H-1B Employees
An H-1B visa permits a Loyola hiring unit to engage a foreign national in temporary employment for a specialty occupation. A “specialty occupation” is one that requires “theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge, and attainment of a bachelor’s degree or higher in the specific specialty as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the U.S.”
Types of positions that qualify for H-1B status at Loyola:
- Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty positions
- Positions with research titles like “Research Associate” and “Postdoctoral Research Scholar”
- Some Staff positions*
Sponsoring units will need to complete and return the H-1B Request Form to ISSS before the petition process can begin.
*NOTE: Administrative Staff positions can be problematic for visa sponsorship because the minimum requirements are simply too broad (DOL requires a specific education/skills match for H-1B visa sponsorship). If you are hiring for an administrative position and have an international candidate in the pool, please contact ISSS. We will have our external immigration counsel review the position and the candidate’s CV to determine if the job is appropriate for H-1B (or other) visa sponsorship.
An H-1B visa permits a Loyola hiring unit to engage a foreign national in temporary employment for a specialty occupation. A “specialty occupation” is one that requires “theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge, and attainment of a bachelor’s degree or higher in the specific specialty as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the U.S.”
Types of positions that qualify for H-1B status at Loyola:
- Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty positions
- Positions with research titles like “Research Associate” and “Postdoctoral Research Scholar”
- Some Staff positions*
Sponsoring units will need to complete and return the H-1B Request Form to ISSS before the petition process can begin.
*NOTE: Administrative Staff positions can be problematic for visa sponsorship because the minimum requirements are simply too broad (DOL requires a specific education/skills match for H-1B visa sponsorship). If you are hiring for an administrative position and have an international candidate in the pool, please contact ISSS. We will have our external immigration counsel review the position and the candidate’s CV to determine if the job is appropriate for H-1B (or other) visa sponsorship.