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IMMIGRATION UPDATES
UAMS Immigration Insider
Special points of interest
New Regulations for Em-
ployment-Based Immi-
grant and Nonimmigrant
Visas
Upcoming release of Im-
migration Tracker 8
February Immigration
Presentation
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Office of Immigration Services January 2017
Inside this issue
New Regulations on
EB visas 2
February Immigration
Presentation 3
Holiday Open House
Photos 4
Tax Return Basics 5
USCIS Filing Fees Increase December 23 2016
US Citizenship amp Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that
many of the fees associated with non-immigrant and immigrant petitions
are increasing as of December 23 2016 Below are the fees that will most
likely impact your visa processes Please note that any petitions received
by USCIS on or after December 23rd
must be filed with these new fees
Fees not listed below (such as the $500 Fraud Prevention fee and $1225
Premium Processing fee for H-1Bs) are not being increased For a full list
of the fee increases visit the USCIS website httpswwwuscisgovforms
our-fees
Page 2 UAMS Immigration
IMMIGRATION UPDATES CONTINUED
New Regulations for Employment-Based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas
In November 2016 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized a new
regulation in an effort to modernize certain aspects of employment based immigra-
tion These regulations go into effect on January 17 2017 The most significant
changes for the majority of UAMS foreign national employees are listed below
Grace Periods for H-1B E-3 and TN workers
Establishes two grace periods of up to 10 days for individuals in the E-1 E-2 E
-3 L-1 and TN nonimmigrant classifications to provide a reasonable amount of
time for these individuals to prepare to begin employment in the country and to
depart the United States or take other actions to extend change or otherwise
maintain lawful status H-1B holders already have a 10-day grace period before
and after the start of their approved H-1B status
Establishes a grace period of up to 60 consecutive days during each author-
ized validity period for certain high-skilled nonimmigrant workers including H-
1B when their employment ends before the end of their authorized validity pe-
riod so they may more readily pursue new employment and an extension of
their nonimmigrant status
EAD Card for Compelling Circumstances with I-140 Approved Allows certain high-skilled individuals in the United States with E-3 H-1B L-1 or O-1 nonimmigrant status including any applicable grace period to apply for employ-ment authorization for a limited period if They are the principal beneficiaries of an approved Form I-140 petition An immigrant visa is not authorized for issuance for their priority date and They can demonstrate compelling circumstances exist that justify DHS issuing
an employment authorization document in its discretion Automatic Extension of Certain EAD cards Automatically extends the employment authorization and validity of Employ-
ment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain individuals who apply on time to renew their EADs
Employees with EAD based on a pending I-485 Application to Adjust Status or employees on Temporary Protected Status will benefit most
This rules does not apply to employees who hold an EAD based on a depend-ent status (H-4 J-2 etc)
Elimination of ldquo90-day rulerdquo for EAD processing This rule eliminates the regulatory provision that requires USCIS to adjudicate the
Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization within 90 days of filing and
that authorizes interim EADs in cases where such adjudications are not conducted
within the 90-day timeframe
To read a more in-depth summary of the changes you may visit the Immigration
Support Services (a UAMS-approved law firm) summary here You may read the en-
tire federal register final rule at the USCIS site
Please make an appointment with the Immigration Services Office to dis-
cuss these new regulations prior to making immigration-related decisions
based on any new regulation
Page 3 UAMS Immigration
IMMIGRATION PRESENTATIONS
with Siskind Susser Immigration Attorneys
Thursday February 2nd 2017 ED II Room G137
Immigration Options for Physicians amp Other Clinical Health Professionals
100pm-230pm
This presentation will focus on physicians pharmacists nurses and allied health pro-fessionals Visa categories to be covered include J-1s (including waivers) H-1Bs TNs O-1s etc as well as pathways to permanent residence as they pertain to clinicians
Immigration Options and Strategies for Non-Clinical Faculty amp Staff
300-430pm
This presentation will cover the visa options for researchers staff and other non-clinical personnel Visa categories to be covered include H-1Bs TNs O-1s etc as well as green card options
To register for the presentations please see the Immigration 101 Courses in Training Tracker
Page 4 UAMS Immigration
Immigration Services Holiday Open House Photos
Page 5 UAMS Immigration
Tax Return Basics
Itrsquos tax season Wersquove gathered some basic terms and information to help you understand the tax return process Please note The Immigration Services Office is not trained to assist you in preparing your tax return forms Visit a local VITA Tax Service Site for assistance See the resources below for more information
Important Dates The ldquotax yearrdquo runs from January 1
st to December 31
st
The tax return filing deadline is April 15
Before beginning your tax return you should determine if you were a Nonresident Alien or Resident Alien for tax purposes in 2016 Resident Alien for tax purposes All US citizens legal permanent residents and
nonresident aliens for immigration purposes who have met the Substantial Presence Test Typically if you have been on an H-1B visa for the entire tax year you are considered a resident alien for tax purposes Resident aliens can E-file their tax returns use the same tax return forms and generally claim the same exemptions deductions and tax credits as US citizens
Nonresident Alien for tax purposes Nonimmigrants who have not yet met the Sub-stantial Presence Test or the Green Card Test There are special tax rules for F and J sta-tus individuals Nonresident aliens must use different tax return forms and are limited on the exemptions deductions and credits they can claim
Important Documents W-2 Wage amp Tax Statement An employer issues Form W-2 to report how much was earned and how much tax was withheld for Federal and State income taxes 1042-S Foreign Persons US Source Income Subject To Withholding If you were eli-gible for and took advantage of tax treaty benefits during 2016 you should receive a 1042-S from UAMS no later than March 15 Form 8233 Exemption From Withholding on Compensation If you wish to take ad-vantage of a tax treaty benefit you must sign this form at the beginning of each tax year The Immigration Services Office would have emailed you regarding this form if you are eligible for tax treaty benefits in 2017
