UVA Postdoc Association’s Professional Development Committee is happy to invite you to their next expert series with Timothy White UVA HR Immigration Services Manager & Polly Lawson, Responsible Officer J-1 Program, International Student & Scholar Advisor to shed light on the current U.S. visa categories and practical rules, especially given how frequently policies have varied this year.
This meeting aims to help UVA Postdocs understand the H-1B pathways and related eligibility. Moreover, general guidelines and queries around J1 or F-1 OPT would be covered by Polly Lawson, who is popular among postdocs and is a subject expert. We will also have a Q&A session open to you all for queries.
The scope of this café meet includes H-1B, J1, F1-OPT, recent or any upcoming policy changes, non-legal overview of employment-based permanent residence pathways: where the NIW can fit in an academic trajectory, high-level milestones, what is appropriate to discuss with the university versus outside counsel.