Foreign Nationals Payment Eligibility Grid
Canadians
Canadians will have an immigration status, but they often will not have passports, will not have entry visas and may or may not have I-94s. If you are not sure which rules apply, please e-mail the University Payroll Service Center for assistance.
Acronyms Used Below
- CPT - Curricular Practical Training
- EAD - Employment Authorization Document
- OPT - Optional Practical Training
Foreign Nationals Payment Eligibility Grid
Immigration Status / Honor-arium / Employ-ment / Reim-burse / Per Diem / Royalty / Award- Prize
A-1, A-2, A-3 primary / No / No / No / No / No / No
A-1, A-2, dependent (EAD required) / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes5 / Yes / Yes
B-1, B-2 for activity no longer than 9 days and no more than 5 payments within 6 months / Yes / No / Yes / Yes6 / Yes / Yes
B-1 for activity longer than 9 days / No / No / Yes / Yes6 / No / No
B-2 for activity longer than 9 days / No / No / No / No / No / No
F-1, UI-sponsored, without CPT or OPT / Yes1 / Yes15 / Yes1 / Yes1 / Yes1 / Yes1
F-1, UI-sponsored, with CPT or OPT / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes5 / Yes / Yes
F-1, not UI-sponsored, without CPT or OPT / No / No / Yes2 / Yes 2 / No / No
F-1, not UI-sponsored, with CPT or OPT / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes5 / Yes / Yes
F-2 / No / No / No / No / No / No
G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, G-5 primary / No / No / No / No / No / No
G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4 dependent (EAD required) / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes5 / Yes / Yes
H-1, UI-sponsored / No / Yes34 / Yes3 / Yes 36 / No / No
H-1, not UI-sponsored, with authorization letter from sponsor / No / No / Yes / Yes6 / No / No
H-4 / No / No / No / No / No / No
J-1, UI-sponsored / Yes3 / Yes37 / Yes3 / Yes35 / Yes3 / Yes3
J-1, not UI-sponsored, with authorization from sponsor (as noted in letter from the sponsor or on the DS2019 form) / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes5 / Yes / Yes
J-1, not UI-sponsored without authorization from sponsor / No / No / No / No / No / No
J-2 (only with EAD) / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes5 / Yes / Yes
O-1, O-2, UI-sponsored / No / Yes34 / Yes3 / Yes 36 / No / No
O-1, O-2, not UI-sponsored, with authorization letter from sponsor / No / No / Yes / Yes6 / No / No
O-3 / No / No / No / No / No / No
P-1, P-2, P-3, UI-sponsored / Yes3 / Yes3 / Yes3 / Yes 35 / Yes3 / Yes3
P-1, P-2, P-3, not UI-sponsored / No / No / No / No / No / No
P-4 / No / No / No / No / No / No
TN, UI-sponsored / No / Yes3 / Yes3 / Yes36 / No / No
TN, not UI-sponsored / No / No / Yes / Yes6 / No / No
TD / No / No / No / No / No / No
Waivers for Business or Tourism for activity
- no longer than 9 days and
- no more than 5 payments within 6 months / Yes / No / Yes / Yes6 / Yes / Yes
Waiver for Business - more than 9 days / No / No / Yes / Yes6 / No / No
Waiver for Tourism - more than 9 days / No / No / No / No / No / No
Adjustment applicant (green card pending)
with EAD / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes5 / Yes / Yes
Refugee with authorization / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes5 / Yes / Yes
Asylum applicant with EAD / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes5 / Yes / Yes
Permanent Resident with I-1551 passport stamp or permanent resident card / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes5 / Yes / Yes
1. Contact your Campus International Office (Urbana 217-333-1303, UIC 312-996-3121, UIS 217-206-6678) regarding restrictions.
2. Allowed only if payment meets the accountable plan criteria.
3. Payments normally limited to University of Illinois host department. Contact your Campus International Office (UIC 312-996-3121, UIS 217-206-6678, UIUC 217-333-8226 or 217-333-1303) if another unit wishes to pay.
4. Full-time employment only.
5. Any payment that exceeds the University of Illinois per diem rate is considered salary, and is therefore taxable income. If the amount paid exceeds the University of Illinois per diem rate, two Foreign National Payment Forms must be submitted: one for the Illinois per diem rate and the second for the taxable income payment.
6. Allowed only if it is the University of Illinois per diem or another rate deemed reasonable for expenses only. Contact the UniversityPayrollServiceCenter at 866-476-3586 or 217-265-6363 before using non-University of Illinois per diem rates.
7. Tenure-track position not allowed for J1 Research Scholars or for Professors.
Last updated: November 9, 2005