current Postdocs
International Postdocs
- Office of Foreign Faculty and Scholars
The Office of Foreign Faculty and Scholars is the university's liaison with the federal agencies that are concerned with visa-related matters. FFS facilitates immigrant/permanent resident status, is responsible for employment eligibility verification (I-9), W-4 tax status confirmation, and determines whether or not to file tax treaty exemption forms with the Internal Revenue Service.
Visit: http://www.case.edu/finadmin/humres/ffs/
- International Postdoc Survival Guide
In order to help alleviate some of these stresses and better inform current and prospective international postdocs, the NPA has created an online resource, the Survival Guide for International Postdocs. The Survival Guide has been compiled by members of the IPC with the expert assistance of university international offices and postdoctoral offices, as well as an immigration attorney. It draws on the experiences of current and former postdocs who have travelled to the U.S. to do their postdoctoral training.
Visit: Survival Guide for International Postdocs
H-1B1 Visas Notification
Please note the following notification requirements from the Office of Foreign Faculty and Scholars: due to current processing times at both the state and federal governments, OFFS must require at least four months advance notice for all new, incoming H-1B1 visas. Your timely notification allows OFFS to comply with all government requirements to assure visa approvals and takes into consideration the length of government processing delays.
If the government's premium processing service is requested, please allow at least eight weeks of advance notice to OFFS. In cases involving portability (in which an employee working elsewhere on an H-1B1 visa will be moving to Case Western Reserve University ), please allow at least six weeks advance notice to OFFS. This does not apply to the J-1 exchange visitor programs.