Employment Session for International Students in F-1 Visa Status

• Are you an international student in F-1 status?
• Are you interested in working off-campus before or after graduation?
• Do you want to know if you can volunteer or have an unpaid internship this summer?
• Do you want to learn how to get employment authorization?

International Student and Scholar Services invites you to an information session outlining the eligibility requirements, legal limitations pertaining to unpaid internships, and the process of obtaining employment authorization for F-1 students.

If you are an F-1 student looking at possible work or internship experience this summer, come learn how to navigate the process so you can take advantage of all the opportunities available!  A question and answer session will follow.

When: Monday, March 19th from 3:00-4:00 pm
Where: Butler Conference Room
RSVP: here

Please contact ISSS at 202-885-3350 or by email at isssimmigration@american.edu, if you have any questions.

H-1B Information Session

Mr. Mark Rhodes, an immigration attorney from McCandlish Holton, PC, will be speaking about the H-1B visa and other work visa options. If you are graduating soon or are in OPT and have questions about how to transition from student to work visa, do not miss this information session.

Mr. Rhodes will address some of the following questions:

• When can you apply for a H1-B visa?
• What does your employer do in the process?
• How do you transition from student to work visa?
• How long can you work in the US on an H-1B visa?
• How do you move to permanent residence from H1-B visa?

Light refreshments will be served.

When: Wednesday, March 28th from 3:00-4:30 pm
Where: Butler Conference Room
RSVP: here

Please contact ISSS at 202-885-3350 or by email at isssimmigration@american.edu, if you have any questions.

H-1B Sponsoring Employer web site

For information on employers who sponsor H-1B visas please log-on to www.h1visajobs.com. For the log-on user name and password please call American University's Career Center at 202-885-1804.

The views expressed in the above H-1B Session PowerPoint Presentation are those of the author.  American University makes no claim to accuracy nor do we endorse the organization. This information is being shared for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice on the part of the University.