"Green Card" Options

Whether to sponsor an individual for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status is a UT Health Science Center decision. The International Affairs Office processes LPR applications only at the request of a UT Health Science Center faculty sponsor and department, not at the request of the foreign national employee.

No outside attorneys may file or sign petitions for foreign nationals on behalf of UT Health Science Center. (If you are self-petitioning -- EB-1 Extraordinary Ability or EB-2 National Interest Waiver -- you are strongly encouraged to hire an immigration attorney to assist you. Self-petitions are not filed on behalf of UTHSC; rather, on behalf of the foreign national employee him- or herself.)

• General overview of employment-based permanent residency
• EB-1 Check List

Any department interested in sponsoring a foreign national employee for permanent residency through UTHSC employment should contact Connie Burk, Director, Office of International Affairs, for further information and internal application forms.

Contact Us

Office of International Affairs
62 S. Dunlap, Suite 413
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: 901-448-8484
Fax: 901-448-2100

Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., M-F