and conferences
- USCIS extends flexibility to certain applicants filing Form I-765 for OPT
- Tax time! Sprintax software available and workshop scheduled
- March 8, 2021: Priority registration for summer 2021*
If you are looking to save some money in tuition and potentially complete your degree earlier, then check out WSU’s summer session. All students pay in-state tuition for the summer session!
Priority registration for summer session classes begins March 8, 2021.
More information on available classes, tuition, and deadlines can be found here: https://summer.wsu.edu/
*If you are an Academic English or Bridge student, please check with Kimberly Cooper at kimberly.a.cooper@wsu.edu to check if you can apply for summer session.
- Graduate students and conferences
Are you a graduate student invited to physically present at a conference? Congratulations!
Even if you are paying for the conference yourself, you may be receiving travel reimbursement, so please be aware of certain restrictions. Often the conference provider will request documentation from ISSS that we approved this conference participation before they will process any travel reimbursement.
Please note that only ISSS or your campus DSO can provide status confirmation letters unless you have applied for CPT authorization for participation in this conference.
If you have been invited to present at a conference where there may be some type of financial reimbursement and you may need CPT, please speak with an international student advisor as early as possible.
- USCIS extends flexibility to certain applicants filing Form I-765 for OPT
On Feb. 26, USCIS announced flexibility for certain foreign students affected by delayed receipt notices for OPT and STEM OPT applications. This flexibility applies only to applications received on or after Oct. 1, 2020, through May 1, 2021, inclusive.
If you have been impacted by this delay and filed your application within the time frame above, please speak with an International Student Advisor to receive advice on how to proceed.
- Tax time! Sprintax software available and workshop
It is time for taxes. IP-ISSS is offering materials for your convenience.
Did you have NO income in 2020?
International students who did not receive U.S.-based income should still file a tax form, Form 8843, prior to June 1, 2021. You can also download the form at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8843.pdf
Did you have income in 2020? Do you have dependents?
GOOD NEWS! ISSS is offering FREE access to online tax preparation software specifically designed for international students.
You can log in to myPassport.wsu.edu and select Tax Software to fill out the form.
International students who were employed at WSU in calendar year 2020 should have received a report of wage earnings (form W-2) from the Payroll Service Office. Students should use this form to complete and send their tax return to the U.S. government. Tax returns are due by April 15, 2021.
Sprintax Preparation Workshop (Pullman)
ISSS will offer two more workshops about how to use Sprintax, an online tax program for F-1 and J-1 visa holders. The dates and times are:
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. (Pullman time)
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/94951016073?pwd=bFQxM3JONitQVnJYNnl6Yis4Nml3QT09
Meeting ID: 949 5101 6073
Passcode: 696963
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. (Pullman time)
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/93333140807?pwd=SFdGdVFJNVIwbzRSRzdNczRuTXM4dz09
Meeting ID: 933 3314 0807
Passcode: 517450
Reminder: No tax advice will be given at this workshop. This is only to help you learn about the online program that will guide you through your U.S taxes.
This Advisory and previous issues are posted at https://ip.wsu.edu/on-campus/immigration-advisories.
If you have any questions about the above announcements, please contact International Student and Scholar Services.
- WSU Pullman students contact +1 509-335-4508 or intlservices@wsu.edu
- WSU Vancouver students contact Caitlyn Schock at +1 360-546-9514 or dso@wsu.edu
- WSU Spokane students contact Kristie Brink at +1 509-358-7963 or kkclark@wsu.edu
- WSU Everett students contact Anna McLeod at +1 425-405-1727 or mcleod2@wsu.edu
- WSU Tri-Cities students contact Karina Barajas at +1 509-372-7358 or barajas@wsu.edu
Office of International Programs
Washington State University
PO Box 645121, Pullman, WA, 99164-5121 USA