How to apply for a job in America? How is it legal?

According to the regulations of the American government, foreign students do not need to apply for special permission to work in schools, but they must register to maintain their full-time student status. There is a time limit for working on campus. Generally speaking, the working hours per week should not exceed 20 hours, and holidays can be extended to 40 hours.

Foreign students who want to work outside the school need to apply for a work permit. According to the relevant regulations of the United States, those who hold legal student status, have been enrolled for more than one year and nine months, and meet the general standards can work in a company recognized by the Immigration Bureau or the Ministry of Labor with the approval of the school's international student consultant. The work is valid for one year and can be extended. I would like to remind you that the company that international students work for must be a company recognized by the Immigration Bureau or the Ministry of Labor, not a company.

In case of sudden financial difficulties, international students who have to work outside the school can submit an application form and relevant supporting materials to the international student consultant of the school, and then apply for a special work permit. The work scope of this special work permit is much wider than that of ordinary work permit, and it is not restricted by the above two types of companies. However, the application for a special work permit must be made one year after the students enter school.

In addition, international students can also apply for jobs in the United States in the name of internship. The application condition is that international students must complete the one-year course first, then fill in the I765 form, and bring the recommendation letter from the school's international student consultant to the Immigration Bureau 90 days before graduation to 30 days after graduation to apply for a work permit. Applicants should tell the Immigration Bureau that the purpose of internship is to gain work experience so that they can return to China for employment after graduation. With the approval of the Immigration Bureau, the applicant can work in the United States for one year.

According to the regulations of the American government, visiting scholars need to return to China for two years after their expiration. However, if students are approved by the school or the project leader, they can also work legally in the United States after the expiration of the period, and the regulations are similar to those of student visas. People who come to the United States as spouses of visiting scholars can apply for work permits and work legally. People who come to the United States as student spouses are not allowed to engage in any paid work, whether it is wages or property, but they can invest or do business in the United States.