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EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT AND F-1 STATUS The following are the various types of employment programs for which F-1 students may be eligible under current US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) regulations: ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT F-1 students are immediately eligible to work on-campus twenty (20) hours per week during the semester and full-time during summer and other vacation periods provided that they are in good academic standing and are registered full-time. Permission to work on-campus is granted by the International Student Adviser. No application to USCIS (http://www.uscis.gov) is required. CURRICULAR PRACTICAL TRAINING (CPT) . Students may work full or part-time in a job directly related to their academic major if it is a required or integral part of their course of study (for example, a student teaching internship). Student may work full time "when classes are not in sesssion" or part time during regular semesters. The internship may be for credit or may be non-credit. Students who work full-time for twelve months or more under the curricular practical training program are NOT ELIGIBLE for one year of Optional Practical Training after graduation. Students must be in F-1 status and have been full-time students for at least one full academic year. An exception is made in the case of graduate students enrolled in courses requiring their immediate participation in Curricular Practical Training. APPLICATION PROCEDURES 1. Obtain a written job offer on company letterhead stationery that states your job title and duties and proposed number of work hours per week. 2. Obtain an academic
adviser's signature on the Curricular Practical Training Academic
Adviser's Recommendation Form. 3. Submit job offer letter and adviser’s recommendation to the International Student Office. You cannot begin employment until CPT is authorized on your I-20 form. Authorizations cannot be back-dated so students should not begin employment before CPT authorization is granted. OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING (OPT) Students may work full or part-time in a job directly related to their academic major. Optional training can take place before or after graduation, and may not exceed twelve months of full-time employment. Students participating in optional practical training before graduation may not work more than twenty hours per week while school is in session. Full-time employment is possible during vacation periods or after the student has completed her/his course of study. Students must have been in F-1 status for one full academic year to be eligible. Any months of optional training completed before graduation will be deducted from the post-completion training period. The International Student Adviser recommends optional training but the USCIS http://uscis.gov must authorize the employment by issuing an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Obtain the International Student Advisor's recommendation on page 3 of your I-20 2. Complete application for employment authorization form I-765 (two copies). 3. You must obtain two standard Passport photos. Photos must be no older than six months prior to the application. They should be printed on thin photo-quality paper. The photo should show a clear, front view, full face of the applicant. Your head should be bare unless you are wearing a headdress as required by a religious order to which you belong. The photo must measure exactly 2inches by 2 inches, with the distance from the top of the head to just below your chin between 1 inch and I-3/8 inches. Lightly print your name and SEVIS Number on the back of each photo with a pencil. 4. Copies of all I-20’s issued to you during your
tenure as an F-1 student in the US. 5. A current I-20 with Optional Practical Training recommendation issued by the Office of International Student/Scholar Services 6. Copy of form I-94, issued to you at the port of entry into the US at the time of your last admission to the US. 7. Copies of the visa page of your passport and the page that shows the expiration date of your passport are required of all applicants. Copies of any employment card(s) previously issued to you must also be sent. 8. $175 check or money order payable to DHS/USCIS. 9. Student academic transcript of studies Mail Applications to: US Citizenship & Immigration Services EAD Applications Eastern Regional Service Center 75 Lower Weldon Street St. Albans, VT
05479-9765 You should mail the application by Certified mail, return receipt requested. IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO TWELVE WEEKS TO RECEIVE YOUR EAD (PHOTO) ID CARD IN THE MAIL.. DO NOT mail passport with application. DO NOT visit US Citizenship & Immigration Services in person DO make check or money order payable to: DHS/USCIS DO send it certified mail, return receipt requested. DO photocopy entire application before mailing. DO be prepared to wait (four to twelve weeks). ECONOMIC HARDSHIP EMPLOYMENT (OFF-CAMPUS) Students may apply to US Citizenship & Immigration Services for off-campus employment permission if unforeseen circumstances beyond the student's control result in economic hardship. Students must be in F-1 status for one academic year, must be in good academic standing and must have made a good faith effort to obtain on-campus employment. US Citizenship & Immigration Services http://uscis.gov can authorize off-campus employment for one year at a time. Employment is limited to twenty hours per week during the semester, full-time during vacation periods. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS The International
Student Advisor must recommend that hardship employment be
granted by issuing a new I-20 containing the required
recommendation.
1. Complete application form I-765 (two copies). 2. You must obtain two Passport photos. Photos must be no older than six months prior to the application. They should be printed on thin photo-quality paper. The photo should show a clear, front view, full face of the applicant. Your head should be bare unless you are wearing a headdress as required by a religious order to which you belong. The photo must measure exactly 2inches by 2 inches, with the distance from the top of the head to just below your chin between 1 inch and I-3/8 inches. Lightly print your name and SEVIS Number on the back of each photo with a pencil. 3. A current I-20 with Economic Hardship employment recommendation issued by the Office of International Student/Scholar Services 4. Copy of form I-94, issued to you at the port of entry into the US at the time of your last admission to the US. 5. Copies of the visa page of your passport and the page that shows the expiration date of your passport are required of all applicants. 6. Copies of any employment card(s) previously issued to you must also be sent 7. $175
check or money order payable to DHS/USCIS 8. A letter of explanation fully detailing the nature of your
economic hardship with supporting evidence (if available),
demonstrating that you are suffering severe hardship. Mail Applications to: US Citizenship & Immigration Services EAD Applications Eastern Regional Service Center 75 Lower Weldon Street St. Albans, VT
05479-9765 You should mail the application by Certified mail, return receipt requested. IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A MINIMUM OF EIGHT TO TWELVE WEEKS TO RECEIVE YOUR EAD (PHOTO) ID CARD IN THE MAIL. DO NOT mail passport with application. DO NOT visit DHS/USCIS in person DO make check or money order payable to: DHS/USCIS DO send it certified mail, return receipt requested. DO photocopy entire application before mailing. DO be prepared to wait (eight to twelve weeks). EMPLOYMENT AND J-1 STUDENTS/SCHOLARS Students in J-1 status are expected to have sufficient income to pursue their intended program of studies. J-1 students are eligible for on-campus employment as described above under the same conditions as F-1 students. There is no provision that allows a J-1 student to work off-campus prior to completion of studies except in the event of unforeseen emergencies that arise after studies have begun. A student who receives money from any source, (excepting on-campus employment), for any activity unrelated to the program of study, is in violation of lawful status in the U.S. Receiving money for work related to the program of study is permitted only "pursuant to the terms of a scholarship, fellowship, or assistantship" or after completion of the degree program (Academic Training). J-1 students must complete a degree program at CCNY to qualify for academic training. J-1 students participating in one or two semester exchange programs are ineligible for academic training. Students who experience an
unforeseen emergency may apply for permission to work. In order to
apply the student must write a request that states: 1.
The source and amount of the original financial support 2. The nature of the emergency (evidence must be provided). 3. The amount of the current need that results from the emergency. This statement and all supporting documents are to be submitted to the Responsible Officer (International Student Advisor) of the Exchange Program. Applicants will receive a decision within five days of submitting all documents. EMPLOYMENT & J-1 SCHOLARS J-1 Research Scholars and Visiting Professors are eligible to work full-time in activities directly related to the fulfillment of their exchange visit purpose. In most cases this involves work on campus and is authorized by the Exchange Visitor Program Sponsor (CCNY). In some cases, scholars may be involved in collaborations off-campus. Provided these activities are directly related to the completion of the scholar’s research project, scholars can participate in these activities and be compensated by the off-campus entity.
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