More Information and Tax Return Filing Assistance IRS website for international taxpayers wwwirsgovIndividualsInternational-Taxpayers
Arkansas State Tax Return website httpwwwdfaarkansasgovofficesincomeTaxindividual Receive FREE tax assistance at a local VITA Tax Service Site httpirstreasurygovfreetaxprep
Change of Address Reminder
Have you moved recently Be sure to update the Immigration Services office with your new address
All changes of address should be submitted to Immigration Services within 10 days of any move as
per Immigration regulation 8 CFR 2651
Visit our website to submit an Update Address form
You should also update your address through Employee Self Service to ensure that you receive im-
portant benefit and tax documentation from Human Resources
Page 6 UAMS Immigration
Congratulations to
Hazel Rosson from
Immigration
Services Office
for celebrating her
19th year at
UAMS
We have over 400 foreign nationals from more than 70 foreign countries working at different departments in UAMS Itrsquos like a mini global village with people from different cultural background Thanks to Dr Supriya Jadhav we are amazed to know that more than 15000 different languages and dialects are spoken across 26 states in India Thanks to Dr Giovanni Insuasti we are impressed by the variety of natural resources in Colombia Dr Eman Abedel Baky shared us pictures of beautiful sunset on Pyramid and mysterious stories about Egypt Dr Arturs Abolins introduced us to the crisp spring air and mushroom picking funs in winter in Latvia Itrsquos so inter-esting and helpful to know different cultures and explore different traditions and customs by sharing stories with people from all over the world Do you want people to know more about your home country Do you want to introduce your home countryrsquos culture tradition and lifestyles Do you want to share people with your stories how you come to the US Please donrsquot miss the opportunity to let people know more We are eager to hear about you your home and your journey here Email askimmigrationuamsedu to be featured in a future newslet-ter
Home Country Stories Needed
Immigration Tracker 8
Coming Soon
The Immigration Services Office will soon be using an updated version of their immigration software Tracker to process visa petitions Tracker 8 is expected to go live in early February 2017 This new online system will give department contacts and foreign nationals access to carry out visa process more easily and efficiently Please watch for the ldquogoing liverdquo announcement on our website main page soon
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February Achint Patel
Ahmad Tarawneh Ahmed Almomani
Ahmed Daoud Aisha Siraj
Andres Duarte Rojo Chen Chen
Daisy Varunni Alapat Diaa Bahgat
Dmitrii Andreev Emine Bircan
Fan Yu Gabor Molnar
Ikjae Shin Jinhu Xiong
Juan Carlos Rico Crescencio Leo Rasche
Nithin Karakala Oleg Karaduta
Ruiqi Cen Seamus Murphy
Sergio Leal Angeles Shahryar Ahmadi Shakuntala Patil Shobhit Sharma
Sofia Fallo Sun Hee Moon
Swathi Kovelamudi Vildan Tas Yan Wang Yun-A Shin
March
Ajoe Kattoor Alissa Kanaan
Anuj Shah Benedict Chan Seng Tan
Bhaba Das Debajyoti Majumdar
Harmeet Banipal Latha Achanta Lingtian Zhang
Manohar Kuruva Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia
Meera Mohan Mihir Raval
Mohammad Alimohammadi Naga Jaya Yenduri
Purushothaman Raghunandan Rahul Ravilla Rajani Jagana
Sanaz Abedzadeh-Anaraki Shanyao Jiang
Shaoke Luo Sudip Banerjee
Susan Thapa Tresor Mukiza Ujjwal Kumar Vaibhav Aher Yohei Harada Yu-Ting Chen Zhuopei Hu
April Aditya Naraian Chada
Amit Agarwal Anqi Wan
Aparna Komarraju Appala Naidu Sasapu
Asif Padiyath
Benjamin Tharian
Emir Tas Fuad Habash
Hee Kyung Shin Kai Carey
Kavya Pidaparthi Kulsum Bano
Lorenzo Fernandes Marcelle Dina Zita
Margaret Weiss Masil Justin George
Mitesh Lotia Mrinmayee Lakkad
Naga Saranya Addepally Nayana George Neeraj Dayama Seunghyun Jung Seyed Forghani
Shijie Liu Shivang Desai
Sree Vamsee Chintapalli Visanu Wanchai
Wuying Du
Page 7 UAMS Immigration
4301 W Markham Street
Slot 564
Central Building 4th Floor Wing D
Room 4D08
Little Rock AR 72205
Phone 501-686-8132
Fax 501-603-1318
E-mail askimmigrationuamsedu
hruamseduimmigration
UAMS Immigration
Services
UAMS Immigration
Upcoming Holidays
Dr Martin Luther Kingrsquos Birthday
(UAMS Holiday)
Monday January 16 2017
Chinese New Year
Saturday January 28 2017
Valentinersquos Day
Tuesday February 14 2017
George Washingtonrsquos Birthday (UAMS
Holiday)
Monday February 20 2017
Memorial Day (UAMS Holiday)
Monday May 29 2017
Happenings Around Town
Lantern Festival at the Wildwood Park
Fri Feb 10 2017 thru Sun Feb 12 2017
Wildwoodrsquos annual deep-winter festival celebrates the first full moon of the lunar new
year Held over three magical evenings guests are transported to far away lands and
times as they stroll through the beautifully lit pathways of Wildwoodrsquos gardens For
more information please click here
Magnificent Me at The Museum of Discovery
Today through Sun Apr 23 2017
In Magnificent Me visitors can interact with a variety of medical technologies and have
the chance for hands-on exploration of different human systems For more information
please click here
Page 8
Page 2 UAMS Immigration
IMMIGRATION UPDATES CONTINUED
New Regulations for Employment-Based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas
In November 2016 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized a new
regulation in an effort to modernize certain aspects of employment based immigra-
tion These regulations go into effect on January 17 2017 The most significant
changes for the majority of UAMS foreign national employees are listed below
Grace Periods for H-1B E-3 and TN workers
Establishes two grace periods of up to 10 days for individuals in the E-1 E-2 E
-3 L-1 and TN nonimmigrant classifications to provide a reasonable amount of
time for these individuals to prepare to begin employment in the country and to
depart the United States or take other actions to extend change or otherwise
maintain lawful status H-1B holders already have a 10-day grace period before
and after the start of their approved H-1B status
Establishes a grace period of up to 60 consecutive days during each author-
ized validity period for certain high-skilled nonimmigrant workers including H-
1B when their employment ends before the end of their authorized validity pe-
riod so they may more readily pursue new employment and an extension of
their nonimmigrant status
EAD Card for Compelling Circumstances with I-140 Approved Allows certain high-skilled individuals in the United States with E-3 H-1B L-1 or O-1 nonimmigrant status including any applicable grace period to apply for employ-ment authorization for a limited period if They are the principal beneficiaries of an approved Form I-140 petition An immigrant visa is not authorized for issuance for their priority date and They can demonstrate compelling circumstances exist that justify DHS issuing
an employment authorization document in its discretion Automatic Extension of Certain EAD cards Automatically extends the employment authorization and validity of Employ-
ment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain individuals who apply on time to renew their EADs
Employees with EAD based on a pending I-485 Application to Adjust Status or employees on Temporary Protected Status will benefit most
This rules does not apply to employees who hold an EAD based on a depend-ent status (H-4 J-2 etc)
Elimination of ldquo90-day rulerdquo for EAD processing This rule eliminates the regulatory provision that requires USCIS to adjudicate the
Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization within 90 days of filing and
that authorizes interim EADs in cases where such adjudications are not conducted
within the 90-day timeframe
To read a more in-depth summary of the changes you may visit the Immigration
Support Services (a UAMS-approved law firm) summary here You may read the en-
tire federal register final rule at the USCIS site
Please make an appointment with the Immigration Services Office to dis-
cuss these new regulations prior to making immigration-related decisions
based on any new regulation
Page 3 UAMS Immigration
IMMIGRATION PRESENTATIONS
with Siskind Susser Immigration Attorneys
Thursday February 2nd 2017 ED II Room G137
Immigration Options for Physicians amp Other Clinical Health Professionals
100pm-230pm
This presentation will focus on physicians pharmacists nurses and allied health pro-fessionals Visa categories to be covered include J-1s (including waivers) H-1Bs TNs O-1s etc as well as pathways to permanent residence as they pertain to clinicians
Immigration Options and Strategies for Non-Clinical Faculty amp Staff
300-430pm
This presentation will cover the visa options for researchers staff and other non-clinical personnel Visa categories to be covered include H-1Bs TNs O-1s etc as well as green card options
To register for the presentations please see the Immigration 101 Courses in Training Tracker
Page 4 UAMS Immigration
Immigration Services Holiday Open House Photos
Page 5 UAMS Immigration
Tax Return Basics
Itrsquos tax season Wersquove gathered some basic terms and information to help you understand the tax return process Please note The Immigration Services Office is not trained to assist you in preparing your tax return forms Visit a local VITA Tax Service Site for assistance See the resources below for more information
Important Dates The ldquotax yearrdquo runs from January 1
st to December 31
st
The tax return filing deadline is April 15
Before beginning your tax return you should determine if you were a Nonresident Alien or Resident Alien for tax purposes in 2016 Resident Alien for tax purposes All US citizens legal permanent residents and
nonresident aliens for immigration purposes who have met the Substantial Presence Test Typically if you have been on an H-1B visa for the entire tax year you are considered a resident alien for tax purposes Resident aliens can E-file their tax returns use the same tax return forms and generally claim the same exemptions deductions and tax credits as US citizens
Nonresident Alien for tax purposes Nonimmigrants who have not yet met the Sub-stantial Presence Test or the Green Card Test There are special tax rules for F and J sta-tus individuals Nonresident aliens must use different tax return forms and are limited on the exemptions deductions and credits they can claim
Important Documents W-2 Wage amp Tax Statement An employer issues Form W-2 to report how much was earned and how much tax was withheld for Federal and State income taxes 1042-S Foreign Persons US Source Income Subject To Withholding If you were eli-gible for and took advantage of tax treaty benefits during 2016 you should receive a 1042-S from UAMS no later than March 15 Form 8233 Exemption From Withholding on Compensation If you wish to take ad-vantage of a tax treaty benefit you must sign this form at the beginning of each tax year The Immigration Services Office would have emailed you regarding this form if you are eligible for tax treaty benefits in 2017
More Information and Tax Return Filing Assistance IRS website for international taxpayers wwwirsgovIndividualsInternational-Taxpayers
Arkansas State Tax Return website httpwwwdfaarkansasgovofficesincomeTaxindividual Receive FREE tax assistance at a local VITA Tax Service Site httpirstreasurygovfreetaxprep
Change of Address Reminder
Have you moved recently Be sure to update the Immigration Services office with your new address
All changes of address should be submitted to Immigration Services within 10 days of any move as
per Immigration regulation 8 CFR 2651
Visit our website to submit an Update Address form
You should also update your address through Employee Self Service to ensure that you receive im-
portant benefit and tax documentation from Human Resources
Page 6 UAMS Immigration
Congratulations to
Hazel Rosson from
Immigration
Services Office
for celebrating her
19th year at
UAMS
We have over 400 foreign nationals from more than 70 foreign countries working at different departments in UAMS Itrsquos like a mini global village with people from different cultural background Thanks to Dr Supriya Jadhav we are amazed to know that more than 15000 different languages and dialects are spoken across 26 states in India Thanks to Dr Giovanni Insuasti we are impressed by the variety of natural resources in Colombia Dr Eman Abedel Baky shared us pictures of beautiful sunset on Pyramid and mysterious stories about Egypt Dr Arturs Abolins introduced us to the crisp spring air and mushroom picking funs in winter in Latvia Itrsquos so inter-esting and helpful to know different cultures and explore different traditions and customs by sharing stories with people from all over the world Do you want people to know more about your home country Do you want to introduce your home countryrsquos culture tradition and lifestyles Do you want to share people with your stories how you come to the US Please donrsquot miss the opportunity to let people know more We are eager to hear about you your home and your journey here Email askimmigrationuamsedu to be featured in a future newslet-ter
Home Country Stories Needed
Immigration Tracker 8
Coming Soon
