Your centralized contact for the Purdue Northwest Campus for all PISA requests is Debra Grant, Interim Executive Assistant to the Provost (dlgrant@purdue.edu | dlgrant@pnw.edu). Ms. Grant is responsible for coordinating the submission of all requests with PISA. 

Resources, Timelines, Forms and Related Information

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 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. The request form for pre-offer immigration wage analyses should be completed and sent to intlwage@purdue.edu. 
  • When to Contact PISA
    • Debra Grant is responsible for contacting PISA, once in receipt of a request from the hiring manager. Under normal circumstances, this is done once the offer is accepted by the postdoc. However, if there are concerns about any aspect of the hire or immigration process, OR the timeline is especially tight, PISA may be contacted 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 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 is 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
        • 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 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
    • Debra Grant is responsible for contacting PISA, once in receipt of a request from the hiring manager. 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, PISA may be contacted earlier so that we can provide more expedient support
    • For timelines, see the Quick Summary
Lecturers
  • 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 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. The request form for pre-offer immigration wage analyses should be completed and sent to intlwage@purdue.edu. 
    • Permanent Residence (to work indefinitely, this is 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 EB-2 “Re-Selection” for staff who teach
      • 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
    • Debra Grant is responsible for contacting PISA, once in receipt of a request from the hiring manager. Under normal circumstances, this is done once the offer is accepted by the lecturer. However, if there are concerns about any aspect of the hire or immigration process, OR the timeline is especially tight, PISA may be contacted 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.
        • Use the "HEOTN & New Faculty" Intake Form to request both the work visa and permanent residence.
        • 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
    • Debra Grant is responsible for contacting PISA, once in receipt of a request from the hiring manager. 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 for New International Faculty

    • New appointments for tenured, tenure-track, clinical faculty or professors of practice, or research 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.