Information for International Scholars Coming to Puget Sound

UPS welcomes international visitors and scholars from around the world.  Lecturers, short term scholars and visiting scholars contribute a global perspective in the classroom and on campus.

In order to make your visit successful, please allow enough time for processing the documents you will need to meet U.S. immigration requirements. We request that you complete either the B visa or J1 visa form (depending upon your visa classification) to ensure that we have the information required prior to issuing a letter of invitation.  These forms include a checklist of the required documents. Please contact Sally Sprenger (253.879.2871) in International Programs (Howarth 215) for all questions related to visas and paperwork that must be submitted prior to receiving compensation from the University.

Once an international scholar obtains a visa that allows payment of an honorarium or salary at Puget Sound, the scholar will need to file tax paperwork with the university. In most cases, tax paperwork can only be filed after the international visitor is present on campus. IRS regulations require that the university examine and file the appropriate paperwork before any payment can be processed for our international visitors.