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Required Documents by Immigration Status

Depending on immigration status, international payees may need different documents. The table below contains common examples.

Table 1: Commonly Seen Immigration Statuses and Accompanying Immigration Documents
Commonly Seen Immigration Statuses  Accompanying Immigration Documents 
B-1 for Business (usual academic activities lasting no longer than 9 days) 
ESTA and WB Visa Waiver Business (usual academic activities lasting no longer than 9 days) 

B-2 for Tourism (usual academic activities lasting no longer than 9 days) 

WT Visa Waiver Tourism (usual academic activities lasting no longer than 9 days) 
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) 
  • Employment Authorization Card 
F-1 Student 
  • Form I-20 (Harvard Sponsored) 
  • Visa sticker from passport (not for Canadians) 
  • Passport ID page 
  • Most recent I-94
  • Employment Authorization Card (for OPT or STEM approved) 
H-1B (Workers in a specialty occupation) and O-1 (Persons with extraordinary ability) 
  • I-797 Approval Notice (Harvard Sponsored) 
  • Passport ID page 
  • Most recent I-94 
J-1 Exchange Visitors (Students, Research Scholars, Professors) 
  • Form DS-2019 (Harvard Sponsored) 
  • Visa sticker from passport (not for Canadians) 
  • Passport ID page 
  • Most recent I-94 
J-2 (Dependents of J-1) 
  • Form DS-2019 
  • Visa sticker from passport (not for Canadians) 
  • Passport ID page 
  • Most recent I-94 
  • Employment Authorization Card (if receiving payment for services) 
TN NAFTA Professionals 
TPS (Temporary Protected Status) 
  • Employment Authorization Card 

 

See also: Sprintax Calculus, International Payee

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