What is the name of your state? ct
RESENT
follow-up questions, please...
1. what is the purpose of the ssn for f1 students? i know it cannot be used for employment purposes as f1 holders are not supposed to work unless allowed inview of dire need.
2. when is the earliest time i can apply for OPT? will i be allowed to accept compensation when i undergo OPT? do you think it is wise to get OPT while pursuing one's course of study or afterwards?
3. i have already earned previous college credits applicable to the new program of study i will be pursuing. also, this program's majors (6 to 9 units each) will need to be taken in sequence (one is a prerequisite of the next...). because of these things, i may not be able to get a full load for most of the terms/semesters. does that mean i would need to take other courses not required in my program of study if only to fulfill this 12-unit per term requirement? what if i take 3 to 6 units available for the summer session--- can that count towards the total number of units i will get the following fall term, granting i will be "underload" for the fall? can part-time OPT serve the same purpose of compensating the "underload" just so i won't violate my visa requirement?
4. i have not received my f1 yet but the summer class i want to attend starts on the last week of may. i was told that it's possible that my f1 may be available in june. in this case, may i register for a class with another school which has class offerings starting on later sked (late june or early july) then come back to the original school where i actually applied my f1 in the fall term?
thank you.
RESENT
follow-up questions, please...
1. what is the purpose of the ssn for f1 students? i know it cannot be used for employment purposes as f1 holders are not supposed to work unless allowed inview of dire need.
2. when is the earliest time i can apply for OPT? will i be allowed to accept compensation when i undergo OPT? do you think it is wise to get OPT while pursuing one's course of study or afterwards?
3. i have already earned previous college credits applicable to the new program of study i will be pursuing. also, this program's majors (6 to 9 units each) will need to be taken in sequence (one is a prerequisite of the next...). because of these things, i may not be able to get a full load for most of the terms/semesters. does that mean i would need to take other courses not required in my program of study if only to fulfill this 12-unit per term requirement? what if i take 3 to 6 units available for the summer session--- can that count towards the total number of units i will get the following fall term, granting i will be "underload" for the fall? can part-time OPT serve the same purpose of compensating the "underload" just so i won't violate my visa requirement?
4. i have not received my f1 yet but the summer class i want to attend starts on the last week of may. i was told that it's possible that my f1 may be available in june. in this case, may i register for a class with another school which has class offerings starting on later sked (late june or early july) then come back to the original school where i actually applied my f1 in the fall term?
thank you.