ISSO专栏 | 叮咚！这份毕业季留美指南请收好

祝贺哥伦比亚大学2022届的毕业生们。再过几周就是你们的毕业典礼！

在你即将完成在哥大的课程学习前，记得前往ISSO官网查阅“Your Final Term and Beyond”页面，了解有关OPT申请、毕业后留美宽限期等重要信息：

http://bit.ly/finalterm

这里还有一份“毕业周详细攻略”等你查收，里面包含各类活动信息和报名详情：

https://commencement.columbia.edu

Congratulations to the graduating class! Commencement is just a few weeks away!

If you're completing your program this term, review ISSO's web page "Your Final Term and Beyond" for information and deadlines, including but not limited to applying for OPT work authorization and your grace period to remain in the US while preparing for departure:

http://bit.ly/finalterm

Furthermore, learn what graduates need to do in preparation for Commencement Week, including an overview of activities, registration information, where to be, and when to be there:

https://commencement.columbia.edu

暑假将至，你计划离开美国吗？出境前，注意检查你的I-20/DS-2019表格上的旅行签名是否在你计划返美当天有效，旅行签名有效期为一年。

你还可以前往ISSO官网，解锁更多信息：

https://bit.ly/issovisastravel

• 如何获得新的I-20/DS-2019表格和旅行签名

• 留学生返美都需要哪些证件

• OPT期间出境旅游知多少

• 还有更多

If you're leaving the U.S. make sure you have the documentation you will need when you return. The travel signature on your I-20/DS-2019 is valid for a year and must be unexpired on the day on which you plan to re-enter the U.S.

Check out the ISSO website:

https://bit.ly/issovisastravel

• Learn how to obtain a new I-20/DS-2019 with a new signature if needed

• Prepare all the documents you need to return from a trip abroad

• Review travel information for Optional Practical Training (OPT)

• And more!

如果你错过了由美国移民律师Suzanne Seltzer主讲的在线研讨会，你可以前往下方链接观看视频回顾。活动中，Seltzer介绍了持有F/J类签证的学生毕业后的就业签证选择和申请问题：

https://bit.ly/issoafteropt

观看更多往期活动视频回顾：

https://isso.columbia.edu/videos

In case you missed the webinar with immigration attorney Suzanne Seltzer on post-graduation employment-based visa options after F/J student status, you can access a recording here:

https://bit.ly/issoafteropt. This information is most relevant to students graduating in May 2022.

Check out the rest of the video library for other webinars you may have missed:

https://isso.columbia.edu/videos

美国税务局要求所有在2021年在美国停留过的持有F/J类签证的国际学生学者提交8843表格。如果你在2021年没有收入，8843表格是你唯一必须提交的表格，截止日期是2022年6月15日。

你可以前往链接了解更多信息（http://bit.ly/issotaxinfo），并通过ISSO官网登录Sprintax非居民税务软件，免费准备你的8843表格：

http://bit.ly/nonrestaxreturn

Remember IRS Requires Form 8843 from all Fs and Js who are nonresident aliens for federal tax purposes and were physically in the U.S. at any time in 2021.

If you didn't have income in 2021, your 8843 is the only form you are obligated to file, you can file your form by June 15, 2022.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/issotaxinfo and log in to Sprintax nonresident tax software from our website to prepare your 8843 for free:

http://bit.ly/nonrestaxreturn

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