On-Campus Employment

  • You must be enrolled full-time during the fall and winter semesters
  • You may work up to 20 hours per week while school is in session during the academic year (fall and winter semesters)
  • With F-1 status you may work full-time (not more than 40 hours per week) on-campus during official university holidays, breaks, and vacation periods (summer semesters for most students)
  • J-1 status students may not work more that 20 hours per week when the college is not in session provided they will enroll in the upcoming semester
  • You may not engage in on-campus employment after the program end date listed on your I-20/DS-2019. On-campus employment includes work done as a teaching or research assistant as well as jobs in the university library, dormitory dining facilities, laboratories, and administrative offices
  • On-campus also includes employment with on-location commercial firms which provide services for students on campus, such as stores or restaurants located in a university-owned building
International Engagement

Social Security Number Requirement

Any international students who are employed are required to obtain a social security number (SSN).

To qualify for a SSN the student must

  1.  Receive a job offer
  2. Schedule appointment with the Payroll Accountant in Business Operations - bring a copy of the job letter
  3. Wait for the Immigration and Advising Coordinator to contact you when your documents are ready to take to the social security office.
  4. Pick up your documents from the Office of International Engagement
  5. Take the following documents to social security office (3121 GreyHound Drive, Waterloo, Iowa 50701)
    • I-94
    • I-20
    • Passport
    • Visa
    • Letter from employer
    • Letter from Immigration & Advising Coordinator