Visas

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Overview

The University of Washington hosts hundreds of faculty and other academic personnel from around the world each year. These individuals are collectively referred to as “international scholars.”

International scholars engage in a variety of teaching and research activities but are not enrolled as students at the UW or abroad. They hold a UW appointment and generally require a temporary, non-immigrant visa to enter the U.S.

International Scholars Operations (ISO) processes requests for visa sponsorship, provides training and guidance to UW academic units, and supports international scholars in compliance with their visas.

For questions about visas, including relevant academic appointments, contact the ISO team.

Campus departments that sponsor international scholars for visas undertake several obligations. These include, but are not limited to:

Assigning the international scholar a UW appointment title that is appropriate for the intended activity
Documenting that the scholar is fully qualified to participate in the proposed activity
Completing visa sponsorship paperwork (UW J and UW H Visa Request Forms)
Advising the scholar, before and after arrival in Seattle, of the services and facilities (e.g., housing, insurance, office or lab space) available
Emailing acadvisa@uw.edu in advance of changes in the scholar’s start or end date, financial support, appointment title, percent of FTE, worksite location and the like

### New Additions to June 2025 Entry Ban Effective January 1, 2026 December 18, 2025

On June 4, 2025, an Executive Order was issued by the federal government that bans entry by nationals of certain countries into the United States; that entry ban went into effect on June 9, 2025. On December 16, 2025, an additional 20 countries were added to the ban, effective January 1, 2026. Anyone who is inside the U.S. or has a valid U.S. visa…

Visas

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