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    sudheer040 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 8, 2010, 07:46 PM
    I am F1-student working as an Independent Contractor and I would like to work as full
    Time employee as well as Independent Contractor... can I work?. and I want to pay all the taxes... *** answer me..
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    Sep 9, 2010, 07:42 PM
    QUOTE," I am F1-student working as an Independent Contractor and I would like to work as full time employee as well as Independent Contractor....can I work?..."---Inprinciple, No. You can't. It is a violation of your F1 visa status. Aas you can see, you are restricted by your F1 visa in terms of bein' able to work in the US.F-1 students are allowed to work in the United States, but only under certain conditions and in accordance with complex guidelines and restrictions issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS); on-campus employment is the most freely available, and then there are four categories of off-campus employment: optional practical training (OPT), curricular practical training (CPT), severe economic hardship, and approved international organizations.
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