Information for Departments

Department administrators seeking information regarding visas, please call our front desk 713-500-3176, send an e-mail to utoiahouston@uth.tmc.edu or contact the designated International Visitor Advisor or support staff.

This section provides Helpful Links to faculty and administrators in understanding visas in general for foreign nationals to visit, study, train, and work while in the U.S. in clinical, research and/or teaching endeavors. See the Instructions and Forms tab for requesting a particular type of visa.

• Timelines Chart for Visa Requests and Related Applications 12.23.2010 through the UTHSC-H Office of International Affairs

• Employment Options and Restrictions for Foreign Nationals with Non-Immigrant Visas - (power pont presentation)
• ECFMG J-1 Visa Sponsorship Process Overview, for GME Program Coordinators 2009 - (power point presentation)

• NAFSA: Association of International Educators

• Date Calculator Tool from NAFSA for immigration processing

• Case Status Online to check the status of a pending case while at USCIS, with an application Receipt Number

• Processing Times at DHS Service Centers in the US

• Processing Times at US Consulates Abroad

• Visa Bulletin - summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for family-sponsored andemployment-based preferencial categories

• Visa number allortments and the cut-off process - explains the numerical control process

• U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and DIplomatic Missions around the world.

• Foreign Consular Offices in the Unites States

• Employment Eligibility by Nonimmigrant Classification Reference Guide - from USCIS Employer Information Bulletin 1

• How Do I Hire a Foreign National for Short-Term Employment in the United States? - from USCIS E-1 Customer Guide (August 2008)

• Guide for Hiring Foreign Nurses - from USCIS Employer Information Bulletin 19

• How Do I Sponsor an Employee for U.S. Permanent Resident Status? - from USCIS E-2 Customer Guide (August 2008)

Last Updated 01.04.2011