Please read this information as a guide to help you with your studies and to maintain valid immigration status. The information below applies to international students at all campuses.
Contents
- Is summer your final term at WSU? Important status information
- Report harassment/discrimination in the community – Pullman only
- Your country’s flag pin for graduation
- Reduced Course Load requirements
- Tax time! Sprintax software available; register for a tax webinar
If summer 2023 will be your last term, remember these important immigration status points!
Full-time enrollment in IN-PERSON class or an approved reduced course load is required.
- Undergraduate: 6 credits
- Graduate: 3 credits
If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact ISSS.
If you witness or experience harassment or discrimination from unknown individuals at the local Walmart, Safeway, or Costco, please report it! Your identity will be protected, and you will help continue to make our Pullman/Moscow community a safe and welcoming place for all. Here is how to report:
- Walmart: 509-334-2990, option 0
- Ask to talk to manager Neils (pronounced Nells) or HR manager Christa (if the person you are reporting about is a staff member).
- Safeway: 509-334-0803, option 8
- Ask to talk to store director/manager Ray.
- Costco: 509-758-1800, option 1
- Ask to talk to warehouse manager Alan or either assistant manager Steve or Herb.
Please know, the sooner you report, the more likely the store will be able to directly respond.
If you make a report, it is most helpful to include detailed information such as time and date, location, and description. Detailed information can help the stores locate and identify an incident and people who were there, especially if there are cameras available. While the stores may have a limited ability to respond, unless conduct is “extreme,” they encourage reporting – they cannot address behavior unless they know about such incidents.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact ISSS for assistance at ip.intlservices@wsu.edu or 509-335-4508. For non-Pullman locations, please contact our office so we can support you.
Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! In connection with the Graduation Celebration, IP-International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is offering a graduation flag pin to all international students expected to graduate this spring and who complete a Program Completion eform in myPassport by April 14. The pin will show your home country’s flag.
Pullman campus students must pick up their pin at Bryan Hall 206 April 19-28. Students outside Pullman will have their pins mailed if they provide a mailing address. Questions may be directed to ip.intlservices@wsu.edu.
Thank you and congratulations from all of us in ISSS!
April 14 is the deadline for undergraduate and professional students to withdraw from a course.
Please remember that as an international student in F-1 or J-1 status, you are required to maintain the following minimum enrollment requirements:
- Undergraduate: 12 credits
- Graduate: 10 credits
If you wish to withdraw from a course and the withdrawal will drop you below full-time enrollment, you must first be authorized for a “reduced course load” (RCL) for that term. RCLs are not approved nor intended to mitigate risk of failing the class or to “wipe out” bad grades.
This authorization can be given only by ISSS and must be approved BEFORE you withdraw from the course(s).
If you think you may need to drop below full-time enrollment, please speak with an International Student Advisor to see what options (if any) are available for you.
ISSS offers free access to a tax preparation software called Sprintax, which is specifically designed for international students and scholars. The deadline for filing 2022 taxes is April 18.
Did you have NO income in 2022?
International students and scholars who did not receive U.S.-based income must still file a tax form called Form 8843 and Sprintax can help you with that.
To have Sprintax help with Form 8843, you may log into myPassport.wsu.edu and select “Tax Software” to fill out the form to request access to Sprintax. A unique verification code will be emailed to you at your WSU email within 3 business days.
You will need to print and mail Form 8843 to: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Center, Austin, TX 73301-0215
Did you have income in 2022?
Log into myPassport.wsu.edu and select “Tax Software’’ to fill out the form to request access to Sprintax. A unique verification code will be emailed to you at your WSU email within 3 business days.
International students and scholars who were employed at WSU in 2022 will receive a report of wage earnings called Form W-2 from the Payroll Services Office. W-2s are available now. Students should use this form to complete and submit their tax return.
Did you receive a scholarship for room and board or are you using a tax treaty benefit?
This means you will receive Form 1042-S. The Payroll Services Office is required to issue Form 1042-S no later than March 15. Form 1042-S is mailed to the address you provide in myWSU.
IMPORTANT: You must wait until you receive Form 1042-S to file your taxes.
Tax questions?
Sprintax offers YouTube videos, a blog, and tax webinars.
Webinar date, time, and registration link
- Thursday, April 6 @ noon PT – Register here
ISSS may not provide tax advice or information on tax treaties. Please consult a tax expert or use the chat function with Sprintax.
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 ip.intlservices@wsu.edu
- WSU Everett, Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver students contact Nitivia Jones at 1 509-335-2422 or nitivia.jones@wsu.edu