OISS Building Closure 

Due to the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University on Thursday, March 27 through Saturday, March 29, OISS will adjust our building operations to accomodate higher traffic in the Uptown area. Our office will close early on Thursday, March 27 at 4:30 PM and our building will be physically closed all of Friday, March 28. We will reopen for normal building operations on Monday, March 31. If you have an in-person appointment, please connect with your OISS advisor to discuss switching to virtual. 

 - The OISS Team

Instructions for Hiring Department

The Tulane department must submit the following items to OISS:

  1. Employee Attestation Form: Employment dates should reflect the intended or approximate number of months or years the Tulane department is willing to sponsor the H-1B visa. Generally, U.S. employers may ask for a maximum of 3 years for the initial H-1B petition.
  2. H-1B Prevailing Wage Request Form: Complete ALL fields based on the MINIMUM requirements to enter the job offered. Do NOT tailor the requirements based on your H-1Bcandidate’s or H-1B employee’s credentials. If some fields are not applicable, please put N/A doNOT leave blank.
  3. H-1B Actual Wage Worksheet from Workforce Management Organization: Complete a comparison of all other workers of the same title, duties and rank, forward only to OISS. Please handle as CONFIDENTIAL. Do NOT share or show this wage worksheet with your H-1B employee.
  4. H-1B Premium Processing Addendum: Complete ONLY if requesting this optional expedited service from the government (USCIS)
  5. Signed H-1B Support Letter
  6. Applicable H-1B Petition filing fees:
  • $325.00 Filing Fee
  • $500.00 Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee: Applicable ONLY for an INITIAL H-1B(First Time H-1B Tulane Employee). The hiring department MUST pay this fee. Employer cannot pass this cost to the prospective H-1B employee.
  • OPTIONAL: $1,225 Premium Process fee: This is NOT a mandatory government filing fee. Applicable ONLY if requesting expedited service through government (USCIS) processing. Employee or Department may pay this fee depending on the circumstance. USCIS will review the H-1B petition within 15 calendar days.

Check Writing Instructions:

  • Make checks payable to "U.S. Department of Homeland Security"
  • Each payment must have a separate check or money order in the exact amount.