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Can you work on an F1 visa?

 
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SaveTheWhales



Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Location: Busan
PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:24 pm    Post subject: Can you work on an F1 visa? Reply with quote
Can F1 visa holders legally work if they have their degree?

I know that F2 and F4 holders have no problem, but I'm not sure on the rules for F1.

I've tried to look it up online and found conflicting information. If anyone can send me a link, it would be greatly appreciated.
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Ramen



Joined: 15 Apr 2008
PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Can you work on an F1 visa? Reply with quote
SaveTheWhales wrote:
Can F1 visa holders legally work if they have their degree?

I know that F2 and F4 holders have no problem, but I'm not sure on the rules for F1.

I've tried to look it up online and found conflicting information. If anyone can send me a link, it would be greatly appreciated.


No. F1 is non-working visa for family visitation.

You can apply for E2 visa.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:31 am    Post subject: Re: Can you work on an F1 visa? Reply with quote
SaveTheWhales wrote:
Can F1 visa holders legally work if they have their degree?

I know that F2 and F4 holders have no problem, but I'm not sure on the rules for F1.

I've tried to look it up online and found conflicting information. If anyone can send me a link, it would be greatly appreciated.


IF you qualify for a work visa in another category (as a foreign worker) you can ADD that job to your status of sojourn (eg, teacher E2, editor, E7, etc).

IF you do NOT qualify as a foreign worker (wouldn't otherwise be able to get a work visa) then it is UNLIKELY (but not impossible) that you would be given permission to work. It costs you virtually nothing (60k won and a contract / job offer) to try.

You may also be able to change to an F4 which would enable you to work (depending on your ancestry).

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