Immigration
Faculty and staff with questions about work authorization and other employment related immigration issues can contact Jigisha Patel, Immigration Attorney.
For information and links to useful sites regarding immigration services, check below.
For immigration petition forms:
- Department Questionnaire (to be completed by department).
- Beneficiary's Personal Information Questionnaire (to be completed by the beneficiary).
- Direct Pay Form (DPAY): Direct Pay Form.
For information on visa and immigration issues for students, please visit the International Student and Scholars Institute (ISSI) and International Applicants.
For sponsorship for permanent residency:
- The University's policy on Sponsorship for Permanent Residency (Green Card): Green Card Policy 2010.
- Faculty PERM Special Recruitment Application requirements and documents list, including sample chart: Faculty PERM Application Documents.
Links to Sites of Interest
IMPORTANT: All non-U.S. citizens must properly notify USCIS of any change of address within 10 days of that address change. This can be done online via USCIS' website at www.uscis.gov.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
To locate general information about U.S. immigration laws and policies, to check the status of a pending case (please note that you need the receipt number of the case) or the processing dates of applications, see www.uscis.gov. Or you may telephone the National Customer Service Call Center at (800) 375-5283.
U.S. Department of State
To locate general information about travel to and from the U.S.: www.travel.state.gov
To locate specific U.S. consulate websites: http://usembassy.state.gov
To locate visa appointment wait times: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/wait/tempvisitors_wait.php
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
To locate information on documents required for entry to the U.S at land, air and sea ports: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa.
U.S Social Security Administration
To locate a local Social Security Office to update immigration status information: www.ssa.gov.