Whatever type of employment you are considering, you must first obtain approval from your J-1 Responsible Officer. If UNH is your Program Sponsor, then your J-1 Responsible Officers are members of the OISS staff. If your J-1 Program Sponsor is another agency, you will need to contact them for work permission.
资格
You are eligible for "Student 就业" provided you:
- 持有有效的J-1学生身份
- are registered and studying full-time
- are in good academic standing at the school that your J-1 sponsor has authorized you to attend
- your J-1 Responsible Officer has approved the specific employment in advance
Limitations: If authorized, you may work a total of 20 hours per week while school is in session. You may work up to 40 hours per week during official school breaks and vacation periods, 包括暑假, provided you are eligible and intend to register for the next school term. The 20-hour-per-week work limit while school is in session applies to and includes all types of "Student 就业."
如何申请工作许可
First you should talk to your J-1 Responsible Officer about why you want or need to work, 是否明智?, and what type of job would suit you best. 如果你有不可预见的需要, your J-1 Responsible Officer will request a letter from you explaining the circumstances. If your J-1 Responsible Officer agrees that it would be appropriate for you to work, the next step is to obtain a job offer from your employer. You must obtain written permission from your J-1 Responsible Officer before beginning any employment.
工作授权
A Social Security Number: To put you on the payroll, your employer will need your Social Security Number. If you do not have one, you must submit an application to the Social Security Administration.
表格i - 9, "就业 资格 Verification": When you begin working, you and your employer must complete a 表格i - 9, which requires you to document your identity and work authorization.
J-1学生可就业
奖学金要求的工作, 奖学金, or assistantship: This kind of work is usually performed on-campus, 以学校为雇主. In certain circumstances, however, the work can be done elsewhere, for a different employer. You might work in a government or private research laboratory, 例如, if your major professor had a joint appointment there, and would be supervising you in work that counted toward your degree.
On-campus jobs unrelated to study: The regulations, in allowing for jobs on campus that are unrelated to study, stipulate only that the work be done on the premises of the school.
校外工作接急, unforeseen need: Your J-1 Responsible Officer can authorize you to work off-campus in the Student 就业 category only if you have serious and urgent financial need that you did not foresee when you became a J-1 student, or when you enrolled at your current school. Under certain circumstances off-campus work may also be available as Academic Training (AT), a separate category of study-related employment.
Academic Training (AT): AT is flexible in its format and offers a variety of employment opportunities to supplement your academic program in the U.S. It is available before completion of your program of study as well as afterwards. As long as you stay within the stipulated time limits, it lets you work part-time while classes are in session and full-time during vacation periods; and, 在某些情况下, you may interrupt study to work full-time, 例如 while you are writing a thesis. J-1 students in non-degree programs are eligible for AT. 欲了解更多信息，请联系 ois.advisor@776kingston.com.
Summer 就业 for 学生 Transferring from one J-1 Sponsor to Another
If you intend to transfer programs between academic years and would like to work at your former school during the summer, you must delay the transfer procedure until after the period of employment, and must obtain employment authorization from your former school's J-1 Responsible Officer. This will be possible only if your former school's Form DS-2019 remains valid throughout the period of employment.
去你的新学校工作, you must first complete the transfer procedure and then apply to the J-1 Responsible Officer at your new school for authorization to work. Your new school's form DS-2019 must take effect by the beginning date of your employment authorization.
