Posted by: Quagmire July 20, 2009
Q. work off campus for F1 status what...
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Yesai,

I urge you to actually have some knowledge before trying to share 'em. Your post showed your ignorance on this regard and I'd apologetically like to correct you.

Kathmandubata, You can apply for an EAD card ( google it ) based on Economic hardship. You'll need to pay an application fee ( $340 or $360 ) and need to have a decent reason to apply for a work permit under economic hardship. Mind you, you can't apply for it until you've been in the states for over 9 months. If you were to get approved, you can "legally" work outside your campus for up to 20 hours but let me tell you something. A lot of my friends and I've worked around 40 hours during school year using the card. Also, the card is only valid for a year. You'll need to pay the same sum if you were to reapply.

Again, you need to have a severe economic problem to apply for a card. Just make something up and you should be fine. Good luck.
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