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Severe Economic Hardship Work Authorization
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), may authorize off-campus employment for F-1 students who experience severe economic hardship. Severe economic hardship may be considered to be situations that are unforeseen and beyond your control. They may include loss of Financial Aid or on-campus employment that is not your fault, a significant devaluation of your home country currency, inordinate increase in tuition, or unexpected changes in the financial condition of your main source of support.
You are eligible for employment based on severe economic hardship if :
- you are in good academic standing and are taking a full course load, and
- you can demonstrate unforeseen severe economic hardship, and
- employment is not available or is insufficient on-campus for F-1 students, and
- you have been in F-1 status for one full academic year, and
- employment will not interfere with your studies
For more information, please download the following document Economic Hardship work Autherization.