{"id":8586,"date":"2024-07-15T13:37:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T17:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/iso\/?page_id=8586"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:52:29","slug":"for-departments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/iso\/for-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"For Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/one-column.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-8586","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"right_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":9866,"hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules_above":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-15 mt-0","title":"","content":"ISO can help you support, advise, and maintain the status of your students, scholars, and international faculty. And, we can help you navigate URcompass<\/a>. Review department-specific guidelines, broader employment resources<\/a>, and other helpful guidance materials below.","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-0","title":"","description":"","background_color":"#FFFFFF","width":"width-medium","columns":"1","cards":[{"card_title":"

Employee visa inquiry form<\/h3>","card_text":"Please submit our\u00a0Visa Sponsorship Form<\/a> with the job description and CV of the individual the department is looking to hire to iso@rochester.edu.","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

NSIF Departmental Training<\/h3>","card_text":"ISO offers NSIF Departmental Training intended for admissions or academic staff who expect to admit students who may need immigration sponsorship for their study at UR. A detailed review of the New Student Intake Forms (NSIF) is provided in the training.\r\n\r\n26-27 NSIF Departmental Training video recording [12\/3\/2025]<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n25-26 NSIF Departmental Training video recording [2\/19\/2025]<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\nAdditional information and resources is also available here: NSIF Departmental Information<\/a>.","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

Student Immigration Support 101<\/h3>","card_text":"Student Immigration Support 101<\/a> is an ISO training that offers information on how academic units can expect to engage with ISO to best support students maintaining F-1 and J-1 student status as they pursue their studies, seek employment opportunities, and travel during their University program. A basic overview of F-1 and J-1 student immigration requirements is offered in this presentation.","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

Hosting a visitor<\/h3>","card_text":"Departments and faculty members are the starting point for hosting visitors. Learn\u00a0what steps you'll need to take<\/a>\u00a0as part of the\u00a0Global Visitor Program<\/a>.","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

USCIS site visits<\/h3>","card_text":"The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS)\u00a0regularly conducts random on-site inspections of H-1B sponsoring employers as part of its Administrative Site Visit and Verification Program.\r\n\r\nISO strongly recommends that departments and employees cooperate with the USCIS officials making the site visits. We also require that ISO be notified as early as possible in the event a USCIS official does approach you to conduct an inspection.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLearn more about these visits<\/a>, and understand implications for department administrators<\/a>.","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"transparent","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""}]}],"sidebar":"show__sidebar","sidebar_feed":"menu_select","menu":"76","page_links":null,"sub_menu":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"urcompass","css_class":"max-text-center","title":"

URcompass<\/h2>","description":"

Our URcompass for Departments page<\/a>\u00a0includes detailed guidance for using the platform as well as department-specific information and training.<\/p>","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-large","columns":"3","cards":[{"card_title":"

Review URcompass department resources<\/p>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"\/iso\/for-departments\/urcompass-resources\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

Learn more about URcompass<\/p>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"\/iso\/urcompass\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

Log into URcompass<\/p>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/urcompass.ur.rochester.edu\/istart\/controllers\/start\/StartEngine.cfm","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"interstitial","anchor_id":"","classes":"","layout":"layout_inline","lead-in":"Downloadable guide","title":"NetID guest account","content":"You may need to set up a\u00a0guest NetID account<\/a> for H-1B or J-1 Scholars. Visit University IT's website<\/a> for a NetID overview, and download our guide<\/a> to walk you through the process.","call_to_action":{"title":"Learn how to set up a guest NetID","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/iso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/guest-account-request.pdf","target":""},"bg_color":"#00205b"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"employment","css_class":"","title":"

Employment at the University<\/h2>","content":"Most of the guidelines and documentation related to employment is organized based on visa category. Specific forms<\/a> related to these categories are also available. Detailed employment category pages are outlined below. Our Visa Categories page<\/a>\u00a0provides a high-level comparison of all of these different categories for reference.\r\n