Should you have questions about the immigration regulations authorizing employment, the OISS staff will be glad to answer them. At New York University, international students are enrolled in every school of the University, pursuing full-time studies from the undergraduate to the Ph.D. level. NYU international students are citizens of over 125 different countries. The top sending countries to NYU for the 1997-98 academic year are Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, and India. Other countries with large numbers of students at NYU include Canada, Israel, Italy, Brazil, and France.
International students enter the United States using one of two student visas.
A small number are J-1 students. Both types of work allow for paid employment in the student's field of study at an off-campus location. There are two major differences in how the work permission for each is obtained. The application is reviewed and recommended by the OISS, with final authorization from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. There is no paperwork for you, the employer.