AdoChel:
Hello everyone, please is it advisable to pay the SEVIS fee during this Covid period?
Thanks

Deegayes:
Hi guys,
I was meant to travel this month to start the summer semester but as it stands now, my flight has been cancelled and the school has decided to move summer classes online.
My question is this, do I defer till fall though I have deferred once before but I don’t think online classes are ideal for me from here.

Eniolakiite:
Stimulus package just arrived ���� God bless America ��

Eniolakiite:
Yes if you’re a graduate assistant and you filed your tax returns already

Cocao:


Instead of awaiting, why not do a bit of research yourself. One tip: Use grad cafe to search for your course. Updates usually carry if it was a funded offer or not. That way you can know which school funds or not

TheGrandChemist:


International students who received the stimulus check must have filed their taxes using the form 1040 (this form is meant for resident aliens and citizens). If you haven't passed the substantial presence test as an international student, the correct form for filing your taxes is the form 1040-NR (this is meant for non-resident aliens).

Wretch32:
Isn't it illegal to file using the form 1040 as an F1 student visa holder?

Wretch32:
Isn't it illegal to file using the form 1040 as an F1 student visa holder?

TheGrandChemist:


International students who received the stimulus check must have filed their taxes using the form 1040 (this form is meant for resident aliens and citizens). If you haven't passed the substantial presence test as an international student, the correct form for filing your taxes is the form 1040-NR (this is meant for non-resident aliens).

Deegayes:
Hi guys,
I was meant to travel this month to start the summer semester but as it stands now, my flight has been cancelled and the school has decided to move summer classes online.
My question is this, do I defer till fall though I have deferred once before but I don’t think online classes are ideal for me from here.

francophone134:
Pls who is yet to complete WES evaluation b4 the pandemic? My Wes is nt yet completed and i need it to apply to schools. Please i need help

Sandrahopes:
Hello everyone pls who applied to university of Baltimore Maryland or a current student? I want to know how to go about graduate assistantship thank you.

Muleriders:
SAU is waving GRE and GMAT scores for summer and fall 2020. See this link for list of all graduate programs available in southern arkansas University.
https://web.saumag.edu/graduate/programs/

Ashirioluwa:
After the covid-19 is over, US might not be a place to go for now. Because everything is upside down. Unemployment hit the highest number in decades. A lot still going to lose jobs after September

Eniolakiite:
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learner007:


What did you get? I thought they said the $1,200 is only for American citizens

Eniolakiite:
As it turns out, if you’re a US taxpayer and you filed for 2018 and 2019 tax returns, you will get the 1200. Attached image is from IRS website.

oluezekiel:


From the IRS page, international students are not qualified since they file 1040-NR and 10401040-NR-EZ, unless they have wrongly filed their taxe as a resident.

See attached from https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payment-information-center

Eniolakiite:
Won't IRS know if you fill the wrong form and not give you your tax returns tho?? And if truly non-resident aliens should not get the stimulus package, how come they are? Many international students got today. USA knows their residents and everyone on each visa. And i think for tax purposes, international students are sometimes classified as residents. It also seems if you pay tax in the US and have SSN and with income less than a particular amount, you will get this covid-19 stimulus check cause that is what is happening.

oluezekiel:


The thing is IRS process your tax based on the form you submitted, it's the duty of an individual to file the right tax. I have friends that are presently owing IRS up to $2k from 2018 tax returns.
For an international student to qualify as a resident alien for tax purposes, you must have been in the U.S. for 5 years (I am not too sure about this figure). E.g, someone who came into the U.S during Fall 2017 and has been filing tax using form 1040-NR/NR-EZ since then can file form 1040 by 2022.
Don't be too sure about the bolded, even if the U.S. knows the onus is still on you to do right thing. You can't claim ignorance of the law. Does the government want to roast you and you're aiding it by rubbing your body with gas or the governmentwants to help you? I bet you know the answer!
Some guys filed form 1040 (meant for residents) in the past and have successfully adjusted status today, so you might be hearing from them that it doesn't matter what form you submit for your tax. Nobody can tell who will be affected in the future.

"And if truly non-resident aliens should not get the stimulus package, how come they are? Many international students got today."
So far you filed your tax using form 1040 and have your direct deposit set up, you'll get the stimulus package. It's automatic! Whether something will come up in the future from this or not, nobody knows.

oluezekiel:


The thing is IRS process your tax based on the form you submitted, it's the duty of an individual to file the right tax. I have friends that are presently owing IRS up to $2k from 2018 tax returns.
For an international student to qualify as a resident alien for tax purposes, you must have been in the U.S. for 5 years (I am not too sure about this figure). E.g, someone who came into the U.S during Fall 2017 and has been filing tax using form 1040-NR/NR-EZ since then can file form 1040 by 2022.
Don't be too sure about the bolded, even if the U.S. knows the onus is still on you to do right thing. You can't claim ignorance of the law. Does the government want to roast you and you're aiding it by rubbing your body with gas or the governmentwants to help you? I bet you know the answer!
Some guys filed form 1040 (meant for residents) in the past and have successfully adjusted status today, so you might be hearing from them that it doesn't matter what form you submit for your tax. Nobody can tell who will be affected in the future.

"And if truly non-resident aliens should not get the stimulus package, how come they are? Many international students got today."
So far you filed your tax using form 1040 and have your direct deposit set up, you'll get the stimulus package. It's automatic! Whether something will come up in the future from this or not, nobody knows.

learner007:


This information is very correct. Also, I think things like this should also be discussed here on this platform. For example, I filed wrongly in 2018 using TURBO TAX. My school had presented Glacier to me free of charge, but Turbo offered better returns than Glacier, so I went for Turbo. It was later I realised that Turbo filed me as a resident instead of NR. I then had to correct my tax filing using form 1040X. A few weeks later, I got a message from IRS directing me on how to pay back the excess. As a piece of advice to who cares, do not file your tax returns using TURBO TAX. Sprintax or Glacier is your best bet.