University of California, Berkeley
Visa Support for Non-Immigrant Scholars and Postdocs

Contact: Ivor Emmanuel
Email: ivor@berkeley.edu
Phone: 642-2818

In Brief
While the campus expects as a matter of normal practice that a proposed temporary non-immigrant researcher will be invited to campus under J-1 status, we recognize that H-1B status will be appropriate in certain cases. Academic units making requests for H-1B status for a scholar or postdoc should be mindful of the resource implications (and the legal burden) involved in petitions for an H-1B status, both on the department and on Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS). Employing departments must have the approval from the cognizant dean to forward an H-1B request to SISS. Once this approval has been provided, SISS will facilitate the necessary paperwork.

Who Should Read this Policy
Deans, Directors, and Department Chairs
 Graduate Student Advisors

To Read the Full Policy, Go To
https://calmessages.berkeley.edu/archive/message/13115