In USA, what can ido to get money to living as i'm going to study this year? i've been living in vietnam

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Novice

If you have a work permit, things will be a bit easier. Without a work permit, your options will be limited. In my case when I first came to the USA, here were things that I did to support myself through college:

* work-study (as mentioned by another answer, this option should be available to all foreign students): working in school, e.g. in cafeteria, tutoring other students (I did this for math/science classes, as at the times math/science programs in Vietnam were a bit more advanced than in USA's 4-year college), in library. With this option, you can work up to 20 hours a week, though with low pay.

* (with work permit) work for fast-food restaurants, where the pay is low but the requirements are also not so high that you cannot apply for the work

* (with work permit) career-related internship, especially during summers. Toward your junior/senior years in college, you can apply for internship at companies related to your majors. For example, if you are working toward a computer science degree and are lucky enough to live in the Bay Area (Northern California), many companies there do attract top-notch students for intern positions throughout the year.

* (without work permit) work for cash (kind of not legal but many people do it) in places like restaurants and grocery stores. Here the wage is very low; however, you could at least get some money to help your parents while they support you going to school in the USA.

Best wish!

Heavenly_Tear

you can work at a fast food restaurant, gas station, and or in school. do you have any relative in the USA? if you do, may be they can help you find a job. don't worry job in USA is not hard to find as long as you work hard and try your best to find one. then you will find one.

Most foreign students in the US hold F-1 Student Visas which do not allow them to work here. If you disobey and are caught; you may be fined and deported.

Many work anyway, even if they're not upposed to. They are taking a big risk with their visa status and can be kicked out of the country.

MeMeMe

If you're going to study in the US, the will you be coming here on an F1 student visa? If yes, then as an International student on an F1 visa, you are eligible to work 20 hours per week on-campus. You could work as an assistant to a professor, as a department office assistant, at the school cafeteria, at the college bookstore, etc. This will definitely earn you enough money to manage your living expenses like rent and food. If you are not coming here on an F1 visa, but are here on another visa vategory, then you will have to check with the US Immigration website to determine whether or not you are eligible to work on-campus or off-campus.

Rillifane

If you are entering the United States on a student visa it is illegal for you to work except in a University approved work-study program.

As a practical matter, if you will be in a community with a large Vietnamese population (and assuming you are a Vietnamese national) you may be able to find employment within the community especially in such jobs as waiter or busboy.

Neighbour

what comes will come, and you will be all right, you worry too much how can you study..., somebody Vietnamese in USA will help you

Ashwin M

Go to a fast-food place for employment or go for manual labor.

rick m

MeMe and Sugar are correct. the school can provide you with legal, part time employment.
Tom T is correct in that you can lose your visa for getting a job.
Although I don't recommend it, If there is a Vietnamese community where you will be attending school, you can ask your countrymen if they know of any "under the table" jobs. This is a job where you do not pay taxes and should accept only cash for your labor (no checks). Again, if you are caught, it's tam biet, USA.

nobody

As long as you know and speak English fluently you shouldn't worry too much about it. Don't waste your time now thinking about tomorrow. Fast food places always want workers. If you don't want to work in there, the school or university or wherever you are going will offer you financial aid or some kind of fund. Ask for some advice from some of the people at your school. See what they do as a part time job. Hopes that helps!!!

Infinite

Let me rephrase your question so that's more comprehensible.

"What type of jobs offer in USA so that I can support myself when I move abroad to USA to study this year?"

noname

Damn wish i could help you out, id like a person who wanna accel. As of now im serving in the army and trying to go to school part time. But like somebody already said its illegal to work in the US with a student visa. In my hometown a lot of vietnamese restaurants and groceries pay their employees with cash instead of paychecks so you might get away with that. GOOD LUCK

whatuknowaboutthat3

get a loan or a job

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