The International Scholar Services office (including PISA) supports internationals at Purdue University. Our office does not support requests and/or visits by (i) US citizens, (ii) lawful permanent residents, (iii) asylees, or (iv) refugees. These individuals are considered US persons by law, and they do not require the "international" services for which our office is primarily responsible. 

Departments seeking to invite, host or hire "US persons" are responsible for:

• Ensuring that such persons receive the correct type of appointment for the activities (in compliance with HR and Provost policies), and
• Issuing visiting scholar invitations themselves utilizing the correct template. 

• Quick Summary
  • See also our Immigration summary for "B" Visitors
• Intake Form and Instructions 
  • For research collaborators
    • Email a completed, signed Attestation Form to PISA@Purdue.edu
  • If there is more than 1 visitor, and the purpose of the visit is not to engage in collaborative research, but to engage in meetings, attend a workshop or conference, etc.
    • Please complete the Group Processing spreadsheet and Filelocker this to PISA@purdue.edu for processing
  • For all other situations, please email PISA@purdue.edu FIRST
• Host Requirement
  • Must be a Purdue employee, and must hold at least a 50% appointment
• When to Contact PISA
  • PISA should be contacted as soon as the visitor indicates they need the Purdue letter to facilitate their visa appointment or admission, OR as soon as it is decided that the visit will include access to non-public campus areas, Labs or other controlled / sensitive areas
• ISS Fee
  • None

• Quick Summary
  • See our summary for "How to Host a Visiting Scholar"
• Required Form
  • Email the completed, signed "All J / VS Intake Form" to PISA@purdue.edu
  • This is the correct intake, even if Purdue is not processing the J-1 paperwork. This intake is used for "all" visiting scholars.
• Required Approvals
  • The host faculty member personally must complete and sign the section of the Intake titled "Faculty Host Attestation"
  • The following signatures/approvals need to either be present on the completed intake form, or be attached as emails to the submission of the intake form to PISA: Business Office approval and Department Head approval.
  • Please note requests within the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Pharmacy, or Veterinary Medicine, or requests within the Centers and Institutes of the Discovery Park District, must also be accompanied by approvals from the individuals listed in the intake form at the bottom of page 4. Requests within the College of Agriculture do not require an additional approval, but notification also must be made to the Office of International Programs in Agriculture.
• Host Requirement
  • Must be a Purdue employee, and must hold at least a 50% appointment
• When to Contact PISA
  • PISA should be contacted not later than the moment it is decided to host the scholar; contacting PISA sooner is fine
  • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
• ISS Fee
  • None, because no immigration service is being requested

• Quick Summary
  • See our summary for "How to Host a Visiting Scholar"
• Required Form
  • Email the completed, signed "All J / VS Intake Form" to PISA@purdue.edu
  • This is the correct intake, even if a J-1 visa is not being requested; this intake form is used for "all" visiting scholar requests
• Required Approvals
  • The host faculty member personally must complete and sign the section of the Intake titled "Faculty Host Attestation"
  • The following signatures/approvals need to either be present on the completed intake form, or be attached as emails to the submission of the intake form to PISA: Business Office approval and Department Head approval.
  • Please note requests within the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Pharmacy, or Veterinary Medicine, or requests within the Centers and Institutes of the Discovery Park District, must also be accompanied by approvals from the individuals listed in the intake form at the bottom of page 4. Requests within the College of Agriculture do not require an additional approval, but notification also must be made to the Office of International Programs in Agriculture.
• Host Requirement
  • Must be a Purdue employee, and must hold at least a 50% appointment
• When to Contact PISA
  • PISA should be contacted not later than the moment it is decided to host the scholar; contacting PISA sooner is fine
  • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
• ISS Fee
  • None, because no immigration service is being requested

• Quick Summary
  • See also our summary for "How to Host a Visiting Scholar"
• Required Form
  • "All J / VS Intake Form"
• Required Approvals
  • The host faculty member personally must complete and sign the section of the Intake titled "Faculty Host Attestation"
  • The following signatures/approvals need to either be present on the completed intake form, or be attached as emails to the submission of the intake form to PISA: Business Office approval and Department Head approval; notification also must be made to the Office of International Programs in Agriculture
• When to Contact PISA
  • PISA should be contacted not later than the moment it is decided to host the scholar; contacting PISA sooner is fine
  • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
• Host Requirement
  • Must be a Purdue employee, and must hold at least a 50% appointment
• Scholar Presence
  • J-1 Regulations require that the scholar be on campus not less than 40% of the time
• ISS Fee
  • An ISS Fee must be paid. See our webpage for ISS Fees
  • Neither the visiting scholar, nor the scholar's home institution, may pay or reimburse this fee. It must be paid by the Purdue host

