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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Slide2International Employees at the
University of Oregon
Speakers:
Jennifer Doreen, International Employment Specialist and Kate Comiskey, International Scholar Advisor
Slide3Temporary 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)
Slide4Hiring 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
Slide5Immigration 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
Slide6Immigration 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
Slide7“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
Slide8“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
Slide9Permanent 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
Slide10Permanent 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
Slide11Responding to Immigration Officers
Contact General Counsel
Public Access File
Slide12Updates
Freeze on expedited H-1B processing
Slide13Resources
Immigration Updates Email List: