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Employment
Options for J-1 Students
Employment
under the J-1 visa status should not interfere with
making normal progress towards completing the program
of study. Students must be in valid J-1 status to be
eligible for any type of J-1 employment. A
social security
number is required for all forms of
employment.
Approval for any type of
employment or practical training must be obtained
BEFORE starting employment.
On-Campus
Employment:
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“On-campus
employment must either be performed on the
school's premises, (including on-location
commercial firms which provide services for
students on campus, such as the school
bookstore or cafeteria), or at an off-campus
location which is educationally affiliated
with the school. Employment with on-site
commercial firms, such as a construction
company building a school building, which do
not provide direct student services is not
deemed on-campus employment for the purposes
of this paragraph. In the case of off-campus
locations, the educational affiliation must
be associated with the school's established
curriculum or related to contractually funded
research projects at the postgraduate
level."(8 C.F.R. 214.2(f) (9) (i))
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Employment is
limited to 20
hours per week when school is in
session.
Students may work at more than one
on-campus location, but th
e
total number of
hours may not exceed 20 hours per
week
. Full-time
employment (more than 20 hours per week) on
campus is allowed during regular breaks
(winter and spring breaks) and during the
summer term as long as student is not
enrolled full-time for the term.
Off-Campus
Employment- Requires Employment Approval and
Authorization from ISSS
Working
without authorization will terminate your legal J-1
status.
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