Work On-Campus and Get a Social Security Card
If you are an F-1 student, you may work up to 20 hours a week while school is in session. You may work up to 40 hours a week when school is not in session or during an annual vacation approved by the Language and Culture Center. You may not work off campus unless you have received permission from the Department of Homeland Security to do so.
On-Campus Jobs
To look for jobs on campus, visit employers and ask for job information. Alternatively, log into your AccessUH account at access.uh.edu and search for jobs in Cougar Pathway. If you need assistance, contact University Career Services, which provides the following services:
- career counseling
- on-campus interviews
- vocational assessments
- internship services
- career fairs
- career workshops
- mock interviews
Social Security Card
If you are an international student, you must receive a job offer before you apply for a Social Security number. After you have a job offer, bring all items listed below to the Social Security Administration (SSA) office:
- Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, available at www.ssa.gov/ssnumber
- birth certificate or passport
- Form I-20 if you are an F-1 student
- Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, or admission stamp in an unexpired foreign passport
- a verification letter from the LCC. Contact the LCC and request the letter.
- evidence of employment, such as a letter from your employer, describing all of the following:
- your job
- your employment start date
- the number of hours you are, or will be, working
- your supervisor’s name and telephone number