Enables faculty to work in the U.S. for up to three years. IPE issues an IAP-66 form to the department. The Provost's Office initiates paperwork for H-1B visa as soon as it is known that the faculty member needs such a visa. If salary is too low, it will cause problems. An in-house job posting for 10 consecutive business days is required.
H visas are subject to quotas.
Faculty member may not be able to get H visa until October when the new quotas are released. Takes 1-4 months to receive. The Provost's Office initiates an application for Permanent Residency which must be filed within 18 months of hire or a new search is required. In the permanent residency application, WWU must justify to the Dept. of Labor why the selected candidate was the most qualified of all the applicants. An in-house job posting for 10 consecutive business days is required.