Why do Nonresident Alien (NRA) students need to get a Social Security Number (SSN)?

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Why do Nonresident Alien (NRA) students need to get a Social Security Number (SSN)?

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Are nonresident alien students, with F-1 VISAs and employed by a U.S. company during the summer, required to have federal taxes withheld from their paychecks?
Does a nonresident alien (including international students and scholars) need to include pension income on the U.S. tax return?
Why do Nonresident Alien (NRA) students need to get a Social Security Number (SSN)?

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires all students to have an SSN. The IRS fines the UW $50 per nonresident alien student if they do not have an SSN recorded in the UW payroll system or Student Database (SDB) system.

Why do Nonresident Alien (NRA) students need to get a Social Security Number (SSN)?

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