Extending Employment/Appointment

The ISSO provides support to foreign nationals throughout the course of the employment/appointment at BU. Host departments, the scholar/employee and the ISSO all play different roles. As the host department we rely on you to share accurate, timely appointment details and consult with us before making any changes.

It is critical that the ISSO is notified before any changes or extensions to the BU appointment/affiliation so we can determine how this will impact their current immigration status. Extensions and certain changes will require ISSO to issue a new immigration document and/or request an extension/amendment from USCIS. Plan ahead to avoid gaps in employment, research, or teaching at BU.

The ISSO profile reflects the earliest of either:

1. The expiration of the scholar/employee’s immigration status, or
2. The scholar/employee’s employment authorization, or
3. The scholar/employees projected employment/appointment end date.

The required actions to extend the appointment or affiliation will vary depending on the above three factors. While host departments should be mindful of ISSO profile expiration dates, we send courtesy reminders about upcoming expiration dates 6, 3 and 1 month before the ISSO profile end date. If you get a courtesy email or are looking for more specific details related to a particular individual’s options to extend, please see our ISSO record expiration details.