Appointing a foreign national to a position at Temple University can be accomplished only if both federal regulations and the University’s own policies permit it. There are many considerations affecting whether a specific foreign national may be hired for a specific position at the University. If a foreign national is determined eligible to be appointed to a specific position at Temple, the University will serve as “non-immigrant visa sponsor” and will issue forms, file petitions with the USCIS, or submit other documents and applications as appropriate to the visa type being arranged. More information on various non-immigrant employment classifications can be found on our website at www.temple.edu/ois/home/h1b1j1/info_h1b1_j1.htm
Departments interested in petitioning a foreign national for Legal Permanent Residence (a green card) should contact Human Resources: Harry Young (Temple University and School of Medicine) or Mary Beth Oberg (Temple University Hospital).
Hiring units should contact International Services as early in the hiring process as possible. Having the answers to the following questions will facilitate the immigration process:
- Is Foreign National currently in the United States? If yes, is Foreign National already employed by Temple University? If so, what is the foreign national’s current job title?
- Type of position you wish to offer? If Faculty, is it a Tenure Track position?
- Minimum Degree Requirement for position?
- Minimum number of years of experience required?
- Term of initial Temple appointment?
- Expected starting date of appointment?
- Foreign national’s country of citizenship?
- Has the potential employee applied for Permanent Residence (Green card)?
- Does the foreign national plan to travel abroad at any time in the near future? (This will affect both visa timing and procedure)
OIS does not determine job titles or salaries. We are the final stage in facilittating the appropriate visa classificaiton once the department has determined these factors and a prospective employee has been identified.
- For further information and assistance in determining appropriate position titles, position requirements and salaries for indivduals who will will hold any job title other than Post doctoral Fellow, Visiting Research Scholars or Faculty, etc contact the Office of Human Resources.
- For information on hiring Visiting or Adjunct Faculty please contact Nelia Viveiros in the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs office at 1-4395 or viveiros@temple.edu
If you cannot find what you are looking for on this
web site, please feel free to contact our office by
phone at (215) 204-7708, by FAX at (215) 204-6166,
or by e-mail at ois@temple.edu.
