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Concerned4us
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You absolutely must NOT WORK without proper work authorization which you are not likely to get a a new student. If you expected to work to pay your educational expenses, DO NOT enter the US.
Who told you that you could work off campus? Did you use any kind of agent to get your student visa?
Who told you that you could work off campus? Did you use any kind of agent to get your student visa?
Thank you for your reply.
I didn't use any agent. Thinking of little earning which could cover my expenses came in my mind so i post question here. I want to do everything legal. So i wanted to confirm whether i will be eligible to work off the campus 20 hrs in week. I know you mentioned as a new student i can't get paper work authorization. Generally when i will get paper authorization?
I didn't use any agent. Thinking of little earning which could cover my expenses came in my mind so i post question here. I want to do everything legal. So i wanted to confirm whether i will be eligible to work off the campus 20 hrs in week. I know you mentioned as a new student i can't get paper work authorization. Generally when i will get paper authorization?
Concerned4us
Banned
You may work off campus in OPT and CPT but only in jobs related to your major field of study. These jobs are VERY difficult to find and will be extremely limited due to the US economy. If a company has just laid off skilled employees, they will not be hiring student trainees. Your financial resources to obtain your visa should have been adequate to fully support your needs. You should not have to work for sufficient funds.
Sometimes - I note this is very, very infrequent - international undergraduate students qualify for on campus jobs. Speak with the international office after you arrive.
As an international student, expecting to work 20 hours per week without it affecting your school performance is unrealistic. A 15 credit course load translates into at least 60 hours per week of class and study. Poor performance in class will get you suspended from the university; be realistic in the amount of time you need for study, sleep, travel, and activities of normal living and you will quickly see that your expectation to work 20 hours a week is unrealistic.
Sometimes - I note this is very, very infrequent - international undergraduate students qualify for on campus jobs. Speak with the international office after you arrive.
As an international student, expecting to work 20 hours per week without it affecting your school performance is unrealistic. A 15 credit course load translates into at least 60 hours per week of class and study. Poor performance in class will get you suspended from the university; be realistic in the amount of time you need for study, sleep, travel, and activities of normal living and you will quickly see that your expectation to work 20 hours a week is unrealistic.
Ok Concerned4US has given you the all the legally and technically correct advice. However the reality is if you actually spend any time on a US college campus, that International students work all the time both on and off campus without permission, pay their taxes and the later have gone on to green card, h1b visas and citizenship.
You have to evaluate your own situation and decide what is best for you given all the factors.
You have to evaluate your own situation and decide what is best for you given all the factors.