Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer and
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Personnel Grace McClintock
TO:
College Provosts
Deans
Department and Program Chairs
Department and Program Managers
Divisional and College Academic HR Coordinators
UPDATE REGARDING REMOTE INTERNATIONAL WORK FOR ACADEMIC EMPLOYEES IN FALL QUARTER 2021
Dear Colleagues:
As previously communicated, the temporary exception permitting UC employees to live and work remotely from an international location ends after summer session 2021. However, there may be academic appointees who are not able to arrive in the US by the start of fall quarter, despite diligent efforts to do so, due to inability to obtain/renew visas, and/or due to travel restrictions.
In such cases, a department may seek an exception that will permit remote employment of an academic appointee temporarily living abroad. Requests for exceptions will be considered by the Academic Personnel Office, and will only be granted to requests accompanied by clear documentation that the appointee has diligently attempted to arrive in the United States, but has been unable to because of visa processing barriers or travel restrictions.
This exception process is only available for fall quarter 2021.
I ask that you distribute this brief message broadly. For additional information and to access the request form, please see APO’s webpage on working remotely due to COVID-19: https://apo.ucsc.edu/covid-19/working-remotely.html.
CC:
Vice Chancellor Brandt, Office of Research
Academic Senate Chair Brundage
Director Calabrese, International Student and Scholar Services
VPAA Lee
Campus Counsel Peñaloza
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Williams
Academic Senate Office
Employee and Labor Relations
Export Control Office
