Event Details

• Date/Time:
  • Tuesday February 22, 2011
    11:00 am - 12:30 pm
• Location: Student Success Center, Press Rooms A & B
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Contact

info@oie.gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: This session will provide information about the routes to post-graduation work authorization for international students.

Full Summary: Guide to Post-Graduation Work (H1B) Authorization for International Students
- Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 from 12:30pm – 1:45pm
This session will provide information about the routes to post-graduation work authorization for international students.  The session will focus on the H-1B “work visa” and briefly address some other options. 
Audience:  This workshop is open to all international students, and students who graduate this Spring are particularly encouraged to attend. Please attend the entire session if you have questions about the H1-B process.   So that you can understand some of the background of the H1B cap, you can read articles available at: http://www.visalaw.com/07apr1/index.html    Overview of Permanent Residence (“green cards”) for International Faculty, Staff, and Students
- Tuesday, February 22nd 2011  from 2:00pm – 3:15pm
This session will provide information about the routes to permanent residence (a “green card”).  It will briefly address family-based immigration but focus on employment-based immigration.  We will discuss the most common routes to permanent residence through employment and how one chooses the most appropriate route.  In addition to providing an introduction to the labor certification process, the session will describe the immigrant petition, the adjustment of status application, and the required supporting documentation. The process for an accompanying spouse and children will be addressed.  The session will also provide a brief overview of the options available to researchers who do not have permanent positions, for instance, post-docs.  

Audience:  This workshop is open to anyone interested in learning more about permanent residence in the U.S.

Guide to Post-Graduation Work (H1B) Authorization for International Students
- Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 from 12:30pm – 1:45pm

This session will provide information about the routes to post-graduation work authorization for international students.  The session will focus on the H-1B “work visa” and briefly address some other options. 

Audience:  This workshop is open to all international students, and students who graduate this Spring are particularly encouraged to attend. Please attend the entire session if you have questions about the H1-B process.

 

So that you can understand some of the background of the H1B cap, you can read articles available at: http://www.visalaw.com/07apr1/index.html

  

Overview of Permanent Residence (“green cards”) for International Faculty, Staff, and Students
- Tuesday, February 22nd 2011  from 2:00pm – 3:15pm

This session will provide information about the routes to permanent residence (a “green card”).  It will briefly address family-based immigration but focus on employment-based immigration.  We will discuss the most common routes to permanent residence through employment and how one chooses the most appropriate route.  In addition to providing an introduction to the labor certification process, the session will describe the immigrant petition, the adjustment of status application, and the required supporting documentation. The process for an accompanying spouse and children will be addressed.  The session will also provide a brief overview of the options available to researchers who do not have permanent positions, for instance, post-docs.  

Audience:  This workshop is open to anyone interested in learning more about permanent residence in the U.S.

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Office of International Education

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OIE

Status

• Created By: Brittny Malbrue
• Workflow Status: Published
• Created On: Feb 22, 2011 - 8:22am
• Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:54pm