[Intl-stu] Working off-campus and/or volunteering

International Students intl-stu at TAMU-Commerce.edu
Fri Nov 4 10:58:09 CDT 2011


Just a reminder regarding working off-campus and volunteering. 

 

International students are not allowed to work off-campus without
permission from the ISSO and/or USCIS.  Any off-campus employment
authorization will be posted on the last page of the I-20 under the
employment authorization section.  If this page does not have any
employment authorization then you are not allowed to work off-campus.
Any employment authorization and/or Employment Authorization Document
(EAD card) that was issued through another school is no longer valid
once you begin classes at A&M-Commerce.  

 

A social security card with For Employment Authorization written on it
is not permission to work off-campus.  You still will be required to
receive permission from the ISSO and/or USCIS. 

 

Also, students who wish to "volunteer" off-campus at a company will need
to first contact the ISSO to discuss their proposed volunteer work.  

 

In very limited circumstances, a student may be issued an EAD card that
is related to an application for a change of visa status (ex...permanent
resident).  If you have been issued an EAD card related to an
application for a change of visa status please contact the ISSO
immediately.  Any employment authorization and/or Employment
Authorization Document (EAD card) that was issued through another school
is no longer valid once you begin classes at A&M-Commerce.  

 

USCIS states any unauthorized off-campus employment is a violation of
the F-1 visa rules and any student who is caught working off-campus
without the appropriate permission will have their SEVIS record and I-20
terminated.  Students who work off-campus without permission will not be
eligible to apply for a reinstatement to their visa status.  Please
don't risk it!   

 

For more information on off-campus employment please visit 
http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international/offcampus_employment.asp or 
http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international/forms/Immigration%20Basics%20
for%20F-1%20Visa.pdf.  

 

 

 

John Mark Jones, Director

International Student Services

Texas A&M University-Commerce

PO Box 3011

Commerce TX 75429

(P) 903-886-5097

(F) 903-468-3200

 

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