U.S. Permanent Residency Employment Sponsorship Category Information: Step One

If a UGA department or office plans to hire, or has hired, a non-U.S. citizen in a permanent position, the ISSIS office can assist with a U.S. permanent residency (aka: "green card") petition. The department will need to agree to pay all government and ISSIS fees associated with the sponsorship. These vary depending on category of filing, but generally run between $2,530. and $4,000.

The first step is to determine the best category for permanent residency (PR) petition, as there are several options, depending on the position, the employee, and the timing of the hire. In choosing the most appropriate category, we will maximize our chances of success.

To assist in determining the best category, please complete the following form. You will need to upload to the form a copy of a current cv for the international employee, and a copy of a detailed position / job description. The upload function is at the end of the form.

This form requires information from both the international employee and the department representative, so it is best if both people are present together to complete the form.

After reviewing this information, if we feel that we can move forward with a permanent residency sponsorship, we will send you a link to the the second required form. This will ask for a few more specifics about the position,a nd will also generate the ISSIS fee charge.

Creating a Login Account so you can SAVE your incomplete form...

If you would like access to a printable version of this form, so you can gather all the required information, please click here: Printable Version of PR Category Form

NOTE: The form itself must be completed and submitted online. You may not submit a paper version of this form. You may use the printable version of the form only for planning purposes.

If you would like to be able to save a partially completed form and return to the form at a later time to complete it, you may create an account, with a user name and secure password. Please use your first inital and last (family) name as the user name, with no spaces (eg: Raul Montoya = rmontoya). If you choose not to create an account, and wish to simply complete and submit this form now, please ignore the request to create an account, and click on "Next", below. If you have any difficulties, please email issis@uga.edu.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1) If you do not create an account now and decide you need to save your form and return to it later after you have entered data on any of the following pages, you will have to return to this page of the form to create an account. This will result in the loss of any data entered prior to account creation.

2) You may not use a login and password that was created for a different ISSIS form, or for a different employee sponsorship. Each account creation is valid for one individual form submission only. If you re-use a login, you will erase the prior results and create a record with a duplicate ID #. This will cause delays in processing.

OPTIONAL:
New Users / Returning Users CLICK HERE to setup or return to your account for this form. After you login, you will be returned to this page. Simply scroll to the bottom of the first page and click "Next" to continue to complete the form.

Creating an account enables you to return to this form and your submitted results. An account will also enable you to partially complete this form and return later to finish the form. The account you establish is only for this form.

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