Off-Campus Employment - Post
Completion Practical Training
Who May Apply
F-1 International students who have completed their associate
degree and certificate program by the end of the current semester
(Fall, Winter, Summer, or Spring).
Conditions of Work
- Work must be related to field of study.
- Work can be full time.
- Work can be anywhere within the U.S.
- Student must inform the International Student Office of address,
email, and phone number change within 10 days each time any of
this information changes.
- Work is only granted for a maximum of 12 months.
- Student has 2 months to find employment.
- Total time is 14 months. If it takes longer than 2 months to find
a job, the time is deducted from work authorization.
- Once you receive authorization, no further on-campus employment
is allowed.
- Must have Employment Authorization Document card (EAD) in hand.
If you are not in status with the United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS), your application will not be processed.
How to Apply
- Please see a International Student counselor at least THREE
months before your last day of classes (request a letter to obtain
social security card).
- Upon completion of both the graduation petition with a counselor
AND certificate petition with the department, the student should
make an appointment to meet with an International Student Counselor
(ask for a copy of Graduation Petition and Certificate Petition
at the time of petition).
- Pick up application packet from International Student Office
(L-104) and obtain a new I-20 and letter of approval.
- Complete the attached application packet, including a letter
from the department that grants your certificate.
Important Information
- Once a Practicum Training application is submitted to
the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS),
it will be very difficult to change or cancel the application.
- There are travel risks during Practical Training.
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