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Determining the Right Visa Type
"We're inviting someone to lecture and we'd like
to pay an honorarium and/or reimburse expenses…"
(Reimbursements do not require SSN or ITIN)
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Visa
type
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Allows
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| Recommended |
J-1
Short-term Scholar |
Any type
of payment
Application for SSN |
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Alternate
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B-1/B-2
or Visa Waiver
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Honorarium;
stay is limited and individual
must have an SSN /ITIN
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"We're
hiring an international student who is graduating from an American
institution…"
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Visa
type
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Allows
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| Recommended |
F-1
Optional Practical Training * |
Up
to one year employment in field of study |
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Alternate
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J-1 Academic
Training*
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Up to
18 mo. Employment in field of study or up to 36 mo. as postdoctoral
researcher
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*Student should
apply for authorization through the International Office of the
institution from which he/she has recently graduated.
"We're hiring an international person for non-tenured teaching/research position…"
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Visa
type
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Allows
|
| Recommended |
J-1
Short-term
TN (Canadian)
J-1 Scholar/Researcher |
6 month
maximum
1 year increments
3 years maximum |
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Alternate
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H-1B
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6 years
maximum
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"We're hiring an international person for a tenure-track or tenured position…"
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Visa type
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Allows
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| Recommended |
H-1B |
6
years maximum |
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Alternate
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O-1*
TN (Canadian)
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*If H-1B isn't available
*If H-1B isn't available
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* Individuals subject to the two year home
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