The Immigration Services Office will soon be using an updated version of their immigration software Tracker to process visa petitions Tracker 8 is expected to go live in early February 2017 This new online system will give department contacts and foreign nationals access to carry out visa process more easily and efficiently Please watch for the ldquogoing liverdquo announcement on our website main page soon
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February Achint Patel
Ahmad Tarawneh Ahmed Almomani
Ahmed Daoud Aisha Siraj
Andres Duarte Rojo Chen Chen
Daisy Varunni Alapat Diaa Bahgat
Dmitrii Andreev Emine Bircan
Fan Yu Gabor Molnar
Ikjae Shin Jinhu Xiong
Juan Carlos Rico Crescencio Leo Rasche
Nithin Karakala Oleg Karaduta
Ruiqi Cen Seamus Murphy
Sergio Leal Angeles Shahryar Ahmadi Shakuntala Patil Shobhit Sharma
Sofia Fallo Sun Hee Moon
Swathi Kovelamudi Vildan Tas Yan Wang Yun-A Shin
March
Ajoe Kattoor Alissa Kanaan
Anuj Shah Benedict Chan Seng Tan
Bhaba Das Debajyoti Majumdar
Harmeet Banipal Latha Achanta Lingtian Zhang
Manohar Kuruva Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia
Meera Mohan Mihir Raval
Mohammad Alimohammadi Naga Jaya Yenduri
Purushothaman Raghunandan Rahul Ravilla Rajani Jagana
Sanaz Abedzadeh-Anaraki Shanyao Jiang
Shaoke Luo Sudip Banerjee
Susan Thapa Tresor Mukiza Ujjwal Kumar Vaibhav Aher Yohei Harada Yu-Ting Chen Zhuopei Hu
April Aditya Naraian Chada
Amit Agarwal Anqi Wan
Aparna Komarraju Appala Naidu Sasapu
Asif Padiyath
Benjamin Tharian
Emir Tas Fuad Habash
Hee Kyung Shin Kai Carey
Kavya Pidaparthi Kulsum Bano
Lorenzo Fernandes Marcelle Dina Zita
Margaret Weiss Masil Justin George
Mitesh Lotia Mrinmayee Lakkad
Naga Saranya Addepally Nayana George Neeraj Dayama Seunghyun Jung Seyed Forghani
Shijie Liu Shivang Desai
Sree Vamsee Chintapalli Visanu Wanchai
Wuying Du
Page 7 UAMS Immigration
4301 W Markham Street
Slot 564
Central Building 4th Floor Wing D
Room 4D08
Little Rock AR 72205
Phone 501-686-8132
Fax 501-603-1318
E-mail askimmigrationuamsedu
hruamseduimmigration
UAMS Immigration
Services
UAMS Immigration
Upcoming Holidays
Dr Martin Luther Kingrsquos Birthday
(UAMS Holiday)
Monday January 16 2017
Chinese New Year
Saturday January 28 2017
Valentinersquos Day
Tuesday February 14 2017
George Washingtonrsquos Birthday (UAMS
Holiday)
Monday February 20 2017
Memorial Day (UAMS Holiday)
Monday May 29 2017
Happenings Around Town
Lantern Festival at the Wildwood Park
Fri Feb 10 2017 thru Sun Feb 12 2017
Wildwoodrsquos annual deep-winter festival celebrates the first full moon of the lunar new
year Held over three magical evenings guests are transported to far away lands and
times as they stroll through the beautifully lit pathways of Wildwoodrsquos gardens For
more information please click here
Magnificent Me at The Museum of Discovery
Today through Sun Apr 23 2017
In Magnificent Me visitors can interact with a variety of medical technologies and have
the chance for hands-on exploration of different human systems For more information
please click here
Page 8
Page 3 UAMS Immigration
IMMIGRATION PRESENTATIONS
with Siskind Susser Immigration Attorneys
Thursday February 2nd 2017 ED II Room G137
Immigration Options for Physicians amp Other Clinical Health Professionals
100pm-230pm
This presentation will focus on physicians pharmacists nurses and allied health pro-fessionals Visa categories to be covered include J-1s (including waivers) H-1Bs TNs O-1s etc as well as pathways to permanent residence as they pertain to clinicians
Immigration Options and Strategies for Non-Clinical Faculty amp Staff
300-430pm
This presentation will cover the visa options for researchers staff and other non-clinical personnel Visa categories to be covered include H-1Bs TNs O-1s etc as well as green card options
To register for the presentations please see the Immigration 101 Courses in Training Tracker
Page 4 UAMS Immigration
Immigration Services Holiday Open House Photos
Page 5 UAMS Immigration
Tax Return Basics
Itrsquos tax season Wersquove gathered some basic terms and information to help you understand the tax return process Please note The Immigration Services Office is not trained to assist you in preparing your tax return forms Visit a local VITA Tax Service Site for assistance See the resources below for more information
Important Dates The ldquotax yearrdquo runs from January 1
st to December 31
st
The tax return filing deadline is April 15
Before beginning your tax return you should determine if you were a Nonresident Alien or Resident Alien for tax purposes in 2016 Resident Alien for tax purposes All US citizens legal permanent residents and
nonresident aliens for immigration purposes who have met the Substantial Presence Test Typically if you have been on an H-1B visa for the entire tax year you are considered a resident alien for tax purposes Resident aliens can E-file their tax returns use the same tax return forms and generally claim the same exemptions deductions and tax credits as US citizens
Nonresident Alien for tax purposes Nonimmigrants who have not yet met the Sub-stantial Presence Test or the Green Card Test There are special tax rules for F and J sta-tus individuals Nonresident aliens must use different tax return forms and are limited on the exemptions deductions and credits they can claim
Important Documents W-2 Wage amp Tax Statement An employer issues Form W-2 to report how much was earned and how much tax was withheld for Federal and State income taxes 1042-S Foreign Persons US Source Income Subject To Withholding If you were eli-gible for and took advantage of tax treaty benefits during 2016 you should receive a 1042-S from UAMS no later than March 15 Form 8233 Exemption From Withholding on Compensation If you wish to take ad-vantage of a tax treaty benefit you must sign this form at the beginning of each tax year The Immigration Services Office would have emailed you regarding this form if you are eligible for tax treaty benefits in 2017
More Information and Tax Return Filing Assistance IRS website for international taxpayers wwwirsgovIndividualsInternational-Taxpayers
Arkansas State Tax Return website httpwwwdfaarkansasgovofficesincomeTaxindividual Receive FREE tax assistance at a local VITA Tax Service Site httpirstreasurygovfreetaxprep
Change of Address Reminder
Have you moved recently Be sure to update the Immigration Services office with your new address
All changes of address should be submitted to Immigration Services within 10 days of any move as
per Immigration regulation 8 CFR 2651
Visit our website to submit an Update Address form
You should also update your address through Employee Self Service to ensure that you receive im-
portant benefit and tax documentation from Human Resources
Page 6 UAMS Immigration
Congratulations to
Hazel Rosson from
