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International Student Adviser

Employer
Columbia University
Location
New York, New York
Salary
Grade 11
Closing date
Sep 9, 2022
Phone number
212-XXXXXXXX

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Specialty
Student & Scholar Services
Knowledge Communities
International Student and Scholar Services
Position Type
Adviser / Advisor
Hours
Full-time
Employment Type
Permanent
Organization Type
College / University

Job Details

The International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) at Columbia University is hiring TWO International Student Advisors. 

The International Student Adviser acts as appropriate to issue required US government documents for international students to obtain student visas, extend the students’ stay, apply for employment authorization, travel abroad, reenter the US, and other benefits as appropriate; consults with SEVIS Help Desk and US Custom & Immigration Services to resolve processing or status problems. The incumbent will act as Designated School Official (DSO) in issuing required US government documents for international students to obtain appropriate F-1 visas; and consult with the Associate Director on current federal regulations, policies, the Code of Federal Regulations, secondary references, and more complex immigration cases. The incumbent advises and provides guidance to F-1 students related to their opportunities, rights, and responsibilities on immigration regulations and university policies, including maintaining their legal status, extensions of stay, travel, transfers, and off-campus employment; evaluates immigration documents and academic records to determine students’ eligibility for off-campus employment (Curricular Practical Training, Pre/Post-Completion Optional Practical Training and STEM extension of OPT); prepares and issues all the necessary immigration documents needed for off-campus employment; serve as a University liaison and works directly with the State Department, US Department of Homeland Security, consular officers, and immigration officials on matters relating to non-immigrant foreign students as needed.

https://opportunities.columbia.edu/en-us/job/527819/international-student-adviser

Company

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the University to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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