Sponsoring Faculty/Staff

Home Country Position Codes

These codes are used to describe the prospective J-1 Exchange Visitor’s (EV) most recent occupation/status in their home country. The code is not based an EV’s future status at Washington University. The position and code from the categories below (100-900) is needed for WashU departments inviting new J-1 EVs. Choose what most closely describes the […]

Advising Students

Advising International Students

This page is for WashU faculty and staff who work with or advise international students. International students must maintain their immigration status by following U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and/or U.S. Department of State (DOS) regulations. The Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS) is here to help students, advisers, faculty and departments understand […]

Travel

Automatic Visa Revalidation

This benefit allows certain nonimmigrants with expired visas to re-enter the U.S. after visiting a “contiguous territory” for 30 days or less.

Travel

I-94 Record

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) records travel in and out of the U.S. electronically through the I-94 Arrival/Departure Record for all international non-immigrant visitors to the U.S. This record lists your entry date, port of entry, and immigration status in which you were admitted to the U.S. You may need the I-94 record as proof […]

Sponsoring Faculty/Staff

Sponsoring E-3 Employees

The E-3 immigration status is designated as part of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) for nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia coming to the U.S. to perform services in a specialty occupation. A specialty occupation is defined as an occupation which requires theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge […]