International Scholar Advising Network

 
This network supports the efforts of those who work with international faculty and scholars, assisting with immigration regulations, as well as orientation and adjustment concerns. Login to Subscribe Network Benefits

Network Leader

Chris Bargerstock
Michigan State University

Recent Discussions

  • Entry and secondary Update?
  • SEVIS Manager - University of New Mexico
  • ISSS Position at the University of Oregon

What's New

Read the Transcript from the latest Collegial Conversation - Advising J-1 Scholars and Their Hosts

April 22, 2013
On Friday, March 15, 2013 at noon, experienced J scholar advisors answered questions about the J Scholar Exchange Visitor category. An online transcript of the conversation is available for review....

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Featured Resources

  • Hiring International Employees
    If your institution is facing the creation or reevaluation of immigration sponsorship policies for the hiring of international employees, this comprehensive resource offers detailed information on commonly used visa categories, best practices for creating or refining policy, the benefits and challenges of sponsorship, and much more.
  • NAFSA KC-ISSS Comprehensive Internationalization: A Staff Development Resource
    This KC-ISSS resource is a staff development tool for International Student and Scholar Offices. The presentation offers useful tips and talking points and is provided as a template for ISSS managers and directors to help emphasize the role of ISSS staff in achieving Comprehensive Internationalization.
  • Top Ten Tips for Managing the H-1B Petition Process
    These tips build upon practices already in use in the day to day filing of H peitions and do not take the place of basic filing information, compliance and immigration information.
  • The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey On Your Campus
    As we adjust and navigate the new centralized processing of prevailing wage determinations (PWDs) through the iCERT system, you might find that you have many questions.
  • Three part resource on Institutional Policies and Practices Concerning Permanent Residency
    As U.S. colleges and universities have attracted increasingly international job applicant pools and hired more foreign-national faculty and staff members, many have developed policies and procedures for obtaining the necessary permanent employment authorization ("green cards") for such faculty and staff members.
  • Date calculators for immigration processing
    The calculators in this file have been developed as tools to help international students and scholar advisers determine time used and time remaining for various types of immigration eligibility.
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