International Student Eligibility for On-Campus Jobs

Call (928) 776-2100 for information and help, or come by the Prescott Student Employment Office to discuss your eligibility.

Here are some guidelines:

1. As an International Student in F-1 status with a valid I-20, you can work on campus provided you are taking at least 12 credit hours.
2. You can work a maximum of 20 hours a week while school is in session and full time during vacation periods, including summer, as long as you are returning to Yavapai College the following semester. You must stop working as soon as you complete your studies at Yavapai College
3. If hired, you must complete an Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (W-4)(according to special instructions), an Employee's Arizona Withholding Percentage Election, and an Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9). You will need identification for I-9 form, for example, a passport with I-94 and valid I-20. There are other options as well.
4. If hired, you do not have to pay Social Security Tax (FICA)
5. Your earnings are subject to federal and state income tax.
6. If you are hired, you will need a Social Security Card. See the Student Employment Office for assistance.

Disclaimer: Yavapai College bases decisions on employment solely upon the individual's qualifications for the position being filled. The College recruits, hires, and promotes for all job classifications giving fair consideration to all, with no preference or discrimination given to race, gender, color, religion, age, national origin, disability, Vietnam Era or special disabled veteran status, or sexual orientation in compliance with the requirements of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1974, Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and Yavapai College policy.