{"id":1836,"date":"2023-02-10T11:43:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T19:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/administration-finance\/?page_id=1836"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:11:04","slug":"visa-services-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/administration-finance\/human-resources\/visa-services-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC Dornsife HR supports departments by coordinating and preparing visa sponsorship applications for new or continuing Staff members. For assistance with faculty visa sponsorships, please reach out to Faculty Affairs at <a href=\"mailto:farequests@dornsife.usc.edu\">farequests@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For all new and extension requests, please reach out to our office at least six (6) months prior to the visa expiration date or the anticipated start date of the employee.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Dornsife HR at\u00a0<a title=\"visa email address\" href=\"mailto:visas@dornsife.usc.edu\">visas@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a> should you have questions or if you would like to request visa sponsorship for a new or current employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>J-1 Visas<em>, <\/em>H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, Permanent Resident and other work authorizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dornsife HR handles visas for:<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associates<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Scholar Teaching Fellows<\/li>\n<li>Staff<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please review the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/administration-finance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/12\/J1_VISA_STEPS_AND_TIMEFRAME.pdf\">JI Visa Steps and Timeframe<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for a comprehensive outline of the process and your responsibilities as the sponsoring\/hiring department.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Please note that departments are directly responsible for visas for the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visiting Academics<\/li>\n<li>Visiting Scholars<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellowship Trainees<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Visiting Fellows<\/li>\n<li>Students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ois.usc.edu\/j1-exchange-visitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0for more information about the\u00a0<strong>J-1 Exchange Visitor Scholar Visa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Links:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>USC Office of International Services &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ois.usc.edu\/j1-exchange-visitors\/obtaining-a-ds-2019\/\">https:\/\/ois.usc.edu\/j1-exchange-visitors\/obtaining-a-ds-2019\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>J-1 Visa &#8211; US Department of State &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Department of State\" href=\"http:\/\/j1visa.state.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/j1visa.state.gov\/<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Visas\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/en.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>USC Faculty\/Staff Visa Services &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Faculty Staff and Visa Services\" href=\"https:\/\/visaservices.usc.edu\/\">https:\/\/visaservices.usc.edu\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"entry-content\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:caguin@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristine Caguin<\/a> &#8211; Staff and Post Docs\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:morodome@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ida Morodome-Castilla<\/a> &#8211; Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<address><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>For questions, please contact Dornsife HR by sending an email to\u00a0<a title=\"Dornsife Visa Email\" href=\"mailto:visas@dornsife.usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visas@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/address>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":152,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-chaptered-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1836","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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