Visa Options
This chart gives the various visa options available for individuals to receive certain types of payments; the options are ranked in order of preference of use. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the following chart, as each immigration category carries certain restrictions regarding the types of payments that can be made, forms that are required, etc.
Type of Payment |
Visa Options |
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Employment at UW-Madison |
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Tenured Faculty Professor Associate Professor |
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Tenure-Track Faculty Assistant Professor Instructor |
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Research Research Specialist Researcher Scientist |
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Employee in Training Research Associate Postdoctoral Fellow Postgraduate Trainee |
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Visiting Professor Series Scientist Series |
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Instructional Lecturer Faculty Associate Professor (CHS) series Clinical Professor series |
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Other Administrative Athletic - Coach, Trainer Computer Related Information Processing Consultant Programmer Analyst |
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Student Employment Graduate Assistant (PA and TA) Student Hourly |
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Payment for Services** |
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Academic Support Services Speakers Guest Lecturers Consultants Performers |
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Other Payments** |
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Travel Reimbursement (includes job interviewees who are currently in the US) |
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Scholarship Fellowship Research Support Research Assistants (students only) |
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Academic Prizes and Awards |
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Participant Support (conference participants) |
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Research Subjects |
NOTES
| * | Individuals who are already Legal Permanent Residents (immigrants, green card holders) may receive any kind of payment in the same manner as U.S. citizens. | |
| ** | In order to make non-salary payments to individuals (i.e., travel reimbursement honorarium, etc.), Accounting Services must have a copy of all immigration documents (I-94 and IAP-66, I-797 or I-20 whichever is applicable.
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