Guide for Non-US Citizens

International students allowed to work on campus under the same rules as US citizens:

• Permanent Residents - Must have a "green card" as proof of employment eligibility. Visa classification is "IP".
• Applicants for Permanent Residency - Must have a valid Employment Authorization Document issued by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Visa classification is "IA".
• Refugees - Must have a valid Employment Authorization Document issued by USCIS. Visa classification is "RE".

Student Employment for students with an F-1 visa:

• Students must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours as an Undergraduate and at least 9 credit hours as a Graduate student. Only the International Student Office (ISO) can approve exceptions to this requirement based on documentation.
• Students can work no more than 20 hours per week during the academic semesters and up to 40 hours per week during break periods in the winter and spring. Full-time employment during the summer is allowed only for students who intend to register for the subsequent fall semester (must be pre-registered).
• Students are allowed to work on-campus in Hourly jobs only – not Work-Study. Students may hold an ASU Staff position for 50% FTE during the regular semester and full-time during vacation times and in the summer only if they intend to register for the subsequent fall semester.
• Students may also work for the various employers located in the Memorial Union.

Last Day of Employment:

On-campus employment for F-1 students ends upon the "completion" of their degree program, which is not always the end of the semester. The completion date may occur at different times depending on the student's degree level and program requirements:

• Undergraduates - the last day of classes and in most cases the graduation date.
• Graduates - defense date or date of dissertation approval after defense, comprehensive exam date or result date, project defense, etc. whichever option the student has for the degree program to be completed. A letter from an academic adviser will suffice as proof for the completion date. (The ISO keeps this on file).

However, if a student is taking a class which is required for the completion of the degree program during the same semester the comprehensive exams take place, then the completion date is the last day of the class and not the comps result date - which means, that even if the comps/result was earlier, they can still work until the end of the class.

The student should get clarification of their employment eligibility from the ISO. If the student claims that s/he is eligible and you want to verify this, please send an email to the ISO with the student's name and ID number.

Employment after the completion date is considered illegal and will cause the student to fall out of status!

Students with a visa classification other than F-1:

• Students must get clarification from the International Student Office if their current visa status allows them to work before applying for any position. ISO will update the visa status record in the Student Information System if necessary.

The Student Employment Office will verify the work eligibility of all students before taking any action (issuing a hiring form, approving reclassifications & pay exceptions). If necessary, we will request approval from the International Student Office. Students should not work until we have faxed you the Hiring form. Once the student is set up in his/her job, it's the student's responsibility to maintain status and we do not continue to monitor the student's eligibility.

For further information, please contact the International Student Office at (480) 965-7451 or iso@asu.edu.