What if I work without authorization from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services?
Working without permission from USCIS* is considered illegal and a major violation of F-1 status. Any student who has worked illegally in the U.S. is not eligible for the benefits of F-1 status and cannot apply for reinstatement to status. *Students who are in valid F-1 status are eligible to work on the Community College of Philadelphia campus up to 20 hours per week during classes and up full-time (36 hours for students at the Community College of Philadelphia) during vacation periods. (This employment does not require special permission, but does require the student the student to be maintaining F-1 status with a valid I-20 from Community College of Philadelphia.
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