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March 11, 2022 Immigration Advisory

Please read this information as a guide to help you with your remote studies and to maintain valid immigration status.

Contents:

  1. Daylight Saving Time begins March 13
  2. Learning Support Center
  3. Request your graduation sash
  4. Scam call alert!
  5. Tax time! Sprintax software available soon and workshops
  1. Daylight Saving Time begins March 13

At 2 a.m. on March 13, 2021, Daylight Saving Time begins.

What does this mean? It means we “lose” an hour. While digital clocks and cell phones should automatically reset, please make sure that you set all analog (nondigital) clocks, including watches and other nondigital devices, forward one hour on Saturday night.

For students currently located in a time zone without a time change, please note your classes as of March 14 will start one hour earlier for the rest of the semester.

  1. Learning Support Center

The Learning Support Center is here to help all international students. If you have not looked at the LSC website yet, you can find it here.

The LSC offers a complete tutoring schedule with convenient hours where you can find a live tutor to help you with your classes (including evening and weekend hours)!

If you need help in ANY class (including COM 102), general English tutors are here to support you by helping you look over your assignments, make sure you’re meeting the teacher’s expectations, review the grammar, or help you practice for a presentation.

If you have any questions about the LSC and what is has to offer, please reach out to Lynn Dills at lynn.dills@wsu.edu 

  1. Request your graduation sash

IP-International Student and Scholar Services (IP-ISSS) will be offering a graduation sash to any international student who is graduating this semester for $15.

The graduation sash represents your home country. You may request it through myPassport.wsu.edu March 10-31, 2022. 

Sashes are limited to current F-1 and J-1 international students only.

Questions may be directed to ip.intlservices@wsu.edu.

  1. Scam call alert!

Scam calls are common, and an international student from WSU reported to us one new attempt that happened to her this week. The student received a call from caller ID U.S. Secret Service and the caller asked that the student give their alien registration number, passport number, or other identifying information otherwise 911 would be dispatched to her house. The student knew to inform the caller that they would need to talk with an international student advisor before providing any information. However, for pressure, the caller then said that 911 would be at their house within the hour if they did not comply. The student hung up the phone and contacted us immediately.

This is a reminder to NOT provide any personal information or payment over the phone to individuals claiming to be from U.S. government agencies (IRS, USCIS, etc.). Feel free to reach out to our office for questions if you receive such phone calls: ip.intlservices@wsu.edu.

  1. Free Sprintax Software Now Available to Download!

Are you preparing to file your taxes? On myPassport, you can find the Sprintax blog, a link to the Sprintax YouTube channel, Sprintax webinar registration links, and the link to download the Sprintax software.

  1. Click on Tax Software >Tax Software Request>+Add New Tax Software Request
  2. Read 3 paragraphs of information
  3. Answer the question
  4. Links will appear
  5. Click “Submit” to get email with instructions and unique code that will make the Sprintax software free of cost to you.

Please note that ISSS staff cannot assist you with filing your taxes. If you have questions about filing taxes, please consult a tax professional.

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: