FACULTY/STAFF & HIRING OFFICIALS
The Office of International Affairs, located in Bradley Hall, provides information and assistance regarding immigration matters related to the University of Kentucky. All UK departments and centers should consult with the appropriate OIA advisor before making any offer of employment to a candidate who holds a non-immigrant visa status in the U.S. or who resides outside the United States.
UK’s Immigration Advisory Committee (IAC) establishes and periodically reviews university guidelines related to the hiring of non-immigrants. When it is in the interest of the university and in compliance with immigration law, the IAC may consider making an exception to any of the restrictions contained within these Web pages, and its decision in this regard is final.
The University of Kentucky values contributions made by international faculty and scholars to its cultural and intellectual mission as an institution of higher learning. The guidelines outlined here have been prepared to assist all departments and centers of the university when they wish to retain the services of an individual in a non-immigrant visa status. They are not a definitive or comprehensive summary of immigration regulations or OIA procedures. They have been prepared to provide a starting point and preliminary information to the campus community with respect to the hiring of non-immigrants presently holding or seeking the following visa categories: F-1 on Optional Practical Training, J-1, J-2, H-1B, O-1A and TN, or departments seeking to obtain Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card) status for present employees. There are other non-immigrant visas that permit non-immigrants to work in the United States, but these are rarely suitable for university appointments.
Foreign Scholar Payments
Download UK's instructional
brochure regarding paying honoraria to international guests. Additional guidance for payments to (NRA) can be found under the tab labeled “Payment to NRA (nonresident aliens)” at http://www.uky.edu/EVPFA/Controller/payable.htm.