Any student who wants to apply to work off campus should be a full-time student for at least 12 months before he or she can think of applying to work off-campus under economic necessity. After 12 months of full-time study in U.S., a student in economic necessity can initiate the process of applying for an off-campus work permit. It will take approximately 90 days to process the application and get the work permit. Students are allowed apply for economic necessity under the following categories:

1. The country is listed as one of the countries in economic crisis.
2. There is a restriction imposed on transferring fund from sponsor's country to U.S.
3. The sponsor's family situation changes adversely to affect the financial sponsorship.