Office of the Provost
Employment Based Permanent Residency
In order for a foreign national to be considered by the USCIS for permanent residency (also known as the green card) based on employment it is necessary for the employee to be sponsored by the UNCG employing department (i.e., the department must have a permanent position which it intends to offer to the employee.) For purposes of permanent residency the term "sponsorship" refers to the act of lending support to an application by means of a permanent job offer. UNCG will only sponsor those positions which are "permanent", i.e. tenure track or positions which have funding to support them for at least four years into the future. Postdoctoral Research Associates and titles with "Visiting" in them such as Visiting Professor are considered temporary positions and are therefore not eligible to be considered for permanent residency sponsorship. Additionally, term contracts are considered temporary and are therefore not eligible to be considered for permanent residency sponsorship.
Under no circumstances should the hiring department make any guarantee of permanent residency to the employee. It is impossible for any employer to guarantee that its efforts to secure USCIS approval for permanent residency will be successful as there are many circumstances which may prevent the University's efforts to obtain USCIS approval for permanent residency on behalf of the employee. Please be aware that if the University starts the permanent residency process and the individual changes to another employer all processing will cease on the UNCG petition.
- UNCG's Permanent Residency Policy
- Outstanding Professor or Researcher
- Immigrations Rules, Rights and Responsibilities of US Permanent Residents
- Obtaining Your Green Card
- Processing Times
- "Special Handling" Labor Certification
- Sponsoring Family Members for LPR
- Travel Abroad While PR is Pending
- Use of Outside Attorneys
- Forms for Permanent Residency