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The regulations:
§ 62.74 Student employment.
(a) Students meeting the definition
listed in § 62.4(a)(1)(ii) and (iii) may engage
in student employment pursuant
to § 62.23(g).
(b) The responsible officer or alternate
responsible officer shall update
the exchange visitor’s SEVIS record to
reflect the details of such employment
pursuant to § 62.23(g) (1). An update of
the SEVIS record constitutes compliance
with § 62.23(g)(2) (iv).
§ 62.4
(a) Student. An individual who is:
(1) Studying in the United States:
(i) Pursuing a full course of study at
a secondary accredited educational institution;
(ii) Pursuing a full course of study
leading to or culminating in the award
of a U.S. degree from a post-secondary
accredited educational institution; or
(iii) Engaged full-time in a prescribed
course of study of up to 24 months duration
conducted by:
(A) A post-secondary accredited educational
institution; or
(B) An institute approved by or acceptable
to the post-secondary accredited
educational institution where the
student is to be enrolled upon completion
of the non-degree program;
§ 62.23 (g)
Student employment. Exchange visitor
students may engage in part-time
employment when the following criteria
and conditions are satisfied.
(1) The student employment:
(i) Is pursuant to the terms of a
scholarship, fellowship, or
assistantship;
(ii) Occurs on the premises of the
post-secondary accredited educational
institution the visitor is authorized to
attend; or
(iii) Occurs off-campus when necessary
because of serious, urgent, and
unforeseen economic circumstances
which have arisen since acquiring exchange
visitor status.
(2) Exchange visitor students may engage
in employment as provided in
paragraph (g)(1) of this section if the:
(i) Student is in good academic
standing at the post-secondary accredited
educational institution;
(ii) Student continues to engage in a
full course of study, except for official
school breaks and the student’s annual
vacation;
(iii) Employment totals no more than
20 hours per week, except during official
school breaks and the student’s annual
vacation; and
(iv) The responsible officer has approved
the specific employment in advance
and in writing. Such approval
may be valid up to twelve months, but
is automatically withdrawn if the student’s
program is terminated.
Last edited by Heliport; 11th Mar 2006 at 16:15.