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Section 274a.12(b)(6) of 8CFR provides that NO INS-APPROVED EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION IS NEEDED for a nonimmigrant (F-1) student who is in valid nonimmigrant student status and pursuant to 8 CFR 214.2(f) and seeks: (br

(i) On-campus employment for not more than twenty hours per week when school is in session or full-time employment when school is not in session if the student intends and is eligible to register for the next term or session. Part-time on-campus employment is authorized by the school and no specific endorsement by a school official or Service officer is necessary; (br

(ii) Part-time off-campus employment authorization based on an approved attestation from the employer pursuant to 8 CFR 214.2(f) and who presents an I-20 ID endorsed by the designated school official; or (br

(iii) Curricular practical training (internships, cooperative training programs, or work-study programs which are part of an established curriculum) after having been enrolled full-time in a Service-approved institution for at least nine months. Curricular practical training (part-time or full time) is authorized by the Designated School Official on the student”s I-20ID; no Service endorsement is necessary.(br