In order to begin the H-1B application process and after consultation with your supporting department, please fill out the following application and submit the required documents as uploaded attachments. Regular processing of an H-1B visa may take three to five months after initial petition has been received by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), unless a Premium Processing fee of $1,225 is paid, which will expedite the process to approximately four weeks. The department or beneficiary may pay this fee. No person can be guaranteed H-1B approval. Our office will do everything it can to obtain approval, but the decision is up to USCIS and the Department of Labor (DOL). The prospective employee MAY NOT begin employment or volunteer in the position until the visa approval or transfer has been received. If the semester starts and we still have not heard from USCIS, a substitute professor will be assigned to your courses until we receive approval. Please note that the Center for International Programs will not provide legal advice at any point of this process. Please contact your Immigration Attorney to review your options and then inform us of the option you want to pursue. We can only help you facilitate the process, but we need to know from YOU what it is you want us to do. Remember that it is ultimately the employee’s responsibility to maintain legal work status. Beneficiary Checklist Please prepare the following documents to upload at the end of the application. Photocopy of current passport (open book) Copies of all visas issued to U.S. Photocopy of Electronic I-94 or passport Card (front and back) I-797 Approval Notices, if applicable EAD Card, if applicable DS 2019 (J-1 Visa) forms, if applicable Copies of all degrees earned Transcripts of Terminal Degree Curriculum Vitae Letters of recommendation Last name (family name) * First name (given name) * Email address * Are you working with an attorney? * Yes No Attorney information Firm name Attorney name Attorney address Street address: City: State: Zip code: Attorney phone number Attorney email Beneficiary Information Date of birth * Year Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Gender * - Select -FemaleMale U.S. Social Security Number (if any) Alien registration number (A#) (if any) Beneficiary Country of birth - None -AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo (Brazzaville)Congo (Kinshasa)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong S.A.R., ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao S.A.R., ChinaMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorth KoreaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe Province of birth Beneficiary Country of citizenship * - Select -AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo (Brazzaville)Congo (Kinshasa)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong S.A.R., ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao S.A.R., ChinaMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorth KoreaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe Primary phone number Are you currently residing in the U.S.? Yes No Please state the U.S. Consulate or inspection facility you want notified if this petition is approved. Type of office - None -ConsulatePre-flight inspectionPort of entry Office address (city) Foreign address Street number and name: City or Town: State: Province: Postal code: Country: Date of last U.S. arrival Year Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 I-94 number (arrival/departure document) Passport number Date passport issued Year Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Date passport expires Year Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Passport country of issuance - None -AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo (Brazzaville)Congo (Kinshasa)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong S.A.R., ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao S.A.R., ChinaMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorth KoreaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe Current nonimmigrant status Date status expires Year Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) number (if any) Employment Authorization Document (EAD) number (if any) Current Residential U.S. Address (if applicable) Street number and name: City: State: Postal code: Are you filing any applications for dependents with this petition? Yes No Please fill out the supplemental Dependent Form. Is any beneficiary in this petition in removal proceedings? Yes No Does each person in this petition have a valid passport? Yes No If no valid passport, please list explanation. Has the beneficiary received any public benefits? YES NO These public benefits include the following: Any Federal, State, local or tribal cash assistance for income maintenance; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); General Assistance (GA); Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called "Food Stamps"); Section 8 Housing Assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program; Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (including Moderate Rehabilitation); Public Housing under the Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.; Federally-Funded Medicaid. List each beneficiary’s prior periods of stay in H or L classification in the United States for the last six years. Beneficiaries requiring H-2A or H-2B classifications need only list the last three years. Has the beneficiary received federally-funded Medicaid? YES NO Select "YES" if you have received federally-funded Medicaid in connection with an emergency medical condition; a service under for Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA); other school-based benefits or services available up to the oldest age eligible for secondary education under State law; while under the age of 21; while pregnant or during the 60-day period following the last day of pregnancy. Have you been given the classification you are now requesting within the last 7 years? Yes No Have you ever been denied the classification you are now requesting within the last 7 years? Yes No Have you ever been a J-1 exchange visitor of J-2 dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor? Yes No If yes: Please provide the dates you maintained status as a J-1 exchange visitor or J-2 dependent. Beneficiary’s highest level of education - None -Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreeProfessional degreeDoctorate degree Have you, in the last 6 years, been in H or L status? YES NO If yes, you will list each beneficiary's prior periods of stay in H or L classification in the U.S. in the last 6 years. Subject's Name Period of Stay (From mm/dd/yyy to mm/dd/yyyy) Do you have another beneficiary to list with periods of stay in H or L classification in the U.S.? YES NO Subject 2's Name Period of Stay for Subject 2 (From mm/dd/yyy to mm/dd/yyyy) Major/primary field of study Document UploadsPlease upload the following documents. Photocopy of current passport (open book) Files must be less than 50 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. Copies of all visas issued to U.S. Files must be less than 50 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. Photocopy of I-94 card (if applicable) Front and back.Files must be less than 50 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. I-797 Approval Notices (if applicable) Files must be less than 50 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. EAD card (if applicable) Files must be less than 50 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. DS 2019 (J-1 Visa) forms (if applicable) Files must be less than 50 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. Copies of all degrees earned Files must be less than 50 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. Transcript of terminal degree Files must be less than 50 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. Curriculum Vitae Files must be less than 50 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. Letters of recommendation Files must be less than 50 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. 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