Sponsoring faculty for permanent residencySee Texas Global: Lawful Permanent Residency (LPR) Procedures. Permanent Residence is a classification that allows a foreign national to remain indefinitely in the United States with legal, unrestricted work authorization. Only full-time employment of indefinite duration meets the legal criteria for lawful permanent residence. Part-time employment and employment with a fixed duration does not qualify for permanent residence. In most cases, the university will pursue permanent residence for a foreign national through the classification of an "outstanding professor/researcher" or, in the case of tenure-track teaching faculty positions, through “special handling” of the labor certification application. In order to take advantage of the streamlined special handling process, the application must be submitted within 18 months of the offer of employment. Sponsoring departments must initiate this process with ISSS early enough to allow for the preparation of the application. PERM Special Handling for university teachersFor new tenure-track or tenured international faculty members needing a long-term visa solution, Texas Global strongly recommends departments consider the special route to U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident status called PERM Special Handling for university teachers (PERM SH). Please note that there is an INLINE18-month filing deadline from the date of the offer letter in order to benefit from PERM Special Handling. PERM SH should be initiated using myIO no later than 8 months from the date of the offer letter. Requirements- The job involves classroom teaching for credit
- Competitive recruitment:
1) Employer must have placed at least one ad (print or online) in a national, professional journal, posted for at least 30 calendar days. (Start and end dates of the ad, as well as ad text must be documented.) 2) Employer must establish that the employee is more qualified that U.S. applicants and maintain clear records to substantiate this. See more at Texas Global: Sponsoring Faculty and Staff for Permanent Residency. National Professional Journal ad requirement for international hiresThe U.S. Department of Labor requires that employers sponsoring non-U.S. citizens for permanent residency (via the EB-2 Advanced Degree Professionals category of I-140 Petitions) have posted at least one ad (print or online) in a national, professional journal for at least 30 calendar days. Departments should keep this in mind if international candidates will be considered for hire. Documentation of start and end dates of the ad, as well as the text of the ad, will be required for permanent residency applications. For more information, see Texas Global: Hiring International Employees. RolesFor permanent residency applications, the department's responsibilities include the following: - Decide whether to sponsor the scholar for permanent residency
- Check that basic requirements are met
- Contact UT International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) to initiate the process
- Discuss the best strategy for your scholar with ISSS
- Provide extensive information about the recruitment/search process and results
- Post notifications provided by UT ISSS in the department
- Provide USCIS filing check(s)
- Return signed support letter
The hire's responsibilities include: - Attend initial advising session and discuss strategy
- Provide requested documentation (list of letter writers, detailed description of education and experience, copies of immigration documents, copies of diplomas - translated if necessary, attestation letters from experts, completed questionnaires, other documentation as requested)
- Post I-140 steps and maintain LPR status upon receipt
ISSS will: - Process initiation
- Review initial documents, and departmental and scholar needs
- Discuss and select strategy
- File labor certification application
- Review Attestation letters
- Complete forms (I-140, I-907)
- Draft letters of reports
- Request checks
- Provide basic I-485 guidance
- other required processes
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