Studying without EAD

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9 minutes ago, Boatsi said:

I did but it won't help me as I'm adjusting from K1. We don't have the same situation 

And that’s why you can’t have CPT. Your visa immediately shuts down that possibility. 
With a K1 you need work authorization to engage even in an internship or whatever the name is. You haven’t given much details about what the “internship” is to see if it qualifies as work or not. If you shared I’d be able to tell you. Anyone here advising you that you can do it without the proper work authorization is going against the TOS. And certainly the fact that the university / college telling you that you don’t need an EAD for something that can be perceived as work/ training/ internship is concerning because they would be providing you with the wrong information. 

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6 hours ago, Boatsi said:

and my college gave me the ok for studying without an EAD and while AOS

It’s ok to study without an EAD and while AOS. That’s not up to debate. What’s up to debate is whether you can engage in certain types of training while in school and the answer is no, unless you either have an EAD or you’re an F1 and approved for CPT.

In my case I was an F1 student and I was getting my certification to teach Spanish in public schools. During the last year of my studies I had to do my student teaching. Therefore I think it was by the end of the first year my advisor, myself, and my ISO (international student officer) had different meetings to ensure that I wasn’t jeopardizing my status. Even though unauthorized work is forgiven for immediate relatives, it wasn’t a risk I was willing to take, especially because in my situation unauthorized work meant automatic termination of my F1 and I wanted to have that status to fall back on if my AOS got denied. All this to say, I know what I’m talking about and know for sure that you shouldn’t be engaging in any type of training that can be misconstrued as work.

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Op, you are a making a simple situation become a complicated nuisance for you, and shouldn't be. 

1. You can study if you are doing AOS from K1 (at least some schools will allow you). No issue here.

2. You can't work without EAD (internship or not). And this is what you find it hard understanding. Are you saying the school says you can work without EAD? If the school is telling you can work with a CPT as a K-1 then I can say with confidence the school is wrong. You need to call the school again to verify. CPT (and OPT) still need to be documented in SEVIS which you don't have so you can't work with a CPT.

Edited February 14, 2023 by nastra30

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