On-Campus Employment

This section contains information about working on campus for students with F-1 or J-1 visa status. The ISC encourages you to wait to seek on-campus employment until after you have adjusted to life at SDSU. (An ISC mentor can help you make that adjustment.)

The ISC offers several F-1 Employment Authorization Info Sessions each semester, where we discuss the rules for on-campus and off-campus employment/internships. You can watch a recording of our most recent Info Session by visiting the Educational Workshops webpage.

WHERE CAN YOU WORK?

You may work in all areas of the SDSU campus, including:

• Aztec Shops  
  
• Associated Students
  
• Aztec Recreation Center
  
• Mission Bay Aquatic Center 
• SDSU departments (You may work as a student assistant or graduate assistant.)

DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED:

• Campus Work Verification Form: Some on-campus departments will require proof from the ISC that you are eligible to work on campus before they will offer you a job.
• To obtain a letter from the ISC, complete the Letter Request Form which is found on the Forms webpage. When completing the Letter Request Form, select "F-1 Student On-Campus Employment Verification Letter".
• Note: You are allowed to work on campus without additional authorization from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
• Social Security Number: Most campus employers will allow you to apply for a job and be hired before you have a Social Security Number (SSN), but you must have a Social Security Card with your SSN to show your employer in order to be paid. If you do not have an SSN, you will need to apply for one after the campus employer hires you by following our SSN process.