INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HANDBOOK - Macalester College

Removal (aka Deportation)
Removal is the expulsion of aliens who have been granted entry into the U.S. The following
grounds for removal have been stated in very general terms, but will give you an idea
of how strict the immigration rules are:
� Failure to comply with the conditions of your visa/status (unauthorized employment,
failure to attend classes and to maintain full time student status).
� Conviction of crime after entry, examples of which are crimes of violence, moral
turpitude, narcotics-related crimes (including marijuana abuse). Although there are
provisions for some criminal convictions, there is no exception made for a narcot-
ics or marijuana offense – mere possession of marijuana can lead to deporta-
tion.
� Unlawful entry.
� Prostitution, or connection to this practice.
� False Documents.
Taxes
Most international students on F-1 visas who work on-campus are required to pay taxes
to the State of Minnesota and to the U.S. government. Taxes will be withheld from your
Macalester paychecks. Social Security taxes are not withheld from your pay, however.
In January, the payroll office will mail you your W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) and
1042-S (Report of Scholarship; this only goes to students with taxable grant aid). Students
will be required to file income tax forms by April 15th and some students, as a result,
will receive a tax refund from the U.S. government for the taxes they have overpaid.
Other student may have to pay taxes if their total income is higher than the withholding
Even if you will not be working in the U.S., you will still have to file a
tax return at the end of the fiscal year, in April. When you receive
your tax forms in the mail (W-2, 1042-S, etc) DO NOT THROW
THEM AWAY as they are necessary for filing your tax return!
International Student Programs issues you a password so you can access
online taxes to file federal taxes. Additionally, ISP holds tax tutoring
sessions during office hours in March and April to help you complete
your state and other returns. At tax tutoring sessions, you will be required
to bring your federal tax form (printed out from the online software),
W-2 and 1042-S forms (and any other pertinent forms you may
have received in the mail), your passport and U.S. visa, your I-20, and
your Social Security Number. It generally does not take more than 30
minutes to an hour to finish completing your return, and the earlier you
get it done to send in, the better!
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