{"id":2,"date":"2015-11-05T02:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T02:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-08-25T02:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T02:01:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to FSIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to Faculty and Scholar Immigration Services<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We provide immigration assistance to University of Hawai\u02bbi (UH) colleges\/schools and to international employees and <abbr title=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi\">UH<\/abbr>-sponsored exchange visitors across the <abbr title=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi\">UH<\/abbr> System. As a <abbr title=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi\">UH<\/abbr> office under the <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa \">UHM<\/abbr> Office of Global Engagement<\/a> of the Office of the Chancellor, we are only authorized to assist with the immigration procedures for the <abbr title=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi\">UH<\/abbr> system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most situations where a <abbr title=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi\">UH<\/abbr> college\/school will host or employ a foreign national, it is important for <abbr title=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi\">UH<\/abbr> colleges\/schools to ensure all immigration requirements are met before finalizing plans. Some examples of situations that require prior preparation include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offering any type of employment to a foreign national;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hosting a visiting colleague to collaborate on research;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsoring a guest lecturer, performer, or artist; or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inviting an international scholar to participate in a symposium or conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The human resources (HR) specialists in most <abbr title=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi\">UH<\/abbr> colleges\/schools are our main contact points. <abbr title=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi\">UH<\/abbr> departments requiring assistance with immigration matters should first consult with their <abbr title=\"Human Resources\">HR<\/abbr> specialist on the proper procedures to hire international employees and to host exchange visitors<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Try out this <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/nonimmflowchart\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"187\">nonimmigrant flow chart<\/a> to narrow down visa options for a prospective <abbr title=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi\">UH<\/abbr> visitor or employee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Faculty and Scholar Immigration Services We provide immigration assistance to University of Hawai\u02bbi (UH) colleges\/schools and &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":3275,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-leftsidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7598,"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/7598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/fsis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}