The International Scholars Operations (ISO) team would like to remind units that when extending offers to international scholars, the offer letter should include the following statement: “This offer is contingent upon your eligibility to work in the United States by the time of appointment.”
Additionally, when indicating the start date of the appointment, units can include a condition allowing for an adjusted start date commensurate with eligibility, e.g. “Your start date in this appointment will be [DATE] or as soon thereafter as you are in the United States and eligible to work.”
It is particularly important to keep these in mind at this time when federal immigration policies and procedures are rapidly shifting in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Feel free to
contact ISO with any questions about the viability of a particular visa.