Immigration
Georgia College’s employment policy currently considers all candidates for employment, including international residents. The Office of Legal Affairs serves as the university’s liaison with federal agencies regarding employment-related immigration matters. It is our commitment to the university administrators, faculty, and staff to provide a more centralized immigration and visa-sponsorship service.
Our primary immigration activities center around:
- Service and support of Georgia College sponsored non-immigrant visas (primarily H-1B) for full-time faculty and professional staff;
- Service and support of GC sponsored permanent residency;
- Research in support of HR for employment eligibility issues;
- Coordination with the Budget Office in regard to residency status analysis for tax purposes; and
- Evaluation and support of non-immigrant employee issues in coordination with Human Resources, Academic Affairs, and Budget Office.
The documents listed below are resources that will provide more information on immigration matters. For more detailed information please visit the visas and residencies webpages or you may contact the Office of Legal Affairs for assistance.
Immigration Handbook pdf
H1B and Permanent Residency Tipsheet pdf
Memorandum of Agreement for Immigration pdf
Processing time for Visas pdf
Processing time for Permanent Residency pdf
