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International Student and Scholar Services, Office of International Programs, Georgetown University
1421 37th St. NW, 2nd Floor Poulton Hall, Washington, D.C. 20057-1013
Telephone (202) 687-5867 | Fax (202) 687-5944 | http://oip.georgetown.edu/isss
EMPLOYMENT-BASED GREEN CARD
SPONSORSHIP AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SPONSORSHIP POLICY
Georgetown University sponsors certain faculty, researchers and staff for Permanent Residency. The following
criteria must be met for an individual to be sponsored:
1. The position must be permanent in nature and must be full time. (Students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting
scholars, visiting faculty, temporary and part-time employees are not eligible for sponsorship)
2. The individual must already be employed in this permanent position. Pending promotions must actually
be finalized before the paperwork will be processed.
3. The individual must have been employed by Georgetown for at least one year. This one-year waiting
period is not required by federal immigration laws; it is a University policy. This requirement is waived
for tenure-track positions.
4. The Department must intend to employ the individual for at least three more years. Funding for the
position for a three year period must be guaranteed. The green card sponsorship process may take at
least three years, and the job should be available to the applicant at the end of this process.
5. The approval of the Department Chair, supervisor, and Department Administrator must be obtained.
Although general information regarding green card procedures and categories may be discussed
beforehand, the Office of International Programs (OIP) will not initiate Georgetown-sponsored
permanent residency applications until approval is received from the Department.
Please note that Human Resources and/or Faculty policies with regard to employmen