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1. about 11 years ago on Luann

   That’s probably the most likely scenario, honestly.

2. about 11 years ago on Luann

   No they can’t. Not unless they’re approved for a specific type of employment that is related to the major, is required to graduate (i.e. internship) or they suddenly face severe economic hardship…in which case, they have to apply to USCIS for authorization to work off campus.

3. about 11 years ago on [Deleted]

   No, OPT (optional practical training) is only for the college level. It’s for employment that is related directly to the academic major. The student is only authorized for one year OPT per academic level. Also, the DSO (which is me) can only recommend a student for OPT and print a new I-20. The student has submit application documents and a $380 fee to U.S. Immigrations and Customs to be approved for OPT. Once approved for OPT, the student has submit proof of employment to the DSO (me) that shows the OPT employment is related to the major. So to make a long answer short, no, Quill couldn’t do it under OPT. Curricular practical training is only for an internship that is required for the major. A STEM extension is just an extension for the OPT for a field in the math and sciences. Quill doesn’t qualify for off campus employment under any of those options.

4. about 11 years ago on Luann

   @Joel Plus, Quill would need a social security card before he can even begin working for T.J. He can certainly apply for one once he gets into the U.S. so that he can work at a job he’s authorized for, but he can’t even begin legally working until he has a social security card. I highly doubt he had one the first time he was in the U.S., especially since dependents (spouses and children) off of the main work visa are not allowed to work at all.

5. about 11 years ago on Luann

   @Joel If Quill is coming to the U.S. by himself to study, then he is on a student visa. A high school student is going to have a very difficult time getting a primary work visa, especially because work visas are usually sponsored by employers. Before, he would have been on a dependent work visa because his father was on the primary work visa, and that allowed him to previously attend an American high school. Now, however, he is not coming to the U.S. as a dependent of a parent. Plus, Quill would have had a visa interview at a U.S. consulate, so it’s obvious that he is coming to the U.S. for the purpose of study. In his situation, he would only have a student visa. And to even get a student visa, his parents or financial sponsors would have to submit financial documents to prove that he can financially support his studies. The only way he can be authorized to work off-campus (which is cleared by a sub department of Homeland Security on a case by case basis) is if A. an unexpected situation occurred to disrupt your source of funding (wars, political unrest, medical expenses) and B. the student can’t find sufficient work on-campus.

6. about 11 years ago on Luann

   Not to be a party pooper, since I enjoy the comic, but I work with international students…so I found today’s strip especially ridiculous. I know it’s a fantasy world and that it doesn’t follow the real world’s rules, but still. Quill can’t work at a job “off-campus.” So any job with TJ, unless TJ magically lands a job at the high school, would put Quill out of status with his student visa. That means his ass would get sent home immediately (or he’d have to pay an expensive fine and apply for reinstatement of status) once it was discovered that he was working off campus.