U.S. Visa Documents

Undergraduate F-1 Students

• Request an Initial I-20 (old version)
• Request an Initial I-20 to Return to Gordon College (old version)
• Request an Initial I-20 as an Exchange Visitor

Master's-Level F-1 Students

• Request an Initial I-20 for Graduate Education (MEd, EdS, Montessori)
• Request an Initial I-20 for Graduate Finance (MSFA)
• Request an Initial I-20 for Graduate Leadership (MA Leadership *summer residency*)
• Request an Initial I-20 for Graduate Music Education (MMEd *summer residency*)

All F-1 Students

• Transfer a SEVIS Record to Gordon College
• RCL: Reduced Course Load
• CPT: Curricular Practical Training
• OPT: Optional Practical Training - post-completion OPT and STEM-extension
   
• SSN: Social Security Request Letter
  • Email Caroline to ask, and include a picture of your Job Offer Letter
• RMV: Proof of Residency Letter
  • Email Caroline to ask, and include your current address
• Visitor Invitation
  • Email Caroline to ask, and include information about the visitor: full name, date of birth, passport country, relation to you the student, reason he/she is visiting, approximate length of stay in the U.S. (in weeks), and the month he/she plans to arrive in the U.S.
• Taxes and Reporting Obligations
  • Overview: 
    • ​U.S. government guidance.  Obligation for F-1 Students to File Taxes; Specific Instructions for F-1 Taxes; Free Resources for Help With Your Taxes.
  • Complete Blank Forms: 
    • Form 8843 (all F-1, even those who did not work), Form 1040NR (all F-1 who worked in U.S. and earned at least $1; no more "Form 1040NR-EZ" available), Massachusetts Form 1-NR/PY (all F-1 who worked in Massachusetts and earned at least $4,400).
  • Reference Filled Forms: 
    • W2 from your employer (W2 lookup: employee self-service, click Sign Up, company = Gordon, email Student Payroll for help), 1042-S for a taxable scholarship, and both 1095-B and 1099-HC from your health insurance company.
  • Get Help Calculating: 
    • Look up your I-94 Travel History and use the Date-to-Date Calculator to determine your days (and partial days) in the U.S. 
    • Find your "true tax owed" on the federal tax table and the Massachusetts tax table.
  • Access with Gordon College Login:   
    • Tax Workshop WORKSHEET.
    • Tax Workshop SLIDES: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
    • Tax Workshop VIDEO: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
    • How to Return a COVID Stimulus Payment.
  • Professional Help: 
    • www.sprintax.com/gordon
    • ​Sprintax is the company that we recommend for complex tax preparation (e.g., married not single; working in multiple states; using a tax treaty with countries such as China, Korea, India, and some countries in Europe).  Email Caroline for a $5 discount code for the Federal Forms.