Requesting H-1b Sponsorship
To request H-1B sponsorship from OIS, there are two packets: The portion completed by the employing department, and the portion completed by the prospective H-1B employee. Please send the employee portion to the individual, and bring both portions together to OIS as one package once completed. Once we have received a request, we will begin the first of three steps in the H-1B process:
1. Request a Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) from the Department of Labor.
2. Upon receipt of a PWD, OIS will draft a Labor Condition Application (LCA) for posting. OIS will e-mail the employing department contact with the LCA, and instructions to reply via e-mail with the posting start date, end date and two locations of the postings.
3. Upon receipt of a certified LCA from the Department of Labor, OIS will prepare and file an H-1B petition with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services.
Please see the Department of Labor and USCIS pages for fuller descriptions of these processes.