Class Year Career Plan: International
Legal Issues and Assistance
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Boston University International Students & Scholars Office
www.bu.edu/isso - The ISSO endeavors to enhance the international character of Boston University by providing essential services and support to students, faculty, and staff. In an effort to ensure student, scholar and institutional compliance with federal regulations, we provide professional expertise on immigration and employment issues. As advocates for international exchange, we promote the academic, professional and personal growth of this diverse community while cultivating an appreciation of its many contributions.
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis - USCIS is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration services policies and priorities. These functions include: adjudication of immigrant visa petitions; adjudication of naturalization petitions; adjudication of asylum and refugee applications; adjudications performed at the service centers, and all other adjudications performed by the INS. Includes H1-B details.
- Social Security Administration information for foreign students
www.ssa.gov/immigration/immigration2.htm#students - Details on when you need a social security number and when you don't.
- Boston University Department of International Relations
www.bu.edu/ir/graduate/current/links - Extensive list of links for research and job search tools.
Job search tools
- H1 Visa Jobs
h1visajobs.com - Online databases of American employers for international professionals (check with Feld Career Center for password to use this site).
- International Careers Consortium
www.intlcareers.org - ICC was founded in 1982 by a group of career and international student advisors from the Greater Boston Area. Since then it has attracted members from a larger geographic area. The group's original goal was to establish an organization which would further the interest of both American students considering international careers and international students who want to work in the U.S. or abroad in countries other than their own. Site includes an excellent resources section.
My Visa Jobs
A job search database specifically for opportunities that sponsor international students. Search jobs and look up the top visa sponsors on this great site for international students.
- Careers: International
Boston University Libraries Research Guide
www.bu.edu/library/guides/pml/career/international.html - Links to databases for company research and job search information. An invaluable resource.
