HR Immigration Specialist

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HR Immigration Specialist

Responsibilities : Provides guidance and consultative support to international faculty, staff, postdoctoral students, and sponsoring departments on compliance issues, and reaches out to appropriate university offices on matters including visa adjustments, maintaining status, authorized travel, employment questions, transfers, changes of status, travel, and re-entry into the country. Serves as a liaison between OIS, sponsoring departments, international faculty, staff, postdoctoral students, and external immigration attorneys on immigration related matters. Provides guidance and consultative support to sponsoring departments in the preparation, processing, and maintenance of documents in support of immigration sponsorship requests for J-1, H-1B, and permanent residence applications. Reviews and ensures that immigration sponsorship applications are submitted to OIS in an accurate and timely manner. Ensures sponsoring departments maintain compliance with OIS interpretation of federal immigration regulations and institutional policies, and provides notification on any emergent immigration compliance concerns. Keeps abreast of US immigration law, updates, and trends and consults with OIS on potential impacts to KSAS/WSE personnel. Attends OIS training sessions and stays current on eProcess requirements. Ensures proper administration and compliance with relevant rules and regulations pertaining to international faculty, staff, and postdoctoral students engaged in university related academic and/or research activity. Assists in the preparation of reports including statistical data on international faculty, staff and scholars, audits, and on-site reviews as required. Regularly monitors I-9s and advises international faculty, staff, and postdoctoral students in advance on visa expiration; works with OIS to submit renewal requests in a timely manner.

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Job Req ID: 17664

Company info

Johns Hopkins University.
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore
Maryland
United States 21218
Website : http://www.jhu.edu/