UAHuntsville Career Awareness Week
Please read the link below and see the attached PDF to see the multiple activities sponsored by The Career Development Office on campus beginning Monday February 14th. The week of events will culminate with the Career Fair on Thursday, February 17th in the UC Fitness Center from 9am to 2pm. (Work authorization is needed for any off campus employment and off campus employment workshops are being offered throughout the semester, please do not wait until you have a job offer to get important information about the options to obtain off-campus work permission from immigration)
Off campus work authorization WORKSHOPS
If you are graduating spring or summer 2011 and have not attended an off campus employment workshop, sign up today. For students graduating in May 2011 the priority date to send an OPT application to USCIS is next Friday, February 18, 2011. 9 workshops dates have been selected to accommodate student schedules. Off campus employment includes internships, Cooperative Education or other practical training that is not on the UAHuntsville campus. Students interested in Curricular Practical Training must be enrolled in two semesters at UAHuntsville prior to being eligible for CPT. Students MUST attend a workshop before an advisor can meet to discuss individual questions.
Due to increasing demand for earlier workshop dates, Advisors are scheduling an additional workshop on Wednesday February 16 from 10:00 to 11:30am. Only 10 students may attend and it is first come first serve to sign up by emailing visahelp@uah.edu requesting a space by specifying the specific workshop date(s) you are able to attend. If you have already signed up for a later workshop please clarify that in your email that you would prefer to switch.
Email visahelp@uah.edu to reserve your space and please clarify the date of the workshop you wish to attend. All workshops are limited to 10 students each and will be held in Conference Room 116 in MADISON HALL.
**NEW WORKSHOP** Wednesday February 16, 10:00-11:30am (five open spaces)
Friday February 25, 2:00-3:30pm (one open space)
Wednesday March 2, 10:30am- 12:00pm (five open spaces)
Wednesday March 16, 10:00-11:30am
Monday April 4, 3:00-4:30pm
Wednesday April 13, 10:00-11:30am
Monday May 2, 2:30- 4:00pm
Monday May 9, 3:30- 5:00pm
TAX INFORMATION
If you were physically present in the U.S. any day in the year 2010, you will need to complete a tax form 8843 for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Students and their dependent spouses/children who have not worked in the U.S. in the tax year 2010 or who have earned less than $3650 in taxable income or scholarships ONLY need to complete the tax form 8843 and mail it to the IRS by April 18, 2011. Please refer to the attached form 8843 and instructions for individuals with NO TAX LIABILITY to complete this required form. Again, a completed form 8843 is all that an F1, F2, J1, or J2 student or scholar will need to complete if they have no tax liability.
Once again the International Student and Scholar Office and the College of Business Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honor Society will collaborate to offer FREE tax assistance to the UAHuntsville students and community who received more than $3650 in income or scholarships and likely have a tax liability. The tax form 8843 must be completed using the instructions attached for students with a tax liability IN ADDITION TO OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE TAX FORMS. The UAH tax assistance program (VITA) will help you for FREE to complete the CORRECT 2010 tax forms. F and J students should in general, not complete tax forms using “TURBO TAX” like software advertised for U.S. Citizen Taxpayers who complete a 1040 form.
2011 tax assistance dates: appointments are available at 10am, 11am, 12noon and 1pm ONLY
Saturday, February 26
Saturday, March 5
Saturday, March 12
Saturday, April 2
Saturday, April 9
Saturday, April 16
International students and scholars MUST make an appointment by emailing tax@uah.edu with the specific date and time you would like to schedule an appointment as well as your first and last name and a phone number where you can be reached. You must attach your completed 8843 to the email to ensure that we can determine your tax residency status PRIOR to the scheduled tax appointment. As a reminder, MUST bring the documents below to your tax appointment:
-Copies of ALL federal and state tax forms filed in previous tax years
-I-20 or DS-2019, I-94 card and passport (bring all passports used to enter the U.S.)
-Current W-2 (statement of income) as well as evidence of SCHOLARSHIPS
*Remember all UAHuntsville employees can download their W-2 from their BANNER account under the EMPLOYEE tab.*
-A blank check, or evidence of your bank routing number & account number.
In addition, if any of the documents below were mailed to you bring them to the tax appointment:
-1042-S (statement of treaty benefit, scholarship, or fellowship)
-1099-G (the state tax refund statement for the prior year)
-1099-MISC (miscellaneous income)
-1099-INT (statement of simple bank interest on a savings account)
-1099-DIV (statement of dividends and distributions)
-1098-T (statement of tuition paid) This form is not required for non-resident tax filing.
Thank you,
International Student and Scholar Advisors
International Student and Scholar Office
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