How to Apply

Please submit a complete packet including all documents from department and applicant simultaneously. UT Southwestern checks should be requested as early as possible and provided separately as soon as ready. A completed copy of the checklist, below, should be attached to the top of the packet.

EXCEPTIONS: Scan and email these three items immediately so that internal processing may begin while the packet is being assembled. University checks may be delivered separately once available:

Job Description Form for H-1B Application
Export Controls Questionnaire
Internal Wage Documentation

Checklist Items Needed from Department
1. ______ *	Job Description Form for H-1B Application
2. ______ *	Export Controls Questionnaire (Completed and signed by P.I./supervisor, and signed by Department Chair or Center Director) (Memo about new Export Controls Requirement)
3. _____ *	*INTERNAL WAGE DOCUMENTATION:*
	A) Postdoctoral Research Scholars - Please provide copies of the following: 1. Postdoc Pay Plan 2. Updated Postdoc Spreadsheet to include the person for whom you are applying for the H-1B visa
	*FACULTY POSITIONS:*
	B) Internal Salary Analysis for Faculty Employee - H-1B Visa Application
	*CLASSIFIED POSITIONS:*
	C) H-1B Classified Employee Application form (Complete and send to HR Compensation)
4. _____	H-1B Agreement to Pay Costs Home (prepare on departmental letterhead)
5. _____	Letter from supervisor, which outlines job duties. This brief (1-2 paragraphs) letter should incorporate the term "specialty occupation" and outline the minimum degree required for the position.
6. _____	For faculty with patient care responsibilities: copy of Texas license, copies of USMLE I, II, and III scores, and oral and written English ability (ECFMG certificate)
7. _____	Fees Click here to learn about other filing fees for which department may be responsible.
Items Needed from Applicant (NOTE: Consult International Affairs before arranging to travel abroad before, during or immediately after processing of the H-1B visa petition.)
8. ___	H-1B Application Fact Sheet
9. ____	Immigration History Form for H-1B Application
10. ____	Curriculum Vitae
11. ____	Copy of final degree with English translation
12. ____	Equivalency evaluation, if foreign degree. See H-1B Credentials
13. ____	Copy of biographic and validity page(s) of passport and current I- 94 (if any)
14. ____	Copies of previous U.S. immigration status documents (e.g. I-94, I-20, DS-2019, I-797)
15. ____	Waiver of two year home residency requirement (if applicable)
16. ____	If currently in H-1B status, a current employment letter or recent paycheck stub.

If you have dependents in the U.S. who will change status please submit:
•	Copies of the identity page, validity page and visa page of their passports and their I-94 forms.
•	USCIS I-539 Form signed by the primary dependent (usually spouse) and supplement will be completed for all other dependents.
•	Fee (See H-1B Fees)