Immigration
Services Office
for celebrating her
19th year at
UAMS
We have over 400 foreign nationals from more than 70 foreign countries working at different departments in UAMS Itrsquos like a mini global village with people from different cultural background Thanks to Dr Supriya Jadhav we are amazed to know that more than 15000 different languages and dialects are spoken across 26 states in India Thanks to Dr Giovanni Insuasti we are impressed by the variety of natural resources in Colombia Dr Eman Abedel Baky shared us pictures of beautiful sunset on Pyramid and mysterious stories about Egypt Dr Arturs Abolins introduced us to the crisp spring air and mushroom picking funs in winter in Latvia Itrsquos so inter-esting and helpful to know different cultures and explore different traditions and customs by sharing stories with people from all over the world Do you want people to know more about your home country Do you want to introduce your home countryrsquos culture tradition and lifestyles Do you want to share people with your stories how you come to the US Please donrsquot miss the opportunity to let people know more We are eager to hear about you your home and your journey here Email askimmigrationuamsedu to be featured in a future newslet-ter
Home Country Stories Needed
Immigration Tracker 8
Coming Soon
The Immigration Services Office will soon be using an updated version of their immigration software Tracker to process visa petitions Tracker 8 is expected to go live in early February 2017 This new online system will give department contacts and foreign nationals access to carry out visa process more easily and efficiently Please watch for the ldquogoing liverdquo announcement on our website main page soon
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February Achint Patel
Ahmad Tarawneh Ahmed Almomani
Ahmed Daoud Aisha Siraj
Andres Duarte Rojo Chen Chen
Daisy Varunni Alapat Diaa Bahgat
Dmitrii Andreev Emine Bircan
Fan Yu Gabor Molnar
Ikjae Shin Jinhu Xiong
Juan Carlos Rico Crescencio Leo Rasche
Nithin Karakala Oleg Karaduta
Ruiqi Cen Seamus Murphy
Sergio Leal Angeles Shahryar Ahmadi Shakuntala Patil Shobhit Sharma
Sofia Fallo Sun Hee Moon
Swathi Kovelamudi Vildan Tas Yan Wang Yun-A Shin
March
Ajoe Kattoor Alissa Kanaan
Anuj Shah Benedict Chan Seng Tan
Bhaba Das Debajyoti Majumdar
Harmeet Banipal Latha Achanta Lingtian Zhang
Manohar Kuruva Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia
Meera Mohan Mihir Raval
Mohammad Alimohammadi Naga Jaya Yenduri
Purushothaman Raghunandan Rahul Ravilla Rajani Jagana
Sanaz Abedzadeh-Anaraki Shanyao Jiang
Shaoke Luo Sudip Banerjee
Susan Thapa Tresor Mukiza Ujjwal Kumar Vaibhav Aher Yohei Harada Yu-Ting Chen Zhuopei Hu
April Aditya Naraian Chada
Amit Agarwal Anqi Wan
Aparna Komarraju Appala Naidu Sasapu
Asif Padiyath
Benjamin Tharian
Emir Tas Fuad Habash
Hee Kyung Shin Kai Carey
Kavya Pidaparthi Kulsum Bano
Lorenzo Fernandes Marcelle Dina Zita
Margaret Weiss Masil Justin George
Mitesh Lotia Mrinmayee Lakkad
Naga Saranya Addepally Nayana George Neeraj Dayama Seunghyun Jung Seyed Forghani
Shijie Liu Shivang Desai
Sree Vamsee Chintapalli Visanu Wanchai
Wuying Du
Page 7 UAMS Immigration
4301 W Markham Street
Slot 564
Central Building 4th Floor Wing D
Room 4D08
Little Rock AR 72205
Phone 501-686-8132
Fax 501-603-1318
E-mail askimmigrationuamsedu
hruamseduimmigration
UAMS Immigration
Services
UAMS Immigration
Upcoming Holidays
Dr Martin Luther Kingrsquos Birthday
(UAMS Holiday)
Monday January 16 2017
Chinese New Year
Saturday January 28 2017
Valentinersquos Day
Tuesday February 14 2017
George Washingtonrsquos Birthday (UAMS
Holiday)
Monday February 20 2017
Memorial Day (UAMS Holiday)
Monday May 29 2017
Happenings Around Town
Lantern Festival at the Wildwood Park
Fri Feb 10 2017 thru Sun Feb 12 2017
Wildwoodrsquos annual deep-winter festival celebrates the first full moon of the lunar new
year Held over three magical evenings guests are transported to far away lands and
times as they stroll through the beautifully lit pathways of Wildwoodrsquos gardens For
more information please click here
Magnificent Me at The Museum of Discovery
Today through Sun Apr 23 2017
In Magnificent Me visitors can interact with a variety of medical technologies and have
the chance for hands-on exploration of different human systems For more information
please click here
Page 8
Page 4 UAMS Immigration
Immigration Services Holiday Open House Photos
Page 5 UAMS Immigration
Tax Return Basics
Itrsquos tax season Wersquove gathered some basic terms and information to help you understand the tax return process Please note The Immigration Services Office is not trained to assist you in preparing your tax return forms Visit a local VITA Tax Service Site for assistance See the resources below for more information
Important Dates The ldquotax yearrdquo runs from January 1
st to December 31
st
The tax return filing deadline is April 15
Before beginning your tax return you should determine if you were a Nonresident Alien or Resident Alien for tax purposes in 2016 Resident Alien for tax purposes All US citizens legal permanent residents and
nonresident aliens for immigration purposes who have met the Substantial Presence Test Typically if you have been on an H-1B visa for the entire tax year you are considered a resident alien for tax purposes Resident aliens can E-file their tax returns use the same tax return forms and generally claim the same exemptions deductions and tax credits as US citizens
Nonresident Alien for tax purposes Nonimmigrants who have not yet met the Sub-stantial Presence Test or the Green Card Test There are special tax rules for F and J sta-tus individuals Nonresident aliens must use different tax return forms and are limited on the exemptions deductions and credits they can claim
Important Documents W-2 Wage amp Tax Statement An employer issues Form W-2 to report how much was earned and how much tax was withheld for Federal and State income taxes 1042-S Foreign Persons US Source Income Subject To Withholding If you were eli-gible for and took advantage of tax treaty benefits during 2016 you should receive a 1042-S from UAMS no later than March 15 Form 8233 Exemption From Withholding on Compensation If you wish to take ad-vantage of a tax treaty benefit you must sign this form at the beginning of each tax year The Immigration Services Office would have emailed you regarding this form if you are eligible for tax treaty benefits in 2017
More Information and Tax Return Filing Assistance IRS website for international taxpayers wwwirsgovIndividualsInternational-Taxpayers
Arkansas State Tax Return website httpwwwdfaarkansasgovofficesincomeTaxindividual Receive FREE tax assistance at a local VITA Tax Service Site httpirstreasurygovfreetaxprep
