Department Administrator Trainings

Georgetown faculty and staff by nature are sensitive to matters that uniquely affect international students. OGS provides resources to help colleagues anticipate how their work intersects with the F-1 and J-1 visa regulations. Admissions offices understand that U.S. consular applications impact the timing of initial campus arrival. Academic advisors know the full-time credit trajectory students must follow to program completion. Career counselors have a sense of the experiential training authorizations available to international students. Please consult the resources linked below and contact OGS with any questions.

OGS Department Newsletters

Student Department Trainings

Each semester, OGS invites academic departments and other campus partners to join our workshops to learn more about the F-1 and J-1 student experience. We are also happy to present these topics at an internal meeting hosted by your team.

F-1 & J-1 Admissions & Arrival: Thursday, April 3 @ 11am

F-1 & J-1 Academic Progress to Completion: Thursday, April 10 @ 11am

F-1 & J-1 Internship & Work Options: Tuesday, April 15 @ 11am

Scholar Department Training

OGS supports campus units that hire or invite international faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows, student interns, and Visiting Researchers. If you are new to requesting visa sponsorship for scholars or want a refresher, please contact OGS. We are happy to organize a one-on-one training that best fits your needs.

H-1B Videos

OGS has developed short videos to help guide Departments in understanding what qualifies for H-1B sponsorship and the requirements for sponsoring Georgetown employees.

• H-1B Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship Video (10 minutes)
• H-1B Department Request Video (20 minutes)

To access the videos, enroll in our online Canvas course by logging into Canvas, clicking “Enroll in Course”, “Go to the Course”, “Modules”, and then “H-1B Temporary Worker Visa Sponsorship”.