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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Just
a reminder regarding working off-campus. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><span style='color:red'>International students are
not allowed to work off-campus without permission from the ISSO and/or USCIS.</span></u></i></b>
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. <b><u><span style='color:red'>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school is no longer valid once you begin classes at A&M-Commerce.</span></u></b>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:red'>A social security card with <i>For
Employment Authorization </i>written on it is <i>not</i> permission to work
off-campus.</span></u></b> You still will be required to receive
permission from the ISSO and/or USCIS. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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was issued through another school is no longer valid once you begin classes at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. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For more information on off-campus employment please visit <a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international/offcampus_employment.asp">http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international/offcampus_employment.asp</a>
or <a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international/forms/Immigration%20Basics%20for%20F-1%20Visa.pdf">http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international/forms/Immigration%20Basics%20for%20F-1%20Visa.pdf</a>.
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<p class=MsoNormal>John Mark Jones, Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>International Student Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 3011<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Commerce TX 75429<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(P) 903-886-5097<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(F) 903-468-3200<o:p></o:p></p>
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