{"id":3225,"date":"2026-08-26T09:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/?page_id=3225"},"modified":"2026-08-26T09:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:51:52","slug":"student-employment-for-international-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/student-employment-for-international-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Employment for International Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Aerial photo of St. Olaf College campus\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2019\/08\/FALL2017_AerialPhotos_03.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-6a9589b1a0190 {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-6a9589b1a0190\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-left vert-top\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWelcome International Oles!\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Find more information about how to work on campus as an F-1 student here.<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working On Campus with an F-1 Visa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must perform work on the school&#8217;s premises<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must not exceed <strong>20 hours per week <\/strong>when classes are in session (full-time work is permitted during official school breaks longer than one week)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must complete Section 1 and Section 2 of your <strong>Form I-9 <\/strong>with your<strong> passport, I-20, and I-94.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working Off Campus with an F-1 Visa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must have completed one academic year of study in the United States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must work in a role directly related to the student&#8217;s major<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must apply for CPT prior to beginning work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Post-Graduation Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply for OPT up to 90 days before &#8211; and up to 60 days after &#8211; degree completion date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note: You can apply for OPT without having a job offer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>**It is the responsibility of each international student to ensure they do not violate their F-1 status by working illegally while in the United States.**<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have more questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/international-student-immigration\/employment-on-campus\/\">Employment and Volunteering as an International Student<\/a> on the Taylor Center&#8217;s webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions about F-1 regulations, email a Designated School Official: <strong><a href=\"mailto:dso@stolaf.edu\">dso@stolaf.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions about on-campus student employment, email Student Employment: <strong><a href=\"mailto:studentwork@stolaf.edu\">studentwork@stolaf.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"next-steps-with-student-employment\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Next Steps with Student Employment<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; 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