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The following standards determine whether the ¾Ã²ÝÈȾòÝÊÓƵ will sponsor H-1B petitions. Rare exceptions to this policy can be made only with the written approval of the chancellor or president. 

• Tenured faculty must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents or seeking permanent residence status. 
• Tenure-track faculty will be eligible for H-1B visa sponsorship with the expectation that they will seek permanent residence status before tenure will be granted.
• Ranked non-tenure-track faculty:
  • Ranked non-tenure-track clinical faculty in certain health professions may be sponsored for H-1B visas. 
  • Other non-tenure-track faculty will not be sponsored for H-1B visas.
• Unranked academic staff will not be sponsored for H-1B visas.
• Post-doctoral scholars will not be sponsored for H-1B visas.
• Administrative, service and support staff will not be sponsored for H-1B visas.

Sponsorship Approval & Processing

All H-1B petitions will be subject to approval by the chief human resources officer for each campus and the hospital prior to being filed with the federal government.

• ¾Ã²ÝÈȾòÝÊÓƵ of Missouri-Columbia International Student and Scholar Services will become the sole university entity authorized to submit H-1B petitions on behalf of MU. 
• ¾Ã²ÝÈȾòÝÊÓƵ of Missouri-Kansas City Human Resources will become the sole university entity authorized to submit H-1B petitions on behalf of UMKC. 
• Missouri S&T Human Resources will become the sole university entity authorized to submit H-1B petitions on behalf of Missouri S&T.
• ¾Ã²ÝÈȾòÝÊÓƵ of Missouri-St. Louis Human Resources will become the sole university entity authorized to submit H-1B petitions on behalf of UMSL.
• Departmental utilization of third-party attorneys is allowed if the department and outside counsel comply with ¾Ã²ÝÈȾòÝÊÓƵ approval procedures prior to any support being provided, and the outside counsel is in good standing with Office of General Counsel.