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About Your Status
The Office of Global Learning is here to answer your questions and help you maintain your status while you are employed at Cornell.
You obtain an immigration status in the United States through admission at a port of entry or by approval of an application to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Your status is also referred to as visa status or nonimmigrant status. Some common statuses for Cornell faculty and staff are J-1 and H-1B.
Once you have your status, you need to be aware of what to do—and not do—to maintain your legal status. It is important not to violate any of the provisions of your status, so you can keep your focus on the professional goals that brought you to Cornell.
Next Up: Maintaining Your J-1 Status