Angela AdamsAssociate General Counsel

aadams2@iu.edu

Office of Vice President & General Counsel

Immigration Practice

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What does Immigration Counsel do?

Provide easily accessible advice and collaboration on various general and specific immigration issues and University policies

Help to standardize policies and procedures for immigration cases

Offer training and education within University administration

Partner with OIS and OIA to work with international students, scholars, and employees on specific cases

Do not advise or assist with personal immigration matters

o Attorney fees and outside counsel

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Immigration in Higher Education

Nonimmigrant Visas

o H-1B nonimmigrant visas (6-year limit)

• Extensions possible if meet 365-day Rule or approved I-140

o J-1 international exchange visitor visas and waivers

o F-1 student visas

o O-1 Extraordinary Ability visa

Immigrant Visas

o EB-2 or EB-3 PERM Labor Certification

o Standard PERM

o Special Handling PERM for teaching positions

o EB-1 Outstanding Professor or Researcher

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Special Handling vs. Standard PERM

Three-step Immigration Process1) Labor Certification (PERM or Special Handling)2) I-140 Petition for Immigrant Worker3) I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status to Permanent Residence

Special Handling Procedures – Teaching Positionso Job descriptions and qualifications

• Define the position broadly• Include only the minimum qualifications acceptable for the position

o Preferences are considered requirements at the Department of Labor

• The foreign worker must satisfy the requirements at the time of selection

o Advertisements and recruitment practices• Published in a national professional journal (print or web for 30 days)• Must include:

o Job titleo Job locationo Dutieso Requirements – minimum qualifications

• One-click Rule / Pointer Ads not recommended

o Prevailing wage determinations (PWD)

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Special Handling vs. Standard PERM Standard PERM Procedures

o Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD)

o Document a good faith effort to test the U.S. labor market and ensure that no U.S. workers are available to fill the foreign worker’s position

o Re-advertise and recruit for the position • 2 Sunday print ads• Job order with SWA for 30 days• Notice posting in job location• In-house media• 3 additional forms of recruitment

Benefits of Special Handling over Standard PERM1) Streamlined and relatively fast process

2) Most qualified candidate vs. Minimally qualified U.S. worker

3) Real-world recruitment satisfies the application requirements in most cases

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Next Steps after DOL Certification

• I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker

– Applicant meets qualifications– Employer has ability to pay

• I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status to Permanent Residence

– When priority date is current

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Examples of Immigration-Related Issues H-1B Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) issues

Special Handling advertising and procedures

DACA Student Academic Appointment and residency issues

Kelley School of Business Executive Partners Program

Response to Department of Homeland Security inquiries

Students working without proper authorization

META: Mapping Education Towards Achievement

Title IX Student Welfare: immigration options for victims

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International Students in the United States

o 819,644 international students enrolled at U.S. institutions in 2012-2013*

• International students make up 3.9% of total U.S. enrollment

o 250,920 new international students enrolled at U.S. institutions in 2012-2013

• 45% increase from 2007 - 2012

*Institute of International Education. (2012). "International Student Enrollment Trends, 1949/50-2012/13." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors.

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International Students in the State of Indiana

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

2011 - 2012

2012 - 2013

 

State

2011 - 2012

2012 - 2013

% Chang

e

1. CA102,78

9111,37

98.4%

2. NY 82,436 88,250 7.1%

3. TX 61,511 62,923 2.3%

4. MA 41,258 46,486 12.7%

5. IL 35,920 39,132 8.9%

6. PA 33,398 37,280 11.6%

7. FL 32,567 32,746 0.5%

8. OH 26,427 28,401 7.5%

9. MI 25,551 26,930 5.4%

10. IN 22,194 24,408 10.0%

*Institute of International Education. (2013). "Top 25 Institutions Hosting International Students, 2012/13." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors.

The State of Indiana Ranks 10th for Hosting International Students

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International Students at Indiana University

o 8,293 international students were enrolled at all campuses in 2013*

• Trending upward

• Increased 30.8% from 2009 – 2013

2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014University-wide International Student Enrollment Trends

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

6,340 6,7247,400 7,917 8,293

*Indiana University Office of International Services. (2013). iStart. Retrieved from https://istart.iu.edu/dashboard/index.cfm?graph=studentEnrollmentTrends&isLoaded=yes.

**All university-specific data retrieved from iStart online statistics through the Indiana University Office of International Services.

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International Student Enrollment, by Campus

TOTAL Bloomington Indianapolis Other Regional0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000 8,161

6,015

1,658

244

8,609

6,547

1,828

317

Int'l Students 2012-2013

Int'l Students 2013-2014

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International Students, by Country of Origin

Indonesia

Turk

ey

Japan

Mexico

Canada

Taiw

an

Saudi A

rabia

South

Kore

a

India

Chin

a

University-wide International Student Top 10 Countries of Citizenship

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

96 96 117 119 141216

568

913

1,069

3,250

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International Students, by Field of Study

Com

mu

nica

tion

Health

an

d R

ela

ted

Math

an

d S

tatistics

Hu

man

Serv

ice

Bio

log

y

En

gin

eerin

g

Visu

al a

nd

Perfo

rmin

g A

rtsS

ocia

l Scie

nce

s

Com

pu

ter S

cien

ces

Bu

siness

University-wide International Student Top 10 Fields of Study

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

276 278 285 295 380 409 436

805 850

2,363

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International Students, by Visa Classification

7,335

237

383 337

F Documents

H Documents

J Documents

Other Documents

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International Scholars in the United States

o 122,059 international scholars in the United States in 2012-2013*

o The number of international scholars in the U.S. is increasing

• 15% increase from 2007 – 2012

2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013International Scholars in the United States

95,000

100,000

105,000

110,000

115,000

120,000

125,000

106,123

113,494 115,098 115,313 116,917

122,059

*Institute of International Education. (2013). "International Scholar Totals by Place of Origin, 2011/12-2012/13." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors.

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International Scholars at Indiana University

2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014University-wide International Scholar - Total Participation

1,100

1,150

1,200

1,250

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,272

1,398

1,311

1,279

1,232

o 1,223 international scholars combined from all campuses in 2013-2014

• Slight decrease from the peak of 1,398 in 2010-2011

• National trend shows slight increase in international scholars

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International Scholars, by Campus

TOTALBloomington

IndianapolisOther Regional

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400 1319

583 666

35

1,246

625

577

22

Int'l Scholars 2012-2013

Int'l Scholars 2013-2014

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International Scholars, by Country of Origin

Pakista

n

Italy

Turk

ey

Canada

Bra

zil

Japan

Germ

any

South

Kore

a

India

Chin

a

University-wide International Scholar Top 10 Countries of Citizenship

0

100

200

300

400

500

22 26 37 38 39 39 40

90

135

435

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International Scholars, by Specialization

University-wide International Scholar Top 10 Specializations

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

37 40 40 45 52

8494

119132

267

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International Scholars, by Primary Purpose

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

Research

Teaching

Short Term

Other

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International Scholars, by Nonimmigrant Visa

298

921

16

H Documents

J Documents

Other Doc-uments

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Number of IU Petitions Filed, 2011-2013

Category 2011 2012 2013

H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions 195 206 188

PERM Applications 43 41 24

Outstanding Professor/Researcher Petitions 10 16 19

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Questions

Angela AdamsAssociate General Counsel

aadams2@iu.edu