Stage 8 · Lesson 3 of 8
Working within your visa rules
Most student visas allow limited part-time work during term and more during official breaks. Some also restrict the kind of work or require permission. These matter.
Breaking them can end your visa and affect future applications, even if an employer says it is fine. Learn your exact limit from the official page. Count hours carefully if you have more than one job, and keep your payslips.
Part-time work helps with costs and experience. But it rarely covers tuition, and too many hours hurt grades. Research and roles may count as work too.
Common trapplanning your budget around work income you cannot legally earn, or taking cash jobs with no record.
A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 1 cheat sheet entry come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it
Resources for this stage
Start with
- GuideFreeStudy in the States
US Department of Homeland Security
Official rules on on-campus work, CPT, OPT and STEM OPT