• Quick Summary
  • See our immigration summary to understand what a Student Intern (Visiting Undergraduate Student - VUG) is
  • See our Guide on "How to Host a Visiting Undergraduate Student" to understand the ISS and other steps involved in issuing the invitation letter and immigration paperwork
• Required Form
  • "All J / VS Intake Form"
• Required Approvals
  • The host faculty member personally must complete and sign the section of the Intake titled "Faculty Host Attestation"
  • The following signatures/approvals need to either be present on the completed intake form, or be attached as emails to the submission of the intake form to PISA: Business Office approval and Department Head approval; notification also must be made to the Office of International Programs in Agriculture
• Host Requirement
  • Must be a Purdue employee, and must hold at least a 50% appointment
• When to Contact PISA
  • PISA should be contacted not later than the moment it is decided to host the VUG; contacting PISA sooner is fine
  • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
• ISS Fee
  • An ISS Fee must be paid. See our webpage for ISS Fees

• Required Forms
  • Note:The unit does not need to figure out which process and forms are required - contact PISA and we can advise you.
  • If J-1 is wanted
    • Use the "All J / VS Intake Form" (See also our summary for "How to Host a Visiting Scholar")
  • If E-3, H-1B, O-1 or TN is wanted
    • Use the "All HEOTN" Intake Form
• When to Contact PISA
  • PISA should be contacted not later than the moment it is decided to host/hire the visiting faculty member; contacting PISA sooner is fine
  • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
• ISS Fee
  • An ISS Fee must be paid. See our webpage for ISS Fees

• Required Forms
  • Note: The unit does not need to figure out which process and forms are required - contact PISA and we can advise you.
  • J-1 visa status is preferred: "All J / VS Intake Form"
  • H-1B, E-3, TN or O-1 visa status is preferred: "All HEOTN" Intake Form
• When to Contact PISA
  • PISA should be contacted not later than the moment it is decided to extend an offer to the postdoc; PISA has no way of knowing about offers extended to postdocs independent of the department. 
  • However, if there are concerns about any aspect of the hire or immigration process (such as the required wage rate), OR the timeline is especially tight, please reach out earlier so that we can provide more expedient support
• Hiring Manager
  • Must be employed at Purdue, and holding not less than a 50% appointment at Purdue
  • If the Hiring Manager is also incoming to Purdue, then a "co-host" must be identified to facilitate the paperwork with ISS
• ISS Fee
  • An ISS Fee must be paid. See our webpage for ISS Fees

• Required Forms
  • Work Visa (to work "now")
    • For J-1 sponsorship, use the "All J / VS Intake Form"  
      • J-1 sponsorship is available only if the employment is for a specific duration (the offer letter has an end date)
      • J-1 sponsorship and permanent residence sponsorship cannot be requested at the same time; these are incompatible, by law
    • For H-1B, E-3, TN or O-1 visa status, use the "All HEOTN" Intake Form
      
      • H-1B (and E-3) regulations may impose additional wage considerations on the hire; if a hiring manager knows prior to offer that the chosen candidate prefers H-1B (or E-3) status, it is strongly recommended that a pre-offer immigration wage analysis is obtained at that time to confirm what the required wage threshold for the H-1B (or E-3) status will be. The Request Form for this analysis is here.
  • Permanent Residence (to work indefinitely, this must be requested in addition to a work visa)
    • For Permanent Residence requests, use the "All PR" Intake Form
      • It is the hiring manager's choice as to whether to offer US permanent residence to a lecturer. The norm for Lecturers is EB-2 “Re-Selection” permanent residence.
      • Purdue policy requires completion of one year of employment prior to filing a request for permanent residence. This means AY hires must complete an AY year; FY hires must complete an FY year. It is the supervisor's discretion as to whether the year must be in the qualfying position or not; supervisors may consider employment in any other position within the unit to satisfy this requirement, if they choose.
• When to Contact PISA
  • PISA should be contacted as soon as a decision is made to extend an offer to the Lecturer. 
  • However, if there are concerns about any aspect of the hire or immigration process (such as the required wage rate), OR the timeline is especially tight, please reach out earlier so that we can provide more expedient support.
  • PISA (ISS) does not know that someone has been hired unless the department tell us. 
• ISS Fee
  • An ISS Fee must be paid. See our webpage for ISS Fees

• Required Forms
  • Work Visa (to work “now”)
    • For J-1 visa status, use the "All J / VS Intake Form" 
      • J-1 sponsorship is available only if the employment is for a specific duration (the offer letter has an end date)
      • J-1 sponsorship and permanent residence sponsorship cannot be requested at the same time; these are incompatible, by law
    • For H-1B, E-3, TN or O-1 visa status, use the "All HEOTN" Intake Form  
      • H-1B (and E-3) regulations may impose additional wage considerations on the hire; if a hiring manager knows prior to offer that the chosen candidate prefers H-1B (or E-3) status, it is strongly recommended that a pre-offer immigration wage analysis is obtained at that time to confirm what the required wage threshold for the H-1B (or E-3) status will be. Talent Acquisition will request this analysis, through the Compensation department, if the hiring manager indicates that immigration sponsorship is available
  • Permanent Residence (to work indefinitely, this must be requested in addition to a work visa)
    • For Permanent Residence, use the "All PR" Intake Form
      • It is the hiring manager's choice as to whether to offer US permanent residence to a staff member
      • The norms for staff permanent residence is
        • EB-2 PERM for staff who neither teach nor research
        • EB-2 “Re-Selection” for staff who teach
        • EB-1B Outstanding Processor/Research or EB-2 National Interest Waiver for staff who research
      • Purdue policy requires completion of one year of employment prior to filing a request for permanent residence. This means AY hires must complete an AY year; FY hires must complete an FY year. It is the supervisor's discretion as to whether the year must be in the qualfying position or not; supervisors may consider employment in any other position within the unit to satisfy this requirement, if they choose.
• When to Contact PISA
  • Talent Acquisition is responsible for contacting PISA about new international staff hires.
  • If there are concerns about any aspect of the hire or immigration process, OR the timeline is especially tight, please reach out earlier so that we can provide more expedient support
  • PISA (ISS) does not know that someone has been hired unless the department tell us. 
• ISS Fee
  • An ISS Fee must be paid. See our webpage for ISS Fees 

