Please read this information as a guide to help you with your studies and maintain valid immigration status. The information below applies to international students at all campuses.
Contents
- Get involved
- Follow us on Instagram
- Alternative to Violence of the Palouse
- Off-campus employment alert
- WSU and ISSS closed Monday, Sept. 4
- WA Cares Fund information for those paid by WSU
- Get involved
Whether you are a new or returning student this fall term, it is always a great time to get involved in some student associations that support and advocate for international students. Please visit the Registered Student Organizations (RSO) for more information.
Here are a few others:
- Follow us on Instagram
International Student and Scholar Services is on Instagram! Join the growing number of followers on our social media page.
- Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse (ATVP)
ATVP provides 24-hour emergency and supportive services to families and sexual violence survivors and their children. Services are available for concerned, supportive family members, friends, and community members. ATVP services are free and confidential.
If you need assistance, contact ATVP.
- Off-campus employment alert
The IP-International Student and Scholar Services office reminds you that international students require employment authorization to work off campus, either through our office or through a personal benefit application. Working off campus without proper authorization is a status violation and could result in the termination of your SEVIS record or other negative consequences further down the road (such as during a green card application adjudication).
We realize this is a complicated topic so please contact us if you would like to discuss the matter with an international student advisor.
- WSU and ISSS closed Monday, Sept. 4
In observance of the Labor Day holiday, WSU and the ISSS office will be closed Monday, Sept. 4. We will reopen the next day.
- WA Cares Fund information for those paid by WSU
The Washington Cares Fund is a payroll tax that provides long-term care insurance for Washingtonians (permanent residents of Washington state). This tax is 0.58% per paycheck.
As a nonresident (F-1 visa holder), you can apply for an exemption to withhold this amount. To apply for an exemption, visit the WA Cares website and submit the requested documentation.
Once the exemption is approved, you will be provided with an approval letter and an effective date (previous tax withholdings cannot be returned). You must show this letter to the WSU Payroll Office and then they will stop withholding the tax premium. The Payroll Office is in room 236 of the French Administration Building in Pullman. For those outside of Pullman, email a copy of the letter to payroll@wsu.edu. It’s important that you apply for the exemption as soon as possible upon arrival in Washington state if you would like to apply for the exemption.
If you have any questions about the above announcement, 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 nitivia.jones@wsu.edu