If a department has hired and/or paying a nonresident alien, one of the most difficult parts of the process is finding the correct paperwork to file.  This page provides resources for departments to use to navigate the paperwork involved in paying a nonresident alien.

Nonresident Alien Employees - checklist of forms that need to be processed for a nonresident alien student, or teacher/researcher.

Nonresident Alien Independent Contractors - checklist of forms that need to be processed for visiting scholars.

Forms

• Alien Certificate
• 8233
  Instructions on filling out the 8233 for students and teacher/researchers
  Instructions on filling out the 8233 for Independent Contractors
• 8233 Attachments - Student
• 8233 Attachments - Teacher/Researchers
• W8-Ben
  W8-Ben Instructions
• W7
• Form W-9 for Nonresident Aliens
  Instructions
  Attachment
• Federal W4
  Instructions for filling out a W4 for nonresident aliens
• Michigan W4
  Instructions for filling out a MI-W4 for nonresident aliens
• Foreign Visitor on B-1, B-2 and Visa Waiver Attachment

Resources

• International Center - University of Michigan
• Internal Revenue Service - PUB 515
• Social Security Office - Ann Arbor
• Tax Treaties

For more information, please contact Tax