Change of Address Reminder
Have you moved recently Be sure to update the Immigration Services office with your new address
All changes of address should be submitted to Immigration Services within 10 days of any move as
per Immigration regulation 8 CFR 2651
Visit our website to submit an Update Address form
You should also update your address through Employee Self Service to ensure that you receive im-
portant benefit and tax documentation from Human Resources
Page 6 UAMS Immigration
Congratulations to
Hazel Rosson from
Immigration
Services Office
for celebrating her
19th year at
UAMS
We have over 400 foreign nationals from more than 70 foreign countries working at different departments in UAMS Itrsquos like a mini global village with people from different cultural background Thanks to Dr Supriya Jadhav we are amazed to know that more than 15000 different languages and dialects are spoken across 26 states in India Thanks to Dr Giovanni Insuasti we are impressed by the variety of natural resources in Colombia Dr Eman Abedel Baky shared us pictures of beautiful sunset on Pyramid and mysterious stories about Egypt Dr Arturs Abolins introduced us to the crisp spring air and mushroom picking funs in winter in Latvia Itrsquos so inter-esting and helpful to know different cultures and explore different traditions and customs by sharing stories with people from all over the world Do you want people to know more about your home country Do you want to introduce your home countryrsquos culture tradition and lifestyles Do you want to share people with your stories how you come to the US Please donrsquot miss the opportunity to let people know more We are eager to hear about you your home and your journey here Email askimmigrationuamsedu to be featured in a future newslet-ter
Home Country Stories Needed
Immigration Tracker 8
Coming Soon
The Immigration Services Office will soon be using an updated version of their immigration software Tracker to process visa petitions Tracker 8 is expected to go live in early February 2017 This new online system will give department contacts and foreign nationals access to carry out visa process more easily and efficiently Please watch for the ldquogoing liverdquo announcement on our website main page soon
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February Achint Patel
Ahmad Tarawneh Ahmed Almomani
Ahmed Daoud Aisha Siraj
Andres Duarte Rojo Chen Chen
Daisy Varunni Alapat Diaa Bahgat
Dmitrii Andreev Emine Bircan
Fan Yu Gabor Molnar
Ikjae Shin Jinhu Xiong
Juan Carlos Rico Crescencio Leo Rasche
Nithin Karakala Oleg Karaduta
Ruiqi Cen Seamus Murphy
Sergio Leal Angeles Shahryar Ahmadi Shakuntala Patil Shobhit Sharma
Sofia Fallo Sun Hee Moon
Swathi Kovelamudi Vildan Tas Yan Wang Yun-A Shin
March
Ajoe Kattoor Alissa Kanaan
Anuj Shah Benedict Chan Seng Tan
Bhaba Das Debajyoti Majumdar
Harmeet Banipal Latha Achanta Lingtian Zhang
Manohar Kuruva Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia
Meera Mohan Mihir Raval
Mohammad Alimohammadi Naga Jaya Yenduri
Purushothaman Raghunandan Rahul Ravilla Rajani Jagana
Sanaz Abedzadeh-Anaraki Shanyao Jiang
Shaoke Luo Sudip Banerjee
Susan Thapa Tresor Mukiza Ujjwal Kumar Vaibhav Aher Yohei Harada Yu-Ting Chen Zhuopei Hu
April Aditya Naraian Chada
Amit Agarwal Anqi Wan
Aparna Komarraju Appala Naidu Sasapu
Asif Padiyath
Benjamin Tharian
Emir Tas Fuad Habash
Hee Kyung Shin Kai Carey
Kavya Pidaparthi Kulsum Bano
Lorenzo Fernandes Marcelle Dina Zita
Margaret Weiss Masil Justin George
Mitesh Lotia Mrinmayee Lakkad
Naga Saranya Addepally Nayana George Neeraj Dayama Seunghyun Jung Seyed Forghani
Shijie Liu Shivang Desai
Sree Vamsee Chintapalli Visanu Wanchai
Wuying Du
Page 7 UAMS Immigration
4301 W Markham Street
Slot 564
Central Building 4th Floor Wing D
Room 4D08
Little Rock AR 72205
Phone 501-686-8132
Fax 501-603-1318
E-mail askimmigrationuamsedu
hruamseduimmigration
UAMS Immigration
Services
UAMS Immigration
Upcoming Holidays
Dr Martin Luther Kingrsquos Birthday
(UAMS Holiday)
Monday January 16 2017
Chinese New Year
Saturday January 28 2017
Valentinersquos Day
Tuesday February 14 2017
George Washingtonrsquos Birthday (UAMS
Holiday)
Monday February 20 2017
Memorial Day (UAMS Holiday)
Monday May 29 2017
Happenings Around Town
Lantern Festival at the Wildwood Park
Fri Feb 10 2017 thru Sun Feb 12 2017
Wildwoodrsquos annual deep-winter festival celebrates the first full moon of the lunar new
year Held over three magical evenings guests are transported to far away lands and
times as they stroll through the beautifully lit pathways of Wildwoodrsquos gardens For
more information please click here
Magnificent Me at The Museum of Discovery
Today through Sun Apr 23 2017
In Magnificent Me visitors can interact with a variety of medical technologies and have
the chance for hands-on exploration of different human systems For more information
please click here
Page 8
Page 5 UAMS Immigration
Tax Return Basics
Itrsquos tax season Wersquove gathered some basic terms and information to help you understand the tax return process Please note The Immigration Services Office is not trained to assist you in preparing your tax return forms Visit a local VITA Tax Service Site for assistance See the resources below for more information
Important Dates The ldquotax yearrdquo runs from January 1
st to December 31
st
The tax return filing deadline is April 15
Before beginning your tax return you should determine if you were a Nonresident Alien or Resident Alien for tax purposes in 2016 Resident Alien for tax purposes All US citizens legal permanent residents and
nonresident aliens for immigration purposes who have met the Substantial Presence Test Typically if you have been on an H-1B visa for the entire tax year you are considered a resident alien for tax purposes Resident aliens can E-file their tax returns use the same tax return forms and generally claim the same exemptions deductions and tax credits as US citizens
Nonresident Alien for tax purposes Nonimmigrants who have not yet met the Sub-stantial Presence Test or the Green Card Test There are special tax rules for F and J sta-tus individuals Nonresident aliens must use different tax return forms and are limited on the exemptions deductions and credits they can claim
Important Documents W-2 Wage amp Tax Statement An employer issues Form W-2 to report how much was earned and how much tax was withheld for Federal and State income taxes 1042-S Foreign Persons US Source Income Subject To Withholding If you were eli-gible for and took advantage of tax treaty benefits during 2016 you should receive a 1042-S from UAMS no later than March 15 Form 8233 Exemption From Withholding on Compensation If you wish to take ad-vantage of a tax treaty benefit you must sign this form at the beginning of each tax year The Immigration Services Office would have emailed you regarding this form if you are eligible for tax treaty benefits in 2017
