- Health Insurance Information
- Optional Practical Training
- Jobs on Campus
- Driver's License
- Social Security Cards
- Taxes
- Transfer after Snow College
Health Insurance
All international students attending Snow College are required to have health insurance.
Because of the cost of medical issues and emergencies, students need a quality health
insurance policy. Snow College will assist students in purchasing a policy. For more
details on the policy we offer, see LewerMark.com
Work Options
International students should focus on their academics while studying at Snow College.
If you choose to find a job, please be aware that your visa requires that you work
on-campus only. This means your paycheck must come from Snow College. International students are
welcome to work up to 20 hours per week on campus during the semester.
To find a job students are encouraged to work with the Career Center. Registered students
have a job seeker account waiting for them at snow.joinhandshake.com – Just login with your firstname.lastname username and password to view and apply
for jobs.
After you have studies for one academic year, you may be eligible to work off-campus
but only in your field of study/major. There are two options:
- Curriculum Practical Training (CPT): This option requires that you are registered for an internship/practicum course that
is an “integral part of an established curriculum (required for all students in the
major or optional in the program)”. You will need to complete an application with
recommendation from the faculty member offering the course.
- If you receive one year or more of full-time CPT, you become ineligible for any post-completion optional practical training (OPT).
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): This option is available both BEFORE and AFTER completion of your studies. OPT is
training/employment that is directed to your academic major of study. It is intended
to provide students with practical experience in your field of study. After one academic
year, students may be authorized up to 12 months of OPT per program (degree) level.
Each semester the CGE sponsors an OPT workshop. Please contact Becky in the CGE for
the next available workshop.
Utah Driver's License
A Utah Driver’s License is possible for international students. If you have a license
in your home country you will need to take a written and driving test and pay a fee.
If you don’t have a license in your country you will need to take a driving license
course before you can take the written and driving test. For more information: https://dld.utah.gov/. You must have an appointment in order to apply for a license. Click here to schedule your appointment. You can also fill out your application online here.
Students with a current foreign driver’s license will need to bring the following information to
the DMV:
- Valid passport with visa
- Form I-94 (I-94’s can be printed from the I-94 website)
- Social Security Number (SSN) or Form SSA-L676: “Refusal to Process SSN Application”.
This will require you to apply for a Social Security Number. Please speak with someone
in the CGE for the next scheduled trip to the Social Security Office.
- Proof of Utah Residency (two of the following)
- Bank Statements
- Court Document
- Rental contract
- Major credit card bill
- School transcript
- Utility Bill (cell phone bills are not accepted)
- Valid license from another country
Students without a current foreign driver’s license will need to bring the following information to
the DMV:
- Valid passport with visa
- Form I-94 (I-94’s can be printed from the I-94 website)
- Social Security Number (SSN) or Form SSA-L676: “Refusal to Process SSN Application”.
This will require you to apply for a Social Security Number. Please speak with someone
in the CGE for the next scheduled trip to the Social Security Office.
- Proof of Utah Residency (two of the following)
- Bank Statements
- Court Document
- Rental contract
- Major credit card bill
- School transcript
- Utility Bill (cell phone bills are not accepted)
- Certificate of completion of a driver education course
Social Security Number
Social Security numbers generally are assigned to people who are authorized to work
in the United States. Social Security numbers are used to report your earnings/wages
to the government. If you have a job offer (on-campus or off-campus), please work
with the CGE for help on how to apply for a number. More details can be found here:
https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10181.pdf
If you have a job, you will need to apply in person at the closest Social Security
office (located in Provo, Utah. You will need to gather the following documents and
schedule an appointment with the CGE to travel to Provo:
- For Social Security Number because you HAVE a job:
- Passport
- I-20: **Please make sure your personal information on your passport is the SAME as
the information on your I-20.
- I-94: Print this from https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home
- Letter from Employer (on letterhead, signed by your boss)
- Letter from CGE office (Nobue/Becky)
- Letter from Human Resources, stating that a number is required to work
- Application (from CGE/ Social Security office)
If you need a “denial” letter in order to apply for a driver license, please bring
the following items to the CGE for help applying:
- For Drivers License only:
- Passport
- I-20: **Please make sure your personal information on your passport is the SAME as
the information on your I-20.
- I-94: Print this form from: https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home
- Letter for CGE office (Nobue/Becky)
- Application (from CGE or Social Security office).
For more information please contact Nobue Swenson:
Filing Tax Returns in the USA
International students going to school in the United States should file an IRS form
8843 whether you have to file a tax return or not. Forms and tax returns typically must
be filed before April 15 each year. Snow College cannot provide you specific tax
advice so you should carefully consider your own situation and determine what tax
form to file. The US taxing agency known as "IRS" provides information for Foreign
Students and Scholars at: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/foreign-students-and-scholars and a publication every year called Publication 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens which
can be found here: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-publication-519
- If an international student or scholar did not receive any source of income they need
to file Form 8843.
- If the international student or scholar did receive income in the last calendar year
then they would need to file Form 8843 and most likely Form 1040NR-EZ
- Dependents (including spouses and children of all ages) are also required to file
Form 8843 if they were in the US during the previous calendar year.
- Every individual, regardless of whether they are one family, will need to file their
own Form 8843 and sent it to the appropriate address included on the tax form or tax form instructions
in a separate envelope.
- Sprintax is an online company that can help you file your taxes for a fee.
- Internationalstudent.com also has a helpful site.
Transfer
Transfer after Snow is not complicated. With an associate degree from Snow College,
you can transfer to any university in the state of Utah including The University of
Utah, Utah State University, Southern Utah University, Utah Valley University, Dixie
State University, BYU, Weber State University, and Westminster College. Snow College
is part of the Utah System of Higher Education and information to transfer to other
state universities can be found https://www.transferutah.org/.
In addition to in-state universities, Snow College has agreements with universities
in other states to give international students more options and facilitate their transfer
process. These agreements provide students with opportunities to continue their educational
goals and transfer their credits from Snow toward a bachelor's degree.
University Transfer Agreements
Shawnee State University
West Texas A&M
State University of New York - Plattsburgh
University of Houston - Victoria
Illinois College
McNeese State University
Kent State University
Northern Arizona University
Northwest Missouri State University
University of North Carolina - Pembroke