All J-1 students must follow all rules and deadlines associated with cancelling for the next term, or checking out of your residence hall.

Please contact your RA, Hall Director, or the main Residence Life office in Bison Court West if you have any questions about the procedures to follow.

Important Residence Life dates/deadlines to follow can be found here: https://www.ndsu.edu/reslife/about/important_dates/

Some students return home and then find out they have a charge on their account, but thought their bill was paid. Sometimes, you may be charged for room damages or a lost key. If you see any charges on your account after you leave Fargo, and you have questions about it, please contact Residence Life for more information on the reason for the charge, and pay your bill as soon as possible.

https://www.ndsu.edu/reslife/

Process for Requesting an "Official Transcript"

Instructions on ordering can be found here:

• https://www.ndsu.edu/onestop/official-transcript

If you have any questions about ordering or have problems while placing the order, please contact the Office of Registration and Records at NDSU: 

Notes

• It can be mailed within the U.S. and/or internationally to the address(es) of your choice (mailing costs will be listed on order form). It is possible for you to order in advance before grades are final, and the transcript will be generated later when grades have been posted.
  • To do this, however, you must indicate “Send After Grades are Posted…” on the request.
• If you want an unofficial copy for yourself, you can get a copy here (which can be accessed through your web browser and downloaded/printed as a PDF):             https://www.ndsu.edu/onestop/unofficial-transcript

Remember that you have a 30-day "grace period" after your J-1 program end date, in which you can remain in the U.S. and travel, or prepare for your departure. Some sponsored students may already have a ticket purchased for them and must go home on the date specified by their sponsor, but most other students are allowed this full 30-day grace period.

You do not need a travel signature to leave the U.S. after your J-1 program is over.

However, if you have plans to travel to Canada or Mexico after your stay at NDSU - and to re-enter the U.S. and leave for your home country, please email us at NDSU.iss@ndsu.edu for more information.

Even if you did not earn any income in the 2021 calendar year, but you were here during that time, you are still required to fill out a tax form (8843) to report your presence in the U.S., and there may be other forms to fill out if you need to file because of the income you earned.

Please see our website here for more information on Sprintax, a free tax preparation software.

Also, you may receive email communications from NDSU regarding form "1098-T." If you receive an email about this form because NDSU is requesting a "TIN" (Tax Identification Number), please contact the Office of Registration and Records to comply with the request, and tell them you do not have a "TIN." If you had authorization to work on-campus, you would have a Social Security Number - and provide them the SSN instead of a TIN.