The Office of International Faculty & Staff Immigration Services (IFSIS) offers comprehensive immigration strategies and provides institutional hiring and compliance support for employer-sponsored work authorization through US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Our vision is to be the gateway for employment-based immigration expertise and solutions across the institutional footprint. We empower and educate administrators to make informed and timely decisions about the best path for international employment to support institutional recruitment and retention initiatives. We strive to be efficient, effective, proactive, and service-oriented while supporting UAB’s mission pillars and bringing world-class talent to Birmingham.
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The Office of International Faculty & Staff Immigration Services (IFSIS) files work authorization petitions on behalf of the employer for international employees needing E-3, H-1B, O-1, and TN immigration status. We also draft and facilitate petitions for employment-based permanent residence, primarily in the EB-1B and EB-2 PERM categories. IFSIS conducts hiring, extension, and promotion conversations directly with supervisors and administrators and will reach out to you later as needed through our database when information and documents are required from you. We support the university directly; our staff are not personal attorneys and do not assist with any immigration matters not directly sponsored by the university as an employer. Please choose from the categories below to learn more about work authorization sponsorship at UAB.