Human Resources

Immigration Services

Hiring a foreign national employee differs significantly from hiring a U.S. citizen, and requires the hiring department to obtain an employment-based visa before the individual can work in the U.S. The information in this section applies to hiring foreign nationals only.  Immigration Services will work with employees and hiring departments to navigate this and other processes.  

Hiring departments will be responsible for paying employment visa filing fees for the foreign national employee, specifically, H-1B and I-140 petitions.  Filling fees must not be passed on to the foreign national employee. 

Policy 2.6015 Employment of Foreign Nationals, has been published on-line at the University Policies and Procedures website.

Visas

H-1B

To work in a specialty occupation, requires a higher education degree or its equivalent. This includes fashion models of distinguised merit and ability and government-to-government research and development, or co-production projects administers by the Department of Defense.

University Policy 6.15.1: H-1B Visa Petition Process

Check Your Case Status:

In the Check Status Box, enter your Case Number ( Starts with "WAC")

USCIS Website

I-140

This form is used to petition for an alien worker to become a Permanent Resident in the United States.

Permanent Resident of the United States

University Policy 6.15.2: Permanent Residency Petition Process

Michigan Tech University assists with the Employment-Based Immigration: Second Preference EB2 Special handling Process. If the employee wishes to apply  for a green card using the National Interest Waiver or Extraordinary Ability/Outstanding Researcher or Professor process, approval from the dean and chair of the hiring department is required.

Attorney fees, these costs may be covered by employee, department and or school/college with these types of petitions. Please call Immigration Services to obtain attorney fees which are subject to change.

Employment-Based Immigration: Second Preference EB-2

You may be eligible for an employment-based, second preference visa if you are a member of the professions holding an advanced degree or its equivalent, or a foreign national who has exceptional ability. For categories and requirements visit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security website.

For eligibility criteria for EB-2, please go to:

USCIS Employment-Based Immigration: Second Preference EB-2

Employment-Based Immigration: First Preference EB-1

You may be eligible for an employment-based, first preference visa if you have an extraordinary ability, are an outstanding professor or researcher, or are a multinational executive or manager. Michigan Tech has retained an attorney to assist with EB-1 petitions. Each occupational category has certain requirements that must be met. You can view the category requirements on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security website.

For eligibility criteria for EB-1, please go to:

USCIS Employment-Based Immigration: First Preference EB-1

Resources

Requesting Honorarium Payment For International Visitor

Departments who invite international visitors to the University and wish to pay an honorarium, please follow the process outlined in our University Policies and Procedures.

Internet Resources

Travel Resources

Visa Bulletin

Visa Bulletin, a monthly publication by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, provides information regarding the cut-off dates which govern visa ability in the numerically limited visa categories and other immigrant visa related information.

221g Process

Click here to learn about the 221g process and view responses to frequently asked questions.