Before working on campus, students must have a social security card, which can be obtained at any Social Security Office with a letter from the International Student Advisor. It is not necessarily difficult to find student jobs, and the best places to look are the Library, Computer Lab, Language Lab, etc. It is also possible the various academic departments have non-federal jobs. F-1 students may be allowed to work off campus based on severe economic hardship. The student must have been in F-1 status for one full academic year and be in good standing.
Employment is limited, with regards to hours, as above.
Economic Hardship Permission to work off campus is possible for reasons of economic hardship if on-campus employment is not sufficient. Economic hardship means extreme financial problems caused by unforeseen circumstances beyond the student's control, such as loss of a graduate assistantship, loss of financial sponsorship, or severe inflation or devaluation in home country. Students considering applying for economic hardship should come speak to the International Student Advisor. It will be necessary to document both the unforeseen nature of the economic hardship as well as the unavailability of on campus employment . 304 SSB, University of Missouri-St.