Type(s) of payment allowed
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Employment
May be employed “incidental to status” only by the petitioning employer or agency through whom the status was obtained. Contact your divisional payroll office for further information.
Honorarium
May be paid an honorarium by the UW only if the UW is on the official/approved United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) itinerary as a visiting site. Copy of the official/approved USCIS itinerary must be provided and attached to the payment request form. If the petition was submitted by an agent on behalf of several employers, each entity must have been included on the itinerary at the time of USCIS’s approval of the application. If visa holder is a member of a group, he or she may not perform services separate from that group.
Out of pocket expenses (travel)
Travel reimbursement allowed to be paid.
Special conditions/requirements
Employment/Honorarium restrictions
May be employed “incidental to status” only by the petitioning employer or agency through whom the status was obtained. If the petition was submitted by an agent on behalf of several employers, each entity must have been included on the itinerary at the time of USCIS’s approval of the application. If visa holder is a member of a group, he or she may not perform services separate from that.
Out-of-pocket
Allowed.
Documents required to process payments
- Immigration and taxation documentation outlined at Required Documents for Payment, including applying for U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) (Flowchart)
- Copy of itinerary documenting the UW as an event, performance, or activity location if payment is direct to the performer
- Refer to UW Policy 3024 – Expense Reimbursement
Immigration questions
For student questions: International Student Services, iss.wisc.edu
For employee questions: International Faculty and Staff Services, ifss.wisc.edu