Visa/Immigration Issues for Hiring

The hiring department is responsible for all costs involved in obtaining visas.  If later the employee seeks permanent resident status to maintain employment with the department, the department would pay for the employer-driven parts of the process (Labor Certification and the Employer-Based Preference Petition) and the employee would pay for the final part of the process which he/she files.

Note: This can be a financial burden on a department, therefore, you are not required to hire someone needing sponsorship. We would state in our job announcement "We are not considering candidates who require Visa sponsorship support.".

If you intend to hire a foreign national, be aware that the process to obtain an appropriate visa may be lengthy. Please contact Peter Landis at Landis Arn & Jaynes which serves as our vendor for immigration matters. This does not apply to immigrants or aliens with work authorization but only to foreign nationals.  Questions at the campus level should be directed to John Toye, Director of Payroll.

Also, the university does not pay for and is not involved in immigration matters for family members of the new foreign national employee of USM.