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Immigration Compliance Specialist

Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10128107 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Aug. 19, 2025

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

Join our world-class Disney Legal Immigration team as an Immigration Compliance Specialist. Help our International Program participants and Crew Members obtain the necessary documents to work at the Walt Disney World Resort.

The Immigration Compliance Specialist is responsible for assisting Walt Disney World International Programs Participants with United States immigration visas as well as Disney Cruise Line Crew Members with visas needed to work onboard. The Specialist will collaborate with the Disney Legal Immigration team to review and process visa support documentation for International Program Participants. As one of our Responsible Officers, the Immigration Compliance Specialist also ensures visa program compliance while International Program Participants are in the United States. The Immigration Compliance Specialist also works with Disney Cruise Line Recruitment and Labor teams to ensure Crew have the necessary visa support documents.

What You Will Do

  • Serve as an Alternate Responsible Officer for the J-1 Program with the U.S. Department of State
  • Review and accurately input International Program Participant data into our immigration tracking system as well as U.S. government system
  • Partner with International Recruitment and Operating Participant Companies to review and verify accurate information for all participants
  • Gather, track and review information and documents from participants to ensure visa eligibility prior to issuing immigration paperwork
  • Issue and generate visa support documentation
  • Review, analyze and apply federal regulations relating to the visa programs we support
  • Ensure compliance with J-1 and Q-1 visa regulations
  • Draft Q-1 petitions for submission to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Process Q-1 substitutions as well as cancelation, delays and termination notices
  • Process Disney Cruise Line Crew Members visa support documents
  • Follow written standard operating guidelines to ensure tasks are performed completely and correctly
  • Respond accurately and timely to participant and crew inquiries
  • Use judgement in escalating necessary situations to leadership
  • May be assigned to other related roles and/or projects

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 products (knowledge of automation tools is a plus)
  • Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information
  • Task oriented with attention to detail
  • Ability to work individually and as a team player
  • Ability to maintain efficiency and accuracy while prioritizing workstreams
  • Due to government regulations relating to the visa programs the team oversees, must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. Legal Permanent Resident

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent

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About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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