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Exceptional Circumstances

Unforeseen Economic Circumstances 

Students may be permitted to work off-campus if they face serious, urgent, and unforeseen economic circumstances. This option is reviewed strictly and requires extensive proof of economic hardship. 

Off-campus employment of this kind must: 

  • Be authorized in writing by EVS. 
  • Be part-time (fewer than 20 hours per pay week) and for a limited period. 
  • Be a result of new circumstances that arose after the student’s program began. 
    • Qualifying circumstances may include global events that affect a student’s home country causing significant and rapid currency devaluation, unforeseen severe medical problems (which causes an economic hardship on the visitor after arrival in the US), etc. 

To apply for employment based on unforeseen economic circumstances, you must email your EVS advisor a statement describing your situation, along with supporting documentation. This documentation must provide a detailed explanation why off-campus employment is necessary. Please note that this approval requires extensive proof of economic hardship due to extraordinary situations. 

 

Special Student Relief 

Please contact EVS for more details if you are from a country for which the Department of State (DOS) has published a notice in the Federal Register outlining Special Student Relief (SSR) arrangements.