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University of Oregon Speakers Jennifer Doreen International Employment Specialist and Kate Comiskey International Scholar Advisor Temporary Visitors UO cannot sponsor independent visitors Volunteers Independent Researchers Independent Contractors ID: 785285

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International Employees at the

University of Oregon

Speakers:

Jennifer Doreen, International Employment Specialist and Kate Comiskey, International Scholar Advisor

Slide3

Temporary Visitors

UO cannot sponsor independent visitors

Volunteers, Independent Researchers, Independent Contractors

Visitor is responsible for Immigration status

May be eligible for expense reimbursement

(with tax withholding)

Slide4

Hiring Process

Is it OK not to hire an international applicant?

What grounds are protected for international applicants?

Does the UO have to sponsor an international applicant?

How do I know if an applicant is international?

What can I ask international applicants?

What if the applicant tells me his/her immigration status?

What if I have the applicant’s immigration documents?

Who starts the immigration process?

When should the immigration process begin?

If you know you will have international applicants

If you have international applicants in the pool

If you have an accepted offer

Slide5

Immigration Process

Employment-Based

” categories are based on the position

1) Best “short term” immigration category determined

Kate Comiskey

Based on position and employee’s immigration eligibility

2) Submit documents from application checklist

Department & Employee

https://isss.uoregon.edu/faculty-scholars

3) Immigration petition prepared & filed

Kate Comiskey

4) Immigration issues eligibility document

IF employee is outside of the US

: Employee applies for a visa to enter the US

5) UO uses immigration document to complete an I-9

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Immigration Process

What can affect the timeline?

Less prototypical for the immigration category

USCIS processing times

Immigration Category

Changes to USCIS protocols & processes

Employee’s immigration history

Employee’s current location, immigration status, & employer

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“Short-Term” Immigration Categories

J-1

Exchange & collaboration

UO Positions: Courtesy faculty, Pro-Tempore faculty, or Post-Docs

Max. Length: Up to 5 years

Benefits:

UO Filing Fees: 0

Fastest of the sponsored categories

Flexibility

Draw-Backs

2-Year Home Residency Requirement

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“Short-Term” Immigration Categories

H-1B

Specialty Occupation

UO Positions:

MQs must be at least a specialized Bachelor’s

All Tenure-Track positions

Max. Length: Up to 6 years

Benefits:

Allows for filing of a (concurrent) permanent residency application

Draw-Backs

Wage requirements

Position specific

Processing times

Filing fees: $960 - $2,185

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Permanent Immigration Categories

Permanent Residency, “Green Card”

Permanent US work & travel authorization

Parallel process concurrent to “Short Term” employment authorization (J-1, H-1B,

etc.

)

Many paths to permanent residency

UO predominantly uses the Labor Certification path

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Permanent Immigration Categories

Labor Certification

Certifying that hiring the employee will not detrimentally impact the US workforce

1)

Wage Determination

2) Labor Market Test

Actual UO search; or

Recruitment-like labor market test

3) Labor Certification Application

4) Employer Application

5) Waiting List

Country of Citizenship

Type of Position

6) Permanent Residency Application

Employee’s Application

Slide11

Responding to Immigration Officers

Contact General Counsel

Public Access File

Slide12

Updates

Freeze on expedited H-1B processing

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Resources

Immigration Updates Email List: