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The following standards determine whether the University 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.

• University of Missouri-Columbia International Student and Scholar Services will become the sole university entity authorized to submit H-1B petitions on behalf of MU. 
• University 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.
• University 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 University approval procedures prior to any support being provided, and the outside counsel is in good standing with Office of General Counsel.