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UPB -Document Checklist for Human Subject Payments

Always use the Foreign National Payments Eligibility Grid to verify the foreign national nonresident alien is eligible to receive the payment.

Obtain copies of all documents applicable to the visa status from the table below.

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Required Documents		FNTIF *	W-8BEN *	SSN, ITIN, or Certification *	Passport			I-94 *	FNCS *	All I-20s	All DS-2019s	Authorization from Sponsor	EAD *
					Passport ID Page	All U.S. Visas	All U.S. Entry Stamps
Visa	Qualifiers
B-1 Visitor for Business	9 days or less, 5 payments or less in previous 6 months	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔+	✔+	✔
B-2 Visitor for Pleasure	9 days or less, 5 payments or less in previous 6 months	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔+	✔+	✔
F-1 Student	Without OPT*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
	With OPT*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔			✔
J-1 Exchange Visitor	UI-Sponsored	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔
	Not UI-Sponsored	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔
J-2 Dependent of J-1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔		✔
WB Waiver for Business	9 days or less, 5 payments or less in previous 6 months	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
WT Waiver for Tourism	9 days or less, 5 payments or less in previous 6 months	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔

⁺Canadian nationals are not issued U.S. visas, and might not receive a U.S. entry stamp or I-94 record.

*Abbreviations and links:

• FNTIF – Foreign National Tax Information Form
• W-8BEN – Required for any payment to a Non-Resident Alien (NRA)
• SSN or ITIN – Social Security Number card or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number letter. A Statement of Certification of Application for ITIN is required if SSN or ITIN is not available.
• I-94 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection I-94 Website
• FNCS – Foreign National Compliance Statement
• EAD – Employment Authorization Document
• OPT – Optional Practical Training (indicated on form I-20)

NOTE: Documentation is not required for individuals who do not enter the U.S. except form W-8BEN.

Contact the Foreign National Service Center fninquiry@uillinois.edu for other visa types or questions.