Non-Resident Alien with No US Income, University of Cincinnati

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Non-Resident Alien with No US Income

Your Tax Status is	If you
Category II Non-Resident Alien with No US income	Have been in the US as an F-1/F-2, or J-1/J-2 Student for less than 5 calendar years (you arrived anytime in the year 2008, or later) Have been in the US as a J-1/J-2 non-student for less than 2 calendar years (you arrived at anytime in the year 2011, or later) Have been in H-1B status for less than 183 days during 2012. Did not obtain Permanent Residency status (Green Card) at anytime in 2012. Did not obtain US Citizenship at anytime in 2012.

Your Tax Status is

If you

Category II
Non-Resident Alien with No US income

Have been in the US as an F-1/F-2, or J-1/J-2 Student for less than 5 calendar years (you arrived anytime in the year 2008, or later)
Have been in the US as a J-1/J-2 non-student for less than 2 calendar years (you arrived at anytime in the year 2011, or later)
Have been in H-1B status for less than 183 days during 2012.
Did not obtain Permanent Residency status (Green Card) at anytime in 2012.
Did not obtain US Citizenship at anytime in 2012.

If you meet any of the above criteria and you earned no money in 2012, the only form you need to file is Form 8843. You can download that form and its instructions from here.

If you need assistance with this form send an email to Andrea.Siouris@uc.edu. Please put “8843 Help” in the Subject Line of the email

YOU DO NOT NEED Glacier TP FOR THIS FORM. PLEASE DO NOT USE Glacier TP

Please Note:
I. As a Non-Resident Alien for Tax purposes you do not need to report or pay taxes on UGS awards. UGS’s are not considered income if you are a Non-Resident Alien for Tax purposes.
II. People in this category do not need to complete a State Income Tax Return.

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