F-1 On-Campus Employment

On-Campus Employment

On-campus employment is employment for Wesleyan on the Wesleyan campus.  You can work on-campus if:

  • You have valid F-1 status
  • You are enrolled full-time in a Wesleyan program
  • You have an unexpired passport
  • You have a valid, unexpired Form I-20 signed by your DSO
  • You have an I-94 record annotated "F-1 D/S"

F-1 students cannot work off-campus without a valid Employment Authorization Document (EAD).

Requirements for On-Campus Employment

  • Students who are outside the U.S. are not eligible to work.
  • Your employment MUST take place at a Wesleyan office or department, or at an established off-campus agency that provides direct services to students.  For more information about student employment and to find a listing of on-campus and approved off-campus student job opportunities, please visit Financial Aid Student Employment Handshake. 
  • According to F-1 student immigration regulations, you may work on a part-time basis, and no more than 20 hours per week, during the academic year (September-May). Employment can never exceed 20 hours in any given week during the academic year.  F-1 students may work up to full-time during the winter and summer break.  You may work for more than one on-campus employer, but the cumulative total must never exceed 20 hours per week during the academic year.
  • Your on-campus employment position cannot be college work-study.  Work-study is a U.S. government funded financial aid program for U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.  International, non-U.S. students are not permitted to accept work-study positions.
  • Your employment may, but is not required to be related to your field of study. 

Employment at Wesleyan University

If you applied for and have been offered a job on the Wesleyan campus or at an approved off-campus agency that provides direct services to students, please follow the instructions in the Campus Applications folder of Wes Portal titled "Documents Required by Non-US Citizens".  

Students Not Intending to Work

Even if you do not intend to work, you will likely receive other types of income during your attendance at Wesleyan.  Income can include scholarships, stipends, fellowships, prizes/awards, reimbursements, etc.  In order to create an Accounts Payable account for you to receive any type of payment, you must still follow the guidance outlined in the "Documents Required by Non-US Citizens" referenced above in Wes Portal