Permanent Residence
PR Process
At Florida State University, any labor certification or immigrant petition based on employment at FSU must be filed on behalf of the University by the Center for Global Engagement. The Center, working with Human Resources and the Dean of the Faculties office will determine which applications will be filed by the university.You can refer to FSU permanent residence policies and see information about the categories supported by FSU in the links in the box on this page.
If your department intends to employ you indefinitely, they should contact Kristen Hagen, Associate Director, 850-644-9563, khagen@fsu.edu.
Second Preference - Teaching Forms
NOTE: All forms are in pdf format. If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, click here to download a free copy of Adobe Reader.
| Forms | Form Description |
| Employment-Based Second Preference Category (Teaching) Package | Includes (a) General Information and Checklist, (b) Notice to Union (c) Employer portion of the Labor Certification Questionnaire, (d) Employee portion of the Questionnaire, listed below. There are six pages altogether. |
| General Information and Checklist | (a) Two pages. |
| Notice To Union | (b) |
| Employer portion of the Labor Certification Questionnaire | (c) |
| Employee portion of the Labor Certification Questionnaire | (d) (a) Two pages. |
Second/Third Preference - Non-Teaching Forms
| Forms | Form Description |
| Employment-Based Second and Third Preference Category (Non-teaching) Package | Includes (a) General Information and Checklist, (b) Request for Assistance Form, (c) Employee portion of the Questionnaire, (d) Notice of Filing of an Application for Permanent Employment Certification, listed below, (e) Notice to Union of Filing for Permanent Employment Certification . There are nine pages altogether. |
| General Information and Checklist | (a) Two pages. |
| Request For Assistance Form | (b) |
| Employee portion of the Labor Certification Questionnaire | (c) Two pages. |
| Notice of Filing of an Application for Permanent Employee Certification | (d) |
| Notice to Union of Filing for Permanent Employment Certification | (e) |
| Employer portion of the Labor Certification Questionnaire | (f) |
First Preference - Outstanding Prof/Researcher Forms
| Forms | Form Description |
| Employment-Based First Preference Category Package | Includes (a) General Information and Checklist, (b) Requirements for Proof of International Recognition, listed below. There are two pages altogether. |
| General Information and Checklist | (a) |
| Requirements for Proof of International Recognition | (b) |
All forms are available in alternative format upon request.
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