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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) regulations prohibit F-1 international students from working off campus without prior approval from th<span style="color:black">e Office of International Student
& Scholar Services</span>.</span></i></b> In most cases, students are also required to receive approval from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). For more information about off campus employment go to
<a href="http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/maintaining-your-status">http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/maintaining-your-status</a> or visit <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/CampusLife/CampusServices/internationalStudentServices/currentStudents/immigration-regulations.aspx">http://www.tamuc.edu/CampusLife/CampusServices/internationalStudentServices/currentStudents/immigration-regulations.aspx</a>.
Students who work off campus without permission are in violation of their visa status and jeopardize their ability to remain in the U.S. For information about “volunteer” work please go to
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/CampusLife/CampusServices/internationalStudentServices/employment1/default.aspx">
http://www.tamuc.edu/CampusLife/CampusServices/internationalStudentServices/employment1/default.aspx</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that having an social security number or an SSN card that states “For Employment Authorization” does not grant an F-1 student permission to work off campus. In all situations for off campus employment, an F-1 student must have
permission from the ISSO and in most cases USCIS. <o:p></o:p></p>
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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"><a href="mailto:John.Jones@tamuc.edu">John.Jones@tamuc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PO Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel. 903-886-5097<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax 903-468-3200<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/isso">www.tamuc.edu/isso</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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