Topic Summary

Foreign scholars or students and their nonimmigrant spouse/dependents (including young children) must complete Form 8843, even if they had no income.

Form 8843 asks for information on:

• Why the student or scholar is in this country
• The student's educational institution

Generally:

• Students complete Parts I and III of Form 8843
• Scholars complete Parts I and II of Form 8843
• Filers who complete Parts IV and V should be referred to paid preparers