Deborah Maertens
Assistant Director of Faculty Immigration
Phone: (701) 231-7895
Fax: (701) 231-1014
Deborah.Maertens@ndsu.edu
Office of International Programs
Memorial Union 116
Dept 2040 - P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108 U.S.A.
Phone: +1.701.231.7895 Fax: +1.701.231.1014
http://www.ndsu.edu/international
Services for Faculty and Scholars
Office of International Programs - Division of Equity, Diversity, and Global Outreach
The Office of International Programs (OIP) staff works closely
with the campus community and contributes to NDSU's world-class
environment in research and scholarship by facilitating the
hire of permanent and temporary teaching and research faculty,
and the hosting of visiting scholars from around the world. The
Assistant Director of Faculty Immigration is available to
answer questions that departments may have about complex
immigration regulations pertaining to the employment of
international faculty and visiting scholars.
Primary responsibilities of faculty and scholar immigration staff
- Provides orientation and immigration information to all visiting scholars and international faculty.
- Provides the paperwork and hosting guidelines to bring visiting scholars to engage in collaborative research.
- Secures U.S. work authorization for international employees at North Dakota State University.
- Provides information on federal and state regulations for international faculty in temporary and permanent positions.
- Assists with employment-based permanent immigration at the discretion of the hiring department.
News and Updates
SEVIS fee increase to $180
For those applying for J-1 visas, the Student and Exchange Visitor
Information System (SEVIS) fee has increased from
$100 to $180.
TN period of admission increases to 3
years
This final rule
increases the maximum allowable period of admission for TN
nonimmigrants from one year to three years, and allows otherwise
eligible TN nonimmigrants to be granted an extension of stay in
increments of up to three years instead of the previous maximum of
one year.