Please contact PISA if you would like guidance on the next steps for your specific hosting/hiring situation: PISA@Purdue.edu.

Department Contacts are responsible for centralized receipt of information from PISA. Host / Hiring faculty need not work through Department Contacts to submit requests to PISA, but if the Department Contact is not involved in the request submission, the Department Contact must be cc'ed to the request. 

Resources, Timelines, Forms and Related Information

“B” Business Visitors
  • Quick Summary
  • Required Documents and Information
  • When to Contact PISA
    • Either the host faculty member or the Department Contact may reach out to PISA, 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
Visiting Appointments (non J-1 or non-Purdue)
  • Quick Summary
  • Required Form
    • Email the "All J / VS Intake Form" to PISA@purdue.edu
    • 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, Department Head approval, Office of Global Engagement notification
  • When to Contact PISA
    • Either the host faculty member or Department Contact may reach out to PISA. If Department Contact is not the submitter, must be cc'ed to the submission. The submitter (the host or the Department Contact) should make contact with PISA as soon as it is decided to host the scholar; contacting PISA sooner is fine
    • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
Visiting Appointments (Purdue J-1)
  • Quick Summary
  • Required Form
    • Email the "All J / VS Intake Form" to PISA@purdue.edu
    • 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, Department Head approval, and Office of Global Engagement notification
  • When to Contact PISA
    • Either the host faculty member or Department Contact may reach out to PISA. If Department Contact is not the submitter, must be cc'ed to the submission. The submitter (the host or the Department Contact) should make contact with PISA as soon as it is decided to host the scholar; contacting PISA sooner is fine
    • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
Visiting Student Interns (Visiting Undergraduate Students)
  • Quick Summary
  • Required Form
    • Email the "All J / VS Intake Form" to PISA@Purdue.edu
    • 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, Department Head approval, and Office of Global Engagement notification
  • When to Contact PISA
    • Either the host faculty member or Department Contact may reach out to PISA. If Department Contact is not the submitter, must be cc'ed to the submission. The submitter (the host or the Department Contact) should make contact with PISA as soon as it is decided to host the scholar; contacting PISA sooner is fine
    • For recurring programs - please provide advance notice of scheduled cohorts, in advance of having names of specific scholars, so that PISA can schedule/plan our resources accordingly
    • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
Visiting Faculty
  • Quick Summary
  • Required Forms
    • Note: The unit does not need to figure out which process and forms are required - contact PISA and we can advise you.
    • Work Visa (to work “now”)
  • When to Contact PISA
    • Either the host faculty member or Department Contact may reach out to PISA. If Department Contact is not the submitter, must be cc'ed to the submission. The submitter (the host or the Department Contact) should make contact with PISA as soon as it is decided to host the scholar; contacting PISA sooner is fine
    • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
Postdocs
  • Quick Summary
  • Required Forms
    • Note: The unit does not need to figure out which process and forms are required - contact PISA and we can advise you.
    • Work Visa (to work “now”)
      • To request J-1 visa status, use the "All J / VS Intake Form"
      • To request H-1B, E-3, TN or O-1 visa status, use: "HEOTN & New Faculty" Intake Form;
        • Whether to sponsor postdocs for H status is subject to the supervisor discretion
        • 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 pre-offer immigration wage analyses should be completed and sent to intlwage@purdue.edu. 
  • When to Contact PISA
    • The Department Contacts is responsible for contacting PISA about incoming new international postdocs, preferably as soon as the decision is made to hire the individual. 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
    • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
Staff
  • Quick Summary
  • Required Forms
    • Note: The unit does not need to figure out which process and forms are required - contact PISA and we can advise you.
    • Work Visa (to work “now”)
      • To request 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
      • To request H-1B, E-3, TN or O-1 visa status, use the "HEOTN & New Faculty" 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 "HEOTN & New Faculty" Intake Form
      • Whether to offer US permanent residence to a staff member is subject to the supervisor’s discretion
      • The norms for staff permanent residence is
      • 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 qualifying 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.
    • Under normal circumstances, this is done once the offer is accepted by the staff person. However, if there are concerns about any aspect of the hire or immigration process, OR the timeline is especially tight, the hiring manager or the Talent Acquisition Specialist may contact PISA earlier so that we can provide more expedient support
    • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
Faculty
  • Quick Summary
  • Required Forms
    • Note: The unit does not need to figure out which process and forms are required - contact PISA and we can advise you.
    • Tenured, Tenure-Track, and Clinical Faculty, and Professors of Practice
      • Work Visa (to work “now”)
        • Use the "HEOTN & New Faculty" Intake Form to request both the work visa and permanent residence.
        • 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)
        • Permanent residence is required for these categories of appointments.
        • The norm is EB-2 permanent residence. 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
  • When to Contact PISA
    • The Department Contact is responsible for contacting PISA about incoming new faculty.
    • Under normal circumstances, PISA should be contacted once the offer is accepted by the international faculty member. However, 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"
    • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
Quick Links to All Intake Forms
  • Intake Forms for Visiting Appointments
    • J-1 Requests
      • Visiting Undergraduate Students / Visiting Student Interns / Visiting Scholars / non-salaried Visiting Faculty
    • Non-J-1 Visiting Scholars
      • Fullbright scholars, other scholars with US government sponsors, non-Purdue students with OPT or AT (Academic Training), etc.
  • Intake Form for J-1 Employment Appointments
    • Postdocs, Limited Term Lecturers, Salaried Visiting Faculty, Staff with limited appointments
  • English Language Proficiency Attestation
  • Intake for New International Faculty
  • Intake for H-1B, E-3, TN or O-1 Requests 
    • Salaried Visiting Faculty, Postdocs, Limited Term Lecturers, Lecturers, Staff, current Faculty needing extension or additional immigration services

NOTE: All Intake Forms needed from the internationals themselves are facilitated directly by PISA, to ensure that the Forms are returned to PISA only through Filelocker and not through email, to ensure compliance with Purdue's policies relating to sensitive and personally identifying data.

Click HERE to see how to meet your PISA Specialist virtually or in-person (locally or at our offices in Young Hall).