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The purpose of this policy is to provide information and instruction regarding tax compliance for payments to foreign national independent contractors performing services in the United States.
This policy explains how UNC-Chapel Hill handles O-1 immigration status for individuals with extraordinary ability, including eligibility, employment authorization, extensions, travel, and ending employment. It is meant to ensure compliance with immigration rules and university reporting requirements.
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.