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Application Process:
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Application Process for International Students
Academic Year Procedures
The student should periodically check the Job Vacancy Binder in the Student Employment Office or visit the Student Employment website for any new vacancies . It is the responsibility of the student to contact those departments with vacancies and arrange for an interview. Once a job is obtained, the department and student must sign off on a Student Employment Request form which will be forwarded to the Office of Student Employment.
Student must complete an IWAV in the office of ISSS. The IWAV consists of the I-9, I-20 and any required documentation.
Complete the tax withholding forms (K-4, W-4, WSOT) and provide a copy of their Social Security Card. If the student does not have a social security card, they must be requested to work (Student Employment Request Form sent from employing department) in order for Student Employment to generate a Social Security letter. The student will be contacted by ISSS to pick up the letter. Upon receipt of their social security card, they will bring it to the Student Employment office.
Must be enrolled as a full-time student and making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree. International students must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (3.0 Grad GPA, 2.0 UG GPA) be enrolled full-time (9 hrs Grad, 12 hrs UG) in order to be eligible for student employment.
A background check will be required for any international students who have a social security number prior to employment at WKU (if have not been employed within the last 24 months by WKU
Summer Term Procedures
The student should periodically check the Job Vacancy Binder in the Student Employment Office or visit the Student Employment website for any new vacancies . It is the responsibility of the student to contact those departments with vacancies and arrange for an interview. Once a job is obtained, the department and student must sign off on a Student Employment Request form which will be forwarded to the Office of Student Employment.
Student must complete an IWAV in the office of ISSS. The IWAV consists of the I-9, I-20 and any required documentation.
Complete the tax withholding forms (K-4, W-4, WSOT) and provide a copy of their Social Security Card. If the student does not have a social security card, they must be requested to work (Student Employment Request Form sent from employing department) in order for Student Employment to generate a Social Security letter. The student will be contacted by ISSS to pick up the letter. Upon receipt of their social security card, they will bring it to the Student Employment office.
Must be enrolled as a full-time student and making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree. International students must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (3.0 Grad GPA, 2.0 UG GPA) be enrolled full-time (9 hrs Grad, 12 hrs UG) in order to be eligible for student employment.
A background check will be required for any international students who have a social security number prior to employment at WKU (if have not been employed within the last 24 months by WKU
