Cleveland state university recognizes
that its mission is strengthened by hiring the most qualified scholars and
administrative professionals, including international faculty and staff. This
rule describes the circumstances under which the university will sponsor
employees for nonimmigrant and immigrant (permanent residency)
status.
(A)
General requirements for sponsorship.
CSU will only sponsor a petition for
employment-based non-immigrant or immigrant status under the following
conditions:
(1)
Sponsorship is in the best interests of the university
and fulfills an institutional need;
(2)
Proposed rates of
pay are equal to actual wage levels paid to all other individuals employed in
similar positions or the applicable prevailing wage for the position being
filled, whichever is higher;
(3)
The individual
whose employment is being sponsored and the employing department cooperate with
the center for international services and programs (CISP) in the process by
providing all requested documents and information within a reasonable amount of
time. The department will be responsible for filing fees related to the
petition for the employee; the individual will be responsible for filing fees
related to any family members who will accompany the individual;
and
(4)
All federal law requirements for sponsorship are
met.
(B)
Non-immigrant status
(1)
CSU will sponsor
petitions for non-immigrant status, usually an H-1B visa, for tenure-track or
tenured faculty members. The university may sponsor petitions for non-immigrant
status for visiting, research, or postdoctoral appointments if the sponsorship
is approved by the provost prior to advertising the position. The university
may also sponsor petitions for non-immigrant status for professional staff
positions that require a high degree of expertise or experience when such
sponsorship is approved by the senior vice president for business affairs and
finance prior to the advertising of the position.
(2)
Non-immigrant
status is temporary. Before sponsoring a petition for such status, the
department must confirm to CISP either the temporary nature of the position, or
the eligibility of the position for sponsorship for immigrant
status.
(C)
Immigrant (permanent residency) status
(1)
CSU will sponsor
tenure-track and tenured faculty members for permanent residency at the request
of the employing department, when there is a reasonable expectation of
continued employment (subject to all requirements of promotion and tenure) and
all other federal law requirements are met.
(2)
CSU will sponsor
professional staff for permanent residency in rare cases when a determination
is made by the senior vice president for business and financial affairs that it
is in the best interest of the university to do so.
(D)
CISP shall
develop guidance for the implementation of this rule.
