Employment provisions for the visa categories that are most often encountered at UC Davis are:

Foreign nationals who may be employed as a condition of admission to the U.S. in the specific visa classification include:

• F-1 academic students for up to 50% on-campus employment at the school they have permission to attend
• H-1B, TN and O-1 temporary workers for the authorized position with the petitioning employer
• J-1 exchange visitors for the authorized activity

USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) employment authorization is required for the following classifications:

• F-1 academic students for off-campus employment and
• J-2 alien spouses or dependents of exchange visitors

Employment is not possible for