International

Spring 2024 Application Period - Grossmont College

• March 25, 2024 to May 3, 2024
• Application Link Orange Button Below

Grossmont College EMERGENCY Grant Program

• Up to $750
• Please visit website for criteria and application (LINK)

International Graduation Events



We want to celebrate your achievement when you are transferring and/or graduating from Grossmont College.

Graduation Party

Friday, May 10, 2024

South Mission Beach

Starting around 2pm to 7pm (9pm if we do a bonfire)

Grossmont College Commencement

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Viejas Arena at SDSU

Check In for Graduations starts at 7:30am Ceremony starts at 9:30am

Graduates will have an opportunity to get a Graduation Sash if you sign up (I only have a limited supply so when I run out, I run out) - Sign up below

CAREER CENTER

Refugee Job Fair - May 1, 2024

Main Quad

Job fair with employers looking to hire for international students on OPT.

CURRENT JOB OPENINGS - LAST CHANCE - Deadline April 5, 2024

• First Year Experience -bit.ly/pm-job-des
• Outreach Ambassador - https://tinyurl.com/Grossmontambassador
• International Counseling (Ambassador)- Apply using the button below

MUSIC PERFORMANCES AVAILABLE



Grossmont Afro-Cuban Ensemble

Grossmont Concert Band

Grossmont Guitar Ensemble

Grossmont Jazz Ensemble

Grossmont Master Chorale

Grossmont Middle East Ensemble 

Grossmont String Orchestra

Grossmont Symphony Orchestra

Grossmont Symphony String Quintet

Grossmont Symphony Woodwind Quintet

Grossmont Vocal Jazz Ensemble

BASIC NEEDS

If you need support with food, housing, transportation, textbooks, parking pass, technology, or other basic needs, please complete the following request form below.

If this is an emergency, please call 911 or the San Diego Access & Crisis Line at 888-724-7240.

• Child Care
• Financial Assistance
• Food & Housing 
• Health Services
• Mental Health Counseling
• Campus Showering Facilities
• Transportation & Parking Passes
• Textbooks & Technology
• Help applying for these resources & more

FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS & RESOURCE FAIR - 3rd Tuesday of the Month MAIN QUAD 12pm-2pm

• April 16, 2024
• May 21, 2024

PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION - 4th Friday of the Month

Parking Lot 7

10am-11am

• April 26, 2024
• May 24, 2024

As F1 Visa International Students, you do not qualify for Federal Financial Aid, but there may be other services that you do qualify for. So if you need some of these services, fill out the request form and they will work with you to help find resources for you.

Stagehouse Theater

Our Town

Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the mythical village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire—an allegorical representation of all life—is an American classic. It is the simple story of a love affair that asks timeless questions about the meaning of love, life, and death.

Dance Performance

Entrances and Exit

When: May 9 - 11

Time:  7:30 pm

Admission:  $10 

Location:  Performing & Visual Arts Center

Address:  8800 Grossmont College Drive

Arab American Hertiage Month

• April 3 - 9:30am-11am - Arabian Tea and Coffee (Career Center - Building 60-130)
• April 11 - 10am-2pm - Eid al Fitr and Easter Celebration (Main Quad)
• April 17 - 11am-1pm - Museum in a Box: Photos of Palestine Project (PVAC Lobby - Building 22)
• April 22 - 11:30am-1:30pm - Cooking with Chef Noha Ireiqat (The Living Room Space Library 70-162)
• April 29 - 7pm-8:30pm - Music from the Arab World - PVAC

TAXES



All International Students that have been in the US for at least one day in 2023, will need to fill out the 8843 tax form and it is due April 15, 2024. I can provide you an example of the 8843 form if you need, please email bryan.lam@gcccd.edu.

You must mail it to:

Department of the Treasury,

Internal Revenue Service Center,

Austin, TX 73301-0215

If you were working in any part of 2023, you will need to fill out your taxes to claim your social security money back since you are not eligible for that benefit. You will be mailed (yes, mail to your current address by US Postal Service) your W-2 form.

I’m not a tax expert, but the people at Sprintax are, and they have set up some info and blogs to help you. The webinars recording below is free, but they do have a software product that they will sell to you at a cost of around $40 to help you file your taxes. Sprintax now offers the ability to submit your taxes online, no printing necessary.

We have set up a series of tax webinars across the season. You can find the details and registration links below. Each webinar will cover the same topics listed below. Please feel free to share these details with your international population and they can register for the date and time that suits them best:

·         View the Tax Prep Video Recording Here

The informational webinars will cover:

An overview of tax for nonresident students and scholars

Who must file a 2023 US tax return

What income forms students/scholars may receive

Forms that need to be completed and sent to the IRS

We cover terms like FICA, ITIN and Form 1098-T

What happens if students don’t file, or misfile

State tax returns

IRS stimulus payments

Sprintax overview

·         Read the blog on how to prepare your taxes

SDSU VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) FREE TAX HELP is available and open for online appointments: If you are working on campus, I can’t recommend this place enough as they will do your taxes for you for free!!! They are only offering virtual help and you will need to fill out some paperwork before your appointment. Sign up quickly as appointments run out!!

GO HERE for help: https://business.sdsu.edu/vita/foreign

There are many VITA services in San Diego. Here is a list of all San Diego VITA services (Link)

Turbo Tax or H&R Block and many of the other popular tax prep software will NOT work for nonresidents/foreign students. These services also cost $50 -$100

Nonresidents/foreign students must find a software that prepares nonresident returns. Two options are SprintTax  https://www.sprintax.com/ or Glacier Tax Prep https://www.glaciertax. com/Spt/Begin 

*Note that Glacier Tax Prep is $34 but does NOT do state tax returns (no California or any other state). SprintTax does both - the Federal is a flat rate of $38. The state starts at $30 but the actual rate is determined based on the complexity of the return and the state.