International Student Information - SEC
If your department employs international students, please be reminded of the following Immigration and Naturalization Service rules. Departments are expected to adhere to these rules:
- An F-1 student (non-resident alien) must secure authorization for employment in the International Student Services and Programs office PRIOR to his/her attempt to get a social security number and gain on campus employment. To receive authorization to work on campus, the student must:
- Be enrolled full time for the semester in which work is to be performed (except for the summer vacation term*)
- Hold a valid visa that permits work in the US
- Have maintained his/her full time enrollment status for the past academic year in accordance with the guidelines published by Georgia Southern's International Student Services and Programs Office.
- During the regular academic term (fall and spring), on campus work by international students is limited to 20 hours per week while school is in session. This is a federal regulation and applies to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Some international students are employed in more than one department. The 20 hour limit is the maximum for all positions. If you employ an international student and expect him/her to work 20 hours per week in your department, you should make sure that he/she is not employed elsewhere on campus.
Terms of a Graduate Assistant position require a student to work 20 hours per week. Graduate Assistants may not; therefore, hold other jobs on campus for which they could work any hours beyond the 20 required for the GA position.
Failure to adhere to this 20 hour limit potentially places the student and the University in violation of INS regulations. Violations can result in serious repercussions for both the student and the University.
For Social Security number information for International Students click HERE.