WS08: Employment-Based Permanent Residence

Monday, May 26, 2025

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST

Unlock the complexities of managing lawful permanent residence based on employment. Clear institutional policies and procedures are essential for employment-based lawful permanent residence. The carefully curated content is geared towards empowering participants to engage effectively with key campus stakeholders who play a crucial role in shaping institutional permanent residency sponsorship policies. During this hands-on workshop you will examine faculty and non-faculty employment-based permanent residency cases to define issues, review required forms and processes, and develop strong institutional policies.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the essential eligibility criteria, procedures, and regulatory underpinnings of lawful permanent residence for common employment-based categories.
Recognize issues affecting the employment-based permanent residence process.
Initiate or review institutional policies for permanent residence sponsorship.

CEP Leader Trainer(s)

Laura Buhs, MEd (she/her/hers)

Assistant Director, International Student and Scholar Services
University of Colorado Denver International Student and Scholar Services

CEP Trainer(s)

Delores Blough, JD (she/her/hers)

Director, Office of International Services
University of Pittsburgh Office of International Services
Tayla Burns, JD

Deputy Director
Princeton University