Tax Information for I-20 Students

F-1 students must file U.S. tax returns every year even if you had no U.S. income. Students can be classified as either "nonresident alien" (NRA) or "resident alien" (NRA). Every student's situation is different because it is dependent upon your non-immigrant status, the amount of time you have spent in the U.S., type of income, and if your country has a tax treaty with the United States. 

Please contact HR Immigration Team: hr-immigration@med.cornell.edu for all tax-related matters. Tax information for international students can be found on the WCM Human Resources–Immigration website.

Weill Cornell's Finance Department has provided FAQs here.

WCM's HR office offers Sprintax as a software service to our qualifying international population. F-Visa students who are in NRA status are eligible for this. Sprintax provides annual tax workshops to explain NRA compliance requirements and how individuals can use the software to prepare federal and state returns. Information regarding Sprintax access are made available and sent to students who identified as NRAs between January - March.