Immigration and Citizenship

HR Office Walk In Hours: Mon – Fri, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Appointments: Mon – Fri, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Office of Human Resources provides employment information and visa applicant support to foreign national faculty, researchers, scholars, and individuals in certain specialty occupations, primarily in the visa categories listed below.

Please Note: Valid work authorization is required for anyone providing services to UT Dallas. Individuals providing services without valid work authorization are in violation of their visa.

Departments and employees may contact visashr@utdallas.edu for immigration assistance or any other visa status.

Related Links

Nonimmigrant Status
Temporary Visa

H-1B: Employer-Specific Specialty Occupation

J-1: Exchange Visitor

E-3: Australian Professional

TN: NAFTA Canadian or Mexican Professional

B1/B2: Business Visitor

Immigrant Status
Permanent Visa

EB-1/EB-2: Employment-based requiring exceptional job skills

Volunteering

US Department of Labor regulations prevent employers from allowing foreign nationals to volunteer in positions that are usually compensated. Foreign nationals who are awaiting the necessary employment authorization or whose work authorization has expired are not allowed to serve as volunteers.

Government Forms

NumberNameIssued/Completed By
AR-11Alien’s Change of Address Form (or update online)Applicant
DS-160Online Nonimmigrant Visa ApplicationApplicant
DS-2019Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status.Human Resources
ETA-9035 (PDF)Labor Condition Application – LCA (H-1BE-3)Human Resources
I-9Employment Eligibility Verification FormApplicant and Human Resources
I-94Arrival/Departure RecordCustoms and Border Protection Officer or Port of Entry
I-129Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (H-1BE-3TN)Human Resources
I-131Application for Travel DocumentAttorney
I-140Petition for Employment-based Immigration (EB-1 and EB-2)Attorney, with support from UT Dallas
I-485Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status (Application for “Green Card”)Attorney
I-539 (PDF)Application (of Dependent) to Change/Extend Nonimmigrant StatusApplicant’s Dependent
I-765Application for Employment Authorization – Employee Authorization DocumentApplicant’s Dependent
I-797Approval Notice; Issued when an application or petition is approvedUS Citizenship and Immigration Services

Additional Resources

Please contact the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) for F-1 visas and J-1 visas pertaining to students.

Please contact visashr@utdallas.edu for immigration assistance or any other visa status.