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The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs has adopted this sponsorship policy to facilitate the successful onboarding of International Postdoctoral Research Associates at UNC-Chapel Hill.

This policy outlines the roles and responsibilities of UNC-Chapel Hill Hosting Units in using the ISSS Portal and maintaining immigration compliance for international scholars. It explains how Hosting Unit Contacts, Faculty Mentors/Supervisors, Hosting Unit Heads, and international scholars support timely request processing, post-arrival compliance, reporting, and required updates.

This policy explains how UNC-Chapel Hill handles H-1B temporary worker employment, including petition filing, fees, status maintenance, extensions, changes in employment, termination, and travel requirements. It is meant to ensure the University and H-1B workers comply with immigration rules and maintain lawful employment status.

This policy establishes that UNC-Chapel Hill will sponsor U.S. permanent residency petitions only for international teaching faculty and prominent research faculty in specific employment-based immigration categories (EB-1-B and EB-2 with PERM Special Handling), in order to focus limited University resources on cases most beneficial to the institution.