From: VISA Office
Date: March 18, 2020
Subject: ISS News, March 18, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates, Tax Information, Online Workshops, & More!


IS

March 18, 2020

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in this issues:

  1. ISS Website- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
  2. Featured Events
  3. Campus Events
  4. Online OPT & CPT Workshops
  5. Tax Information for 2019

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ISS Staff is available to students, without an appointment, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during virtual advising hours,11am to 3pm.

There are no virtual advising hours on Wednesday. 

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Appointments through Zoom or by phone can be requested by emailing international@case.edu. Please provide your full-name and a brief description of the nature of your appointment when you contact us.

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ISS' Website-
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates


The Office of International Student Services (ISS) understands the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation has many implications for Case Western Reserve University's international students.  We have created a webpage where we are compiling answers to questions and other important information to help our students transition to remote learning.  We will update this website as needed.  Please review the content there regularly.

While ISS staff will be working remotely until further notice, I want to assure you that we are here to support you.  Please continue to contact us with your questions through email at international@case.edu, connect with us through virtual advising, and request appointments as needed.

We hope you stay safe, stay healthy, and stay in touch with us!
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Tax Deadline in April:      Forms & Sprintax Availablity

Sprintax is a tax-return-preparation software program designed primarily for international students and other educational visa holders. It can help you prepare your U.S. federal income tax return and assist you in preparing Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ.

You may access Sprintax and begin preparing your tax return by following these steps:

  1. Register and follow the simple instructions
  2. Complete the online questionnaire
  3. Enter Case Western Reserve University’s unique code.  This code was sent to you via email on February 12.
  4. Sprintax will prepare your tax return

If Sprintax determines that you are required to file state taxes, you will have the opportunity to prepare those state taxes. You are not required to use Sprintax to file state taxes but, remember, it is your responsibility to comply with the law and properly file all taxes.

If by now, you haven't received your W-2 from CWRU, contact Payroll at payroll@case.edu. If you were authorized to work for another employer, you should contact their payroll department.

For more information regarding the 1098-T, please visit Financial Services website to download the Nonresident Alien 1098-T Request Form.

1042-S forms will be prepared by mid-March and sent to students by Payroll. Please contact Payroll if you have questions about the issuance of your 1042-S.

For more information, visit our Information on Filing Taxes page.

Featured Events

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Campus Events

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CWRU Entrepreneurship Alumni Speaker Series

EVENT

CWRU Entrepreneurship Alumni Speaker Series | Ali Ahmed, Founder and Principal, Green Strategies (via Zoom)

Monday, March 30
4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Join us March 30 at 4:00 pm via Zoom as part of the CWRU Entrepreneurship Alumni Series for a Roundtable Discussion with Ali Ahmed BS ‘95, EMBA ‘08. Ali will discuss his career journey, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. The conversation will be facilitated by Rohan Sinha BS (‘21), who is pursuing his MS in Electrical Engineering.


We will also be broadcasting this roundtable and future roundtables to Facebook Live on CWRU Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship's Facebook page on March 30th starting at 4:00 pm.
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EVENT

CWRU Entrepreneurship Speaker Series | Mel McGee, Founder, We Can {Code} It and Ashley Weingart, Founder, Perfectly Imperfect Produce (via Zoom)

Thursday, March 19
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Join us on March 19 at 1:00 pm via Zoom as part of the CWRU Entrepreneurship Series for a Roundtable Discussion with Mel McGee and Ashley Weingart. They will discuss their career journeys and entrepreneurship. This conversation will be facilitated by Megan Buchter, Adjunct Professor, Department of Design and Innovation, Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

We will also be broadcasting this roundtable and future roundtables to Facebook Live on CWRU Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship's Facebook page on March 19th starting at 1 pm.
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EVENT

CWRU Entrepreneurship Speaker Series | Adrian Bota, Founder, Origin Milk Company (via Zoom)

Tuesday, March 24
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Join us on March 24 at 1:00 pm via Zoom as part of the CWRU Entrepreneurship Series for a Roundtable Discussion with Adrian Bota, Founder, Origin Milk Company. He will discuss his career journey, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.

We will also be broadcasting this roundtable and future roundtables to Facebook Live on CWRU Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship's Facebook page on March 24th starting at 1 pm.
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EVENT

CWRU Entrepreneurship Speaker Series | Mike Belsito, Co-Founder, Product Collective (via Zoom)

Thursday, March 26
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Join us on March 26 at 1:00 pm via Zoom as part of the CWRU Entrepreneurship Series for a Roundtable Discussion with Mike Belsito, Co-Founder, Product Collective. He will discuss his career journey and entrepreneurship. The conversation will be facilitated by CWRU student Marissa Muth MS, Accountancy ('20).

We will also be broadcasting this roundtable and future roundtables to Facebook Live on CWRU Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship's Facebook page on March 26th starting at 1 pm.
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EVENT

Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW)

Monday, April 6 at 8:00am
to Saturday, April 11 at 11:00pm
Case Western Reserve University Campus, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW)
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