Workshop
NAFSA Member
$320
Nonmember
$460
Student Member
$208
Event Date Event Time Registration Deadline Registration
March 6 - 8, 2024 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration Closed

Unlock the complexities of managing lawful permanent residence based on employment. Clear institutional policies and procedures are essential for employment-based lawful permanent residence. The carefully curated content is geared to towards empowering participants to engage effectively with key campus stakeholders who play a crucial role in shaping institutional permanent residency sponsorship policies. During this engaging hands on workshop participants will examine faculty and non-faculty employment-based permanent residency cases to define issues, review required forms and processes, and develop strong institutional policies.

Workshop Objectives

  • Describe the essential eligibility criteria, procedures, and regulatory underpinnings of lawful permanent residence for common employment-based categories.
  • Recognize issues affecting the employment-based permanent residence process.
  • Initiate or review institutional policies for permanent residence sponsorship.

Workshop Agenda

  • Setting the Stage
  • Introductions to EB Pathways to Permanent Residency
  • EB-1 Pathways to Permanent Residency
  • EB-1B Outstanding Professors and Researchers
  • EB-1A Individuals of Extraordinary Ability
  • EB-2 Pathways to Permanent Residency
  • EB-3 Pathways to Permanent Residency
  • Labor Certification for EB-2 and EB-3 Cases
  • General Labor Certification Issues: Recruitment
  • “Special Handling” Labor Certifications for College and University Teachers
  • General Labor Certification Issues: Job Duties and Minimum Requirement
  • General Labor Certification Issues: Beneficiary’s Qualifications
  • General Labor Certification Issues: Prevailing Wage Determinations
  • General Labor Certification Issues: Notice of Filing
  • Online File of Forms ETA-9141 and ETA-9089
  • The 1-140 Immigrant Petition
  • The Final Stage: Adjustment of Status of Immigrant Visa
  • Other Issues to Consider
  • Maintaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status

Audience

Experienced international student and scholar advisers and program administrators whose responsibilities encompass employment-based permanent residency issues for their institution.