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Feb. 11, 2022 Immigration Advisory

Feb. 11, 2022

Contents:

  1. Presidents’ Day holiday – Feb. 21
  2. University of Idaho Immigration Clinic
  3. Orientation or BSRC Hold
  4. Energy assistance program
  5. Office of the Registrar term withdrawal request
  6. Tax time! Sprintax software available soon and workshops

1.         Presidents’ Day holiday – Feb. 21

Feb.21 will be a class holiday (no classes) for WSU students. Please note that all University offices, including ISSS, will be available!

2.         University of Idaho Immigration Clinic

University of Idaho offers free immigration consultations to students. The immigration advice they provide falls beyond the scope of ISSS advisors (e.g., Permanent Residency application, asylum, etc.). Please note the University of Idaho Immigration Clinic is offered through Undocumented Initiatives.

Contact Undocumented Initiatives for an appointment: https://www.uidaho.edu/law/academics/practical-skills/clinics/immigration

3.         Orientation or BSRC Hold

Do not wait! Check your myWSU holds. Login to my.wsu.edu and look in the top right of your screen. What holds do you see?

Some of these holds may stop you from being able to enroll in classes for fall 2022, so take care of them now!

Two of the most common holds that new undergraduate students may see are:

  1. Orientation AND
  2. Booze, Sex, & Reality Checks (BSRC)

Health and Wellness requires new undergraduate students attend several workshops, including Booze, Sex, & Reality Checks. Failure to attend will keep you from being able to enroll in classes for fall 2022. More information about the BSRC can be found here: https://cougarhealth.wsu.edu/bsrc/.

The orientation hold is placed if you have failed to attend either New Student Programs or International Programs Orientation. You will have the hold lifted only after you attend the next orientation session before the first week of class.

4.         Energy assistance program

The Pullman Community Action Center offers emergency assistance programs. Please contact them for assistance as temperatures are dropping: 509.334.9147.

5.         Office of the Registrar term withdrawal request

If you are approved for an authorized early withdrawal request with your office and will depart the U.S., do not forget to submit an Office of the Registrar term withdrawal request as well. The authorized early withdrawal request with your office does not automatically cancel your enrollment with WSU. You must still submit a formal request with the Registrar’s office.

6.         Tax time! Sprintax software available soon and workshops

It is time for taxes. IP-ISSS will be offering access to a tax software designed for international students and scholars called Sprintax starting March 7. Deadline for filing your taxes is April 18, 2022.

Note: ISSS does not provide tax advice, so please refer tax questions to tax specialists or through the chat function of the software when it becomes available.

Did you have NO income in 2021?

International students who did not receive U.S.-based income should still file a tax form, Form 8843, prior to June 1. You can also download the form at irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8843.pdf.

Did you have income in 2021? Do you have dependents?

As of March 7, you can log in to myPassport.wsu.edu and select Tax Software to fill out the form to request access to Sprintax. 

International students who were employed at WSU in calendar year 2021 will receive 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.

Sprintax webinars to prepare for your tax filing!

Although the Sprintax software will not be available for download until March 7, please visit the Sprintax How to Prepare for the 2021 US Tax season blog, watch their YouTube videos, and attend one of the Sprintax Tax Webinars, listed below.

Webinar dates, times, and registration links