Permanent Residency for International Workers
美高梅官网 International will meet with all full-time faculty and professional staff to discuss options for permanent residence, and assist whenever possible.
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- the Outstanding Researchers or Professors category,聽
- National Interest Waivers (NIW鈥檚),聽
- marriage to a US citizen or other family based sponsorships, or聽
- the visa diversity lottery.
International employees who desire to apply for these categories should use outside legal counsel to help process the petition.
Start with 美高梅官网 International
All permanent residency petitions begin with a consultation with 美高梅官网 International. Contact our office to set up a meeting.
Qualifications
In order to qualify for permanent residence as a professor, researcher, or professional, the position must be full-time and defined as permanent by 美高梅官网.
A permanent position is one that does not have a definite termination point defined either by a date or the completion of a project or assignment, is not seasonal or intermittent, and is not presently intended or contemplated by the department to have some specified end date in the future. Postdoctoral fellowships and "visiting" positions of any kind are not considered permanent by the university.
Application Process
Before beginning this process, both the employee and his/her supervisor should make an appointment with 美高梅官网 International to discuss the procedure and specific requirements.
If it is determined that the job and employee meet the criteria for one of the permanent resident categories, 美高梅官网 International will work with the department to ensure that the job requirements and salary are in compliance with Department of Labor standards and formulate appropriate advertising.
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The permanent residency process for faculty and professional positions generally entails three phases. 美高梅官网 International assists with all three steps, which are:
- Labor Certification,
- 美高梅官网鈥檚 filing of an 聽requesting an immigrant visa for the foreign national once the Labor Certification Application is approved, and聽
- The foreign national鈥檚 filing of an 聽to adjust status to permanent residence.