More Information and Tax Return Filing Assistance IRS website for international taxpayers wwwirsgovIndividualsInternational-Taxpayers
Arkansas State Tax Return website httpwwwdfaarkansasgovofficesincomeTaxindividual Receive FREE tax assistance at a local VITA Tax Service Site httpirstreasurygovfreetaxprep
Change of Address Reminder
Have you moved recently Be sure to update the Immigration Services office with your new address
All changes of address should be submitted to Immigration Services within 10 days of any move as
per Immigration regulation 8 CFR 2651
Visit our website to submit an Update Address form
You should also update your address through Employee Self Service to ensure that you receive im-
portant benefit and tax documentation from Human Resources
Page 6 UAMS Immigration
Congratulations to
Hazel Rosson from
Immigration
Services Office
for celebrating her
19th year at
UAMS
We have over 400 foreign nationals from more than 70 foreign countries working at different departments in UAMS Itrsquos like a mini global village with people from different cultural background Thanks to Dr Supriya Jadhav we are amazed to know that more than 15000 different languages and dialects are spoken across 26 states in India Thanks to Dr Giovanni Insuasti we are impressed by the variety of natural resources in Colombia Dr Eman Abedel Baky shared us pictures of beautiful sunset on Pyramid and mysterious stories about Egypt Dr Arturs Abolins introduced us to the crisp spring air and mushroom picking funs in winter in Latvia Itrsquos so inter-esting and helpful to know different cultures and explore different traditions and customs by sharing stories with people from all over the world Do you want people to know more about your home country Do you want to introduce your home countryrsquos culture tradition and lifestyles Do you want to share people with your stories how you come to the US Please donrsquot miss the opportunity to let people know more We are eager to hear about you your home and your journey here Email askimmigrationuamsedu to be featured in a future newslet-ter
Home Country Stories Needed
Immigration Tracker 8
Coming Soon
The Immigration Services Office will soon be using an updated version of their immigration software Tracker to process visa petitions Tracker 8 is expected to go live in early February 2017 This new online system will give department contacts and foreign nationals access to carry out visa process more easily and efficiently Please watch for the ldquogoing liverdquo announcement on our website main page soon
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February Achint Patel
Ahmad Tarawneh Ahmed Almomani
Ahmed Daoud Aisha Siraj
Andres Duarte Rojo Chen Chen
Daisy Varunni Alapat Diaa Bahgat
Dmitrii Andreev Emine Bircan
Fan Yu Gabor Molnar
Ikjae Shin Jinhu Xiong
Juan Carlos Rico Crescencio Leo Rasche
Nithin Karakala Oleg Karaduta
Ruiqi Cen Seamus Murphy
Sergio Leal Angeles Shahryar Ahmadi Shakuntala Patil Shobhit Sharma
Sofia Fallo Sun Hee Moon
Swathi Kovelamudi Vildan Tas Yan Wang Yun-A Shin
March
Ajoe Kattoor Alissa Kanaan
Anuj Shah Benedict Chan Seng Tan
Bhaba Das Debajyoti Majumdar
Harmeet Banipal Latha Achanta Lingtian Zhang
Manohar Kuruva Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia
Meera Mohan Mihir Raval
Mohammad Alimohammadi Naga Jaya Yenduri
Purushothaman Raghunandan Rahul Ravilla Rajani Jagana
Sanaz Abedzadeh-Anaraki Shanyao Jiang
Shaoke Luo Sudip Banerjee
Susan Thapa Tresor Mukiza Ujjwal Kumar Vaibhav Aher Yohei Harada Yu-Ting Chen Zhuopei Hu
April Aditya Naraian Chada
Amit Agarwal Anqi Wan
Aparna Komarraju Appala Naidu Sasapu
Asif Padiyath
Benjamin Tharian
Emir Tas Fuad Habash
Hee Kyung Shin Kai Carey
Kavya Pidaparthi Kulsum Bano
Lorenzo Fernandes Marcelle Dina Zita
Margaret Weiss Masil Justin George
Mitesh Lotia Mrinmayee Lakkad
Naga Saranya Addepally Nayana George Neeraj Dayama Seunghyun Jung Seyed Forghani
Shijie Liu Shivang Desai
Sree Vamsee Chintapalli Visanu Wanchai
Wuying Du
Page 7 UAMS Immigration
4301 W Markham Street
Slot 564
Central Building 4th Floor Wing D
Room 4D08
Little Rock AR 72205
Phone 501-686-8132
Fax 501-603-1318
E-mail askimmigrationuamsedu
hruamseduimmigration
UAMS Immigration
Services
UAMS Immigration
Upcoming Holidays
Dr Martin Luther Kingrsquos Birthday
(UAMS Holiday)
Monday January 16 2017
Chinese New Year
Saturday January 28 2017
Valentinersquos Day
Tuesday February 14 2017
George Washingtonrsquos Birthday (UAMS
Holiday)
Monday February 20 2017
Memorial Day (UAMS Holiday)
Monday May 29 2017
Happenings Around Town
Lantern Festival at the Wildwood Park
Fri Feb 10 2017 thru Sun Feb 12 2017
Wildwoodrsquos annual deep-winter festival celebrates the first full moon of the lunar new
year Held over three magical evenings guests are transported to far away lands and
times as they stroll through the beautifully lit pathways of Wildwoodrsquos gardens For
more information please click here
Magnificent Me at The Museum of Discovery
Today through Sun Apr 23 2017
In Magnificent Me visitors can interact with a variety of medical technologies and have
the chance for hands-on exploration of different human systems For more information
please click here
Page 8
Page 6 UAMS Immigration
Congratulations to
Hazel Rosson from
Immigration
Services Office
for celebrating her
19th year at
UAMS
We have over 400 foreign nationals from more than 70 foreign countries working at different departments in UAMS Itrsquos like a mini global village with people from different cultural background Thanks to Dr Supriya Jadhav we are amazed to know that more than 15000 different languages and dialects are spoken across 26 states in India Thanks to Dr Giovanni Insuasti we are impressed by the variety of natural resources in Colombia Dr Eman Abedel Baky shared us pictures of beautiful sunset on Pyramid and mysterious stories about Egypt Dr Arturs Abolins introduced us to the crisp spring air and mushroom picking funs in winter in Latvia Itrsquos so inter-esting and helpful to know different cultures and explore different traditions and customs by sharing stories with people from all over the world Do you want people to know more about your home country Do you want to introduce your home countryrsquos culture tradition and lifestyles Do you want to share people with your stories how you come to the US Please donrsquot miss the opportunity to let people know more We are eager to hear about you your home and your journey here Email askimmigrationuamsedu to be featured in a future newslet-ter
Home Country Stories Needed
Immigration Tracker 8
Coming Soon
The Immigration Services Office will soon be using an updated version of their immigration software Tracker to process visa petitions Tracker 8 is expected to go live in early February 2017 This new online system will give department contacts and foreign nationals access to carry out visa process more easily and efficiently Please watch for the ldquogoing liverdquo announcement on our website main page soon
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February Achint Patel
Ahmad Tarawneh Ahmed Almomani
Ahmed Daoud Aisha Siraj
Andres Duarte Rojo Chen Chen
Daisy Varunni Alapat Diaa Bahgat
Dmitrii Andreev Emine Bircan
Fan Yu Gabor Molnar
Ikjae Shin Jinhu Xiong
Juan Carlos Rico Crescencio Leo Rasche
Nithin Karakala Oleg Karaduta
Ruiqi Cen Seamus Murphy
Sergio Leal Angeles Shahryar Ahmadi Shakuntala Patil Shobhit Sharma
Sofia Fallo Sun Hee Moon
Swathi Kovelamudi Vildan Tas Yan Wang Yun-A Shin
March
Ajoe Kattoor Alissa Kanaan
Anuj Shah Benedict Chan Seng Tan
Bhaba Das Debajyoti Majumdar
Harmeet Banipal Latha Achanta Lingtian Zhang
Manohar Kuruva Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia
Meera Mohan Mihir Raval
Mohammad Alimohammadi Naga Jaya Yenduri
Purushothaman Raghunandan Rahul Ravilla Rajani Jagana
Sanaz Abedzadeh-Anaraki Shanyao Jiang
Shaoke Luo Sudip Banerjee
Susan Thapa Tresor Mukiza Ujjwal Kumar Vaibhav Aher Yohei Harada Yu-Ting Chen Zhuopei Hu
April Aditya Naraian Chada
Amit Agarwal Anqi Wan
Aparna Komarraju Appala Naidu Sasapu
Asif Padiyath
Benjamin Tharian
Emir Tas Fuad Habash
Hee Kyung Shin Kai Carey
Kavya Pidaparthi Kulsum Bano
Lorenzo Fernandes Marcelle Dina Zita
Margaret Weiss Masil Justin George
Mitesh Lotia Mrinmayee Lakkad
Naga Saranya Addepally Nayana George Neeraj Dayama Seunghyun Jung Seyed Forghani
Shijie Liu Shivang Desai
Sree Vamsee Chintapalli Visanu Wanchai
Wuying Du
Page 7 UAMS Immigration
4301 W Markham Street
Slot 564
Central Building 4th Floor Wing D
Room 4D08
Little Rock AR 72205
Phone 501-686-8132
Fax 501-603-1318
E-mail askimmigrationuamsedu
hruamseduimmigration
UAMS Immigration
Services
UAMS Immigration
Upcoming Holidays
Dr Martin Luther Kingrsquos Birthday
(UAMS Holiday)
Monday January 16 2017
Chinese New Year
Saturday January 28 2017
Valentinersquos Day
Tuesday February 14 2017
George Washingtonrsquos Birthday (UAMS
Holiday)
Monday February 20 2017
Memorial Day (UAMS Holiday)
Monday May 29 2017
Happenings Around Town
Lantern Festival at the Wildwood Park
Fri Feb 10 2017 thru Sun Feb 12 2017
Wildwoodrsquos annual deep-winter festival celebrates the first full moon of the lunar new
year Held over three magical evenings guests are transported to far away lands and
times as they stroll through the beautifully lit pathways of Wildwoodrsquos gardens For
more information please click here
Magnificent Me at The Museum of Discovery
Today through Sun Apr 23 2017
In Magnificent Me visitors can interact with a variety of medical technologies and have
the chance for hands-on exploration of different human systems For more information
please click here
Page 8
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February Achint Patel
Ahmad Tarawneh Ahmed Almomani
Ahmed Daoud Aisha Siraj
Andres Duarte Rojo Chen Chen
Daisy Varunni Alapat Diaa Bahgat
Dmitrii Andreev Emine Bircan
Fan Yu Gabor Molnar
Ikjae Shin Jinhu Xiong
Juan Carlos Rico Crescencio Leo Rasche
Nithin Karakala Oleg Karaduta
Ruiqi Cen Seamus Murphy
Sergio Leal Angeles Shahryar Ahmadi Shakuntala Patil Shobhit Sharma
Sofia Fallo Sun Hee Moon
Swathi Kovelamudi Vildan Tas Yan Wang Yun-A Shin
March
Ajoe Kattoor Alissa Kanaan
Anuj Shah Benedict Chan Seng Tan
Bhaba Das Debajyoti Majumdar
Harmeet Banipal Latha Achanta Lingtian Zhang
Manohar Kuruva Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia
Meera Mohan Mihir Raval
Mohammad Alimohammadi Naga Jaya Yenduri
Purushothaman Raghunandan Rahul Ravilla Rajani Jagana
Sanaz Abedzadeh-Anaraki Shanyao Jiang
Shaoke Luo Sudip Banerjee
Susan Thapa Tresor Mukiza Ujjwal Kumar Vaibhav Aher Yohei Harada Yu-Ting Chen Zhuopei Hu
April Aditya Naraian Chada
Amit Agarwal Anqi Wan
Aparna Komarraju Appala Naidu Sasapu
Asif Padiyath
Benjamin Tharian
Emir Tas Fuad Habash
Hee Kyung Shin Kai Carey
Kavya Pidaparthi Kulsum Bano
Lorenzo Fernandes Marcelle Dina Zita
Margaret Weiss Masil Justin George
Mitesh Lotia Mrinmayee Lakkad
Naga Saranya Addepally Nayana George Neeraj Dayama Seunghyun Jung Seyed Forghani
Shijie Liu Shivang Desai
Sree Vamsee Chintapalli Visanu Wanchai
Wuying Du
Page 7 UAMS Immigration
4301 W Markham Street
Slot 564
Central Building 4th Floor Wing D
Room 4D08
Little Rock AR 72205
Phone 501-686-8132
Fax 501-603-1318
E-mail askimmigrationuamsedu
hruamseduimmigration
UAMS Immigration
Services
UAMS Immigration
Upcoming Holidays
Dr Martin Luther Kingrsquos Birthday
(UAMS Holiday)
Monday January 16 2017
Chinese New Year
Saturday January 28 2017
Valentinersquos Day
Tuesday February 14 2017
George Washingtonrsquos Birthday (UAMS
Holiday)
Monday February 20 2017
Memorial Day (UAMS Holiday)
Monday May 29 2017
Happenings Around Town
Lantern Festival at the Wildwood Park
Fri Feb 10 2017 thru Sun Feb 12 2017
Wildwoodrsquos annual deep-winter festival celebrates the first full moon of the lunar new
year Held over three magical evenings guests are transported to far away lands and
times as they stroll through the beautifully lit pathways of Wildwoodrsquos gardens For
more information please click here
Magnificent Me at The Museum of Discovery
Today through Sun Apr 23 2017
In Magnificent Me visitors can interact with a variety of medical technologies and have
the chance for hands-on exploration of different human systems For more information
please click here
Page 8
4301 W Markham Street
Slot 564
Central Building 4th Floor Wing D
Room 4D08
Little Rock AR 72205
Phone 501-686-8132
Fax 501-603-1318
E-mail askimmigrationuamsedu
hruamseduimmigration
UAMS Immigration
Services
UAMS Immigration
Upcoming Holidays
Dr Martin Luther Kingrsquos Birthday
(UAMS Holiday)
Monday January 16 2017
Chinese New Year
Saturday January 28 2017
Valentinersquos Day
Tuesday February 14 2017
George Washingtonrsquos Birthday (UAMS
Holiday)
Monday February 20 2017
Memorial Day (UAMS Holiday)
Monday May 29 2017
Happenings Around Town
Lantern Festival at the Wildwood Park
Fri Feb 10 2017 thru Sun Feb 12 2017
Wildwoodrsquos annual deep-winter festival celebrates the first full moon of the lunar new
year Held over three magical evenings guests are transported to far away lands and
times as they stroll through the beautifully lit pathways of Wildwoodrsquos gardens For
more information please click here
Magnificent Me at The Museum of Discovery
Today through Sun Apr 23 2017
In Magnificent Me visitors can interact with a variety of medical technologies and have
the chance for hands-on exploration of different human systems For more information
please click here
Page 8