• Required Documents and Information
  • Tenured, Tenure-Track, and Clinical Faculty, and Professors of Practice
    • Please see our webpage for new incoming faculty
      • We encourage you to share this page with your new faculty, or faculty finalists, to review the information and/or schedule a consultation with the Director, International Scholar Services
    • Work Visa (to work “now”)
      • Use the "All HEOTN" Intake Form to request the work visa  
        • The norm for faculty is H-1B. In limited circumstances, O-1 visa status might be required.
        • H-1B (and E-3) regulations may impose additional wage considerations on the hire. In most cases, the pre-offer wage analysis is completed during the development and approval of the faculty requisition, in Success Factors. In the case of dual career hires or search waivers, an independent request for wage analysis must be submitted to ISS: use the pre-offer immigration wage analysis request form and submit to intlwage@purdue.edu.  
        • J-1, F-1, F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT), and J-1 Academic Training (AT) are prohibited for these appointments. If the candidate arrives on campus to start their appointment in one of these statuses, then the appointment must be converted to a visiting faculty appointment, with associated reduction in wage rate and benefits.
    • Permanent Residence (to work indefinitely, this must be requested in addition to a work visa)
      • Sponsorship for permanent residence is required for these appointment categories. If a request for permanent residence is not submitted, PISA (ISS) still will move forward with the default permanent residence process, which is EB-2 "Special Handling" permanent residence, and the account provided by the department for the work visa will also be charged for the permanent residence process.
      • If the department wants a different permanent residence process, then this must be submitted using the "All PR" Intake Form
        • EB-1B permanent residence is more expensive and carries more risk, but may be recommended if the faculty is born in India or China or in limited other circumstances.
  • Research Faculty
    • Work Visa (to work “now”)
      • For J-1 Sponsorship, use the "All J / VS Intake Form" 
        • J-1 sponsorship is available only if the employment is for a specific duration (the offer letter has an end date)
        • J-1 sponsorship and permanent residence sponsorship cannot be requested at the same time; these are incompatible, by law
      • For H-1B, E-3, TN or O-1 Sponsorship, use the "All HEOTN" Intake Form
    • Permanent Residence (to work indefinitely, this must be requested in addition to a work visa)
      • It is the department's choice as to whether to sponsor permanent residence.
      • If permanent residence is wanted, it must be requested using the "All PR" Intake Form
      • The norm for research faculty is either
        • EB-1B permanent residence for Outstanding Professors/ Researchers
        • EB-2 National Interest Waiver permanent residence.
      • EB-1B and NIW cases often are assigned to our outside immigration counsel. Please see our webpage discussing case assignments. 
• When to Contact PISA
  • PISA (ISS) should be contacted as soon as the faculty offer is accepted. 
  • If there are concerns about any aspect of the hire or immigration process, OR the timeline is especially tight, please reach out earlier so that we can provide more expedient support
  • International faculty candidates may schedule time directly with the Director, International Scholar Services using a QR Code on our webpage for "immigration options for international faculty"
• ISS Fees
  • See our webpage summarizing all ISS Fees and costs.

• Intake Forms for Visitors

  • Intake Form for "B" Visitor

• Intake Forms for Visiting Appointments, J-1 Visiting Scholars, J-1 Postdocs, J-1 Staff with fixed end-date

  • "All J / VS Intake Form"

• English Language Proficiency Attestation

  • Normally, this is provided in the "All J / VS Intake Form". If that form has been fully submitted to PISA and documentation of English Proficiency is being requested, you may use this attestation form
  • Attestation of English Proficiency 

• Pre-Offer Immigration Wage Analysis 
  • Search Waivers, Staff new position developments, etc. See Form for further examples
    • Pre-Offer Immigration Wage Analysis Request Form

• Intake for H-1B, E-3, TN or O-1 Requests 

  • Eg. salaried Visiting Faculty, Postdocs, Limited Term Lecturers, Lecturers, Staff, current Faculty needing extension or additional immigration services
  • "All HEOTN" Intake Form

• Intake for Permanent Residence Requests

  • "All PR" Intake Form