Announcements from the OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT & SCHOLAR SERVICES (OISSS)

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Immigration Attorney Presentation (in-person)

Employment and Visa Options for International Students and Scholars

Wednesday, April 5th from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Presenter: Immigration Attorney Liz Goss

Location: Petteruti Lounge (Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center Room 201, 75 Waterman Street)

Please RSVP to register and submit questions.

Questions should be submitted by 12 PM, Tuesday, April 4th.

The focus of this informational session, geared toward students and scholars, will be on nonimmigrant employment with special emphasis on visa options after optional practical training (F-1) or academic training (J-1)*. Ms. Goss will discuss various types of working visas and applicable filing requirements, and update participants on current H-1B provisions and the petition process for H-1B visas. Other work visas and employment-based permanent residency (green card) will be introduced as well.

 *Students with questions related to practical training should attend the CPT/OPT workshops and consult with an OISSS advisor.

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Check Your Travel Signature
 

If you will be traveling outside the U.S., over Spring Break or in the summer, please check the travel signature on page 2 of your I-20 or in the lower right corner of your DS-2019. Travel signatures are valid for 1 year (6 months on post-completion OPT) and can be used multiple times before they expire. 

You can request a travel signature through your OISSS Gateway account (brown.edu/go/oisssgateway). Click on the Requests and Documents tab and submit the Reprint/Travel Signature Request to have a new I-20/DS-2019 with travel signature issued. For further information about travel, please visit the OISSS website: https://oisss.brown.edu/traveling/what-bring-when-traveling

When entering the U.S., you must present:

• I-20 or DS-2019 certificate

• Valid passport 

• Valid F-1 or J-1 visa to be admitted to the U.S. in F-1 or J-1 status. 

Important: DO NOT use a NEXUS or GLOBAL ENTRY self-check kiosk to enter the U.S. 

Upon re-entry to the U.S., check your most recent I-94 arrival record http://www.cbp.gov/I94

to confirm that you have been re-admitted in F-1 or J-1 status.

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International Student & Scholar Tax Preparation Support

2022 U.S. Income Tax Filing deadline is April 18, 2023.

For information on how to file your 2022 income taxes as a Non-Resident please view the Annual Income Tax Return Filing page linked below. Please make sure to read the entire information linked below carefully. Non-Resident tax preparation software (SPRINTAX-for Federal and State Income Tax Returns) for tax year 2022 went live on Wednesday March 1st, 2023 and is also accessible via the linked page. https://oisss.brown.edu/working-and-living/taxes/annual-income-tax-return-filing

Refer to the Annual Income Tax Return Filing Step-by-Step Guide: Intl_Tax_Support_Flyer_TY22.pdf

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Individual Tax Advising Appointments with Kenneth Richards, CPA

To provide guidance for outstanding questions related to completing your tax returns, Global Brown is offering brief phone appointments (15 min.) with Kenneth Richards, CPA. Appointments begin on Saturday, March 11th through Wednesday, April 12th.  Appointments are limited and best suited for brief clarifications or an outstanding question or two for the completion of your returns. Please note, certain dates are reserved for graduate students and scholars.

Register here: https://calendly.com/mmufteam/2022-international-tax-prep-mini-consults-clone?month=2023-03

For tax related questions, email globalbrown@brown.edu, attention: Tax Support

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Address/Phone Reporting

We would like to remind you that as an F-1/J-1 student, you are required to report changes to your U.S. Physical (Residential) address and U.S. Phone number within 10 days of the change. 

Changes should be reported in your Brown University Banner Self Service record. Adding or changing the Local (LO) address in your Brown Banner record will push the data into your U.S. Physical address in your OISSS Gateway account.

Undergraduate Students living On-Campus in the Residence Hall are exempt from updating their address as on-campus addresses are automatically updated and forwarded to us. However, please provide your cell phone number if you have not already done so.

Undergraduate Students living Off-Campus, and all Graduate Students should list where they are physically residing and should use the USPS tool linked below to make sure the format of the address being entered is USPS Compliant. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?byaddress

Reminder: For students living off campus, please do not list your department address or your campus mail box. You are required to provide your actual U.S. residential address.

Please make sure that your U.S. Phone Number (Cell or Local) is listed in your Brown Banner record in the following format without dashes or special characters

ex. [Area Code] _ _ _ (3 digits -  e.g. 401 for Rhode Island)

[Phone Number] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7 digits)

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