1. Department Hires and H-1B Visas

2. What is an H-1B? A non-immigrant Visa, For temporary employment Requiring a bachelor’s degree (Specialty of Occupation) Limited to employment by the sponsoring employer.

3. How long is the H-1B valid? Initial 3 year period Extendable to 6 years After 6 years, 1-year waiting period outside of US for another H1-B Possible extensions while waiting for permanent residency application decision

4. Who needs to be involved ? Employee (must meet all criteria) Employer (Clemson) Hiring Department Office of International Services Human Resources US Government (via OIS) Department of Labor (DOL) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of State (DOS)

5. USCIS required fees $ 325 filing fee $ 500 fraud prevention fee $ 1225 if filing for premium processing

6. Clemson University Procedure First Stage: 2 WEEKS Department has initiated conversation with OIS The Department submit IS 400 form and supporting documents to OIS OIS requests the prevailing wage from DOL and Clearance from the CU Export Control Officer

7. Second Stage: 2 Weeks DOL returns the prevailing wage and export control is cleared OIS completes on time H-1B forms and gathers required documents and fees

8. Third Stage: 20 days for premium processing 2-4 Months for normal process OIS sends the application to USCIS for adjudication OIS contacts the Department and employee with the H-1B approval notice from the USCIS Employee collects the H- 1B approval notice and contacts HR to complete internal change of payroll status

9. Department and Employee celebrate

10. More resources for H-1B visa are available at: http://www.dol.gov/whd/immigration/h1b.htm http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1 271.html http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1 271.html www.uscis.gov