Working While Studying in the US
在美國半工半讀
International students are permitted to work for the college or university they attend or for a business at the school.
外國留學生允許在就讀的學校或者商業機構工作,
But the business must directly provide a service to students.
但這些商業機構必須直接對學生提供服務。
You could work at the bookstore, for example, but not for a construction company that is building something on campus.
例如,你可以在學校書店工作,但不可以在學校施工的建筑公司里工作。
Also, a foreign student cannot displace an American citizen in a job.
另外,外國學生不能在工作上擠走美國公民。
Foreign students normally cannot take a job that has no connection to their school.
外國留學生一般不能從事與他們的學校無關的工作,
But the government may give permission if students are suddenly faced with a situation that is out of their control.
但是如果有超出學生自己所能掌握的突發狀況,政府可以批準。
Examples include large medical bills, the loss of financial aid or an unexpected change in the financial condition of their source of support.
例如大額醫療賬單,失去經濟援助或者經濟來源狀況突變等。
Students must also meet other conditions.
除此以外,學生也要符合其他條件。
They must have attended their American school for at least one year.
他們要在美國學校至少就讀一年。
Government approval is given on a case-by-case basis.
政府會根據具體情況給予批準。
Students must re-apply after a year if they want to continue an off-campus job.
如果學生想繼續從事校外工作,一年后他們必須重新申請。