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The Office for Academic Personnel and Faculty (APF) and UW Human Resources (UWHR) are collaborating on visa sponsorship for staff positions. For more information, click here. |
Overview
The University of Washington hosts hundreds of faculty and other academic personnel from around the world each year. These individuals are collectively referred to as “international scholars.”
International scholars engage in a variety of teaching and research activities but are not enrolled as students at the UW or abroad. They hold a UW appointment and generally require a temporary, non-immigrant visa to enter the U.S.
International Scholars Operations (ISO) processes requests for visa sponsorship, provides training and guidance to UW academic units, and supports international scholars in compliance with their visas.
For questions about visas, including relevant academic appointments, contact the ISO team.
Campus departments that sponsor international scholars for visas undertake several obligations. These include, but are not limited to:
- Assigning the international scholar a UW appointment title that is appropriate for the intended activity
- Documenting that the scholar is fully qualified to participate in the proposed activity
- Completing visa sponsorship paperwork (UW J and UW H Visa Request Forms)
- Advising the scholar, before and after arrival in Seattle, of the services and facilities (e.g., housing, insurance, office or lab space) available
- Emailing acadvisa@uw.edu in advance of changes in the scholar’s start or end date, financial support, appointment title, percent of FTE, worksite location and the like
Visa-related news and announcements
Visa Fee Updates Effective January 1, 2025
December 9, 2024
Effective January 1, 2025, the following visa-related fee changes will apply: Visa request fees for J-1s, H-1Bs, TNs, and E-3s will increase to $580 (from $562). Amendment fees for J-1 documents (DS-2019s) will increase to $107 (from $105). O-1 and EB-1B hourly visa case management fees will decrease to $117 (from $140). Visa requests that…
ISO Ends Issuance of Original Paper DS-2019s for J-1 Exchange Visitors
November 21, 2024
In April of 2023, for the first time ever, the U.S. Department of State issued regulations allowing distribution of scanned DS-2019s by program sponsors. Hard-copy printouts of these scanned DS-2019s have the same authority as their paper originals. Since that change, ISO has issued both scanned DS-2019s to increase speed and efficiency as well as…
Staff Visa Sponsorship Program Becomes Part of Regular Operations
July 19, 2024
We are pleased to provide an update on the pilot program developed by the Office for Academic Personnel and Faculty (APF) and UW Human Resources (UWHR) to allow units to sponsor staff for H-1B, E-3 and TN visas. OAP and UWHR have worked closely over the last 12 months to make this program a success…