Please read the pages in this section first.

General Guidelines

Steps to Payment:

1. Gather Information.

2. Determine the location of the activity.

3. Determine visa type, income type and payment eligibility for activities exclusively:

• INSIDE the U.S.
• OUTSIDE the U.S.

4. What are the tax reporting/withholding requirements?

5. What is a TIN?

6. What is an ITIN?

7. Request Payment

Forms, Rules, and Publications

Glossary

Contacts

Suggested Letters of Invitation for a Non-Resident Alien

It is very important to inform visiting foreign national individuals about what documentation is required for the University to pay them for their visit. Use these suggested letters of invitation to help you with this process. Select the appropriate letter based on the appropriate category for your visitor:

• CANADIANS WITHOUT A VISA and With Taxpayer Identification Number
• CANADIANS WITHOUT A VISA and Without Taxpayer Identification Number
• A BUSINESS OR TOURIST VISITOR With Taxpayer Identification Number and a tax treaty (B-1 or B-2 or WB or WT)
• A BUSINESS OR TOURIST VISITOR With Taxpayer Identification Number and no tax treaty (B-1 or B-2 or WB or WT)
• A BUSINESS OR TOURIST VISITOR Without Taxpayer Identification Number and with a tax treaty (B-1 or B-2 or WB or WT)
• A BUSINESS OR TOURIST VISITOR Without Taxpayer Identification Number and no tax treaty (B-1 or B-2 or WB or WT)