University Policy 6026

Visa and Immigration Services Policy

  • Responsible Oversight Executive: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

  • Date of Current Revision or Creation: January 22, 2024

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本政策的目的是为来自外国的移民和非移民学生或员工建立处理所有移民相关服务的流程,并概述全球参与中心(CGE)以及移民和非移民员工和学生的责任.

Virginia Code Section 23.1-1301, as amended,授予访问委员会制定有关该机构的规则和政策的权力. Section 7.01(a)(6) of the Board of Visitors Bylaws 授权校长执行董事会与大学运作有关的政策及程序.

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration 详细介绍了联邦对就业的要求,通过几个机构参与获得H-1B签证身份和基于就业的永久居留权.

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 defines immigrants or non-immigrants that are unlawfully present.

Petition for Approval of Schools provides direction on how a school requests an approval to enroll F-1 students.

Alternate Responsible Officers (ARO) - University employees who are recognized and authorized by the U.S. 国务院和最靠谱的网赌软件签署授权的移民文件,并协助J-1交流访问者(访问学者)有关联邦法律法规, and to execute Federal forms related to the status and activities of such individuals.

Authorizing University Representative -已完成1-20 (F-1学生)和/或DS-2019 (J-1交流访问者)资格证书的培训,并经政府和大学当局批准代表大学工作的大学员工, also known as Designated School Officials (DSO) and Alternate Responsible Officers (ARO).

Designated School Official (DSO) -由美国移民和海关执法局(ICE)和大学认可和授权的大学员工,签署授权的移民文件,并协助F-1学生遵守联邦法律法规, and to execute Federal forms related to the status and activities of such students.

Exchange Visitor (Visiting Scholar) -参加由国务卿批准的以教学为目的的项目而临时来到美国的非移民, instructing or lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, consulting, demonstrating special skills, or receiving training.

Immigrant - A person seeking permanent residence and/or citizenship in the United States.

Non-immigrant - An alien who seeks temporary entry to the United States for a specific purpose. 外国人必须在国外有永久居留权(对于大多数录取类别),并且符合所寻求的非移民分类. The non-immigrant classifications include foreign government officials, visitors for business and for pleasure, aliens in transit through the United States, treaty traders and investors, students, international representatives, temporary workers and trainees, representatives of foreign information media, exchange visitors, fiancés of U.S. citizens, intracompany transferees, NATO officials, religious workers, and some others. 大多数非移民可以由配偶和未婚未成年(或受抚养的)子女陪同或加入.

Permanent Resident/Resident Alien 任何非美国公民或国民并打算永久居住在美国的人.

 

This policy applies to all employees and students. Employees include all staff, administrators, faculty, full- or part-time, and classified or non-classified persons who are paid by the University. Students include all persons admitted to the University and not completed a program of study for which they were enrolled; student status continues whether the University's programs are in session.

大学将努力帮助移民和非移民在被最靠谱的网赌软件雇用或录取时获得适当的身份. However, 移民身份是移民或非移民的责任,适当身份的申请过程是由移民或非移民发起和执行的.

The University will assist each non-immigrant through education, 采取必要行动或以其他方式协助非移民维持其在美国的合法居留权.

Only the Center for Global Engagement (CGE) is authorized to prepare, 通过教务长和学术事务副校长的代表团,签署并提交官方移民和非移民文件给适当的联邦机构. Unless authorized by CGE, no other faculty member, department representative, 或律师有权代表学校签署非移民或移民请愿书及相关文件. Such documents include, but are not limited to, Form I-20 Certificate of Eligibility for F-1 students, Form DS-2019, 代表学生和交流访问者(访问学者)获得交流访问者资格证书, Form I-129, Petition for Non-immigrant Worker, Department of Labor Condition Applications (LCA--Form ETA 9035), 美国劳工部PERM申请(表格ETA 9089)和表格I-140(外籍工人移民申请)

如果不遵守这些规定,将被要求通知美国公民及移民服务局(USCIS)和/或美国移民局.S. Department of Labor, and the petition or other immigration documents that were unauthorized become null and void. 此事也将提交给大学法律顾问办公室,以确定是否有必要或可取采取进一步行动.

  1. 根据招聘经理的建议,CGE准备并签署所有基于就业的非移民申请和所有永久居民申请. CGE可以任命指定学校官员(DSO)和副负责官员(ARO)为学生准备和批准表格,如I-20, Certificate of Eligibility, and form DS-2019, Certificate of Eligibility.

  2. If at any time during this process, CGE认为,员工或学生的情况超出了CGE的职权范围或专业范围, 该个人将被移交给弗吉尼亚州总检察长办公室指定的移民律师. Such legal services will be at the sole expense of the student, employee, or the employing department.

  3. Under no circumstances shall employees of the University be listed as petitioners or applicants.

  4. CGE must be kept informed in a timely manner by department heads, 招聘经理和非移民学生或申请移民身份的候选人的每一个这样的请愿书或申请的身份,以避免重复的努力或干扰请愿书或申请及其相关的处理.

签证移民记录在到期后保留十年,然后按照规定销毁 Commonwealth's Records Retention and Disposition Schedule (General Schedule 103, Series 200389 for employees and General Schedule 111, Series 200242 for international students).

Deputy Director of Center for Global Engagement (VISA)

Policy HIstory

Policy Formulation Committee (PFC) & Responsible Officer Approval to Proceed:

/s/ Paul Currant


Responsible Officer Signature


January 8, 2024


Date


Policy Review Committee (PRC) Approval to Proceed:

/s/ Donna W. Meeks


Chair, Policy Review Committee (PRC)


June 13, 2023


Date


Executive Policy Review Committee (EPRC) Approval to Proceed:

/s/ Augustine O. Agho


Responsible Oversight Executive Signature


January 8, 2024


Date


University Counsel Approval to Proceed:

/s/ Allen T. Wilson


University Counsel


January 16, 2024


Date


Presidential Approval:

/s/ Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D.


President


January 22, 2024


Date

Previous Revisions: November 15, 2004; May 17, 2017; January 22, 2024

Scheduled Review Date: January 21, 2029