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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">This email is a general email sent through the Intl-Stu list serve to all international students. Do not respond to this email. For questions or concerns email
<a href="mailto:Intl.Stu@tamuc.edu">Intl.Stu@tamuc.edu</a>.</span> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Attached with this email is a handout that explains the Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) full course of study requirement for all F-1 students. Please be sure to review this handout for guidance for
enrollment during the summer semester and the fall<span style="color:#1F497D">/</span><span style="color:black">spring semesters.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">As a reminder, students
<u>are not required to enroll in courses for the summer semester</u> unless the summer semester is their first semester at A&M-Commerce or their first semester in their academic program.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"> Please review the handout
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">If you do not have any authorization on the 2<sup>nd</sup> page of your I-20 or you do not have an Employment Authorization Document (EAD card) then you cannot work off-campus.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">
If you do not have any authorization on the 2<sup>nd</sup> page of your I-20 or you do not have an Employment Authorization Document (EAD card) then you cannot work off-campus. . If you do not have any authorization on the 2<sup>nd</sup> page of your I-20
or you do not have an Employment Authorization Document (EAD card) then you cannot work off-campus. SEVP has very limited options for F-1 students to work off-campus and you may go to
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/isso">www.tamuc.edu/isso</a> and select Employment for more information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">For information about volunteering as an F-1 student you will need to review our Employment section at
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/isso">www.tamuc.edu/isso</a>. There are links to additional resources as well from the U.S. Department of Labor and SEVP. Please note the ISSS cannot “give permission” for a student to volunteer off-campus. Students are encouraged
to review the guidance and resources and discuss their volunteer position with their prospective company or organization to determine if volunteering would be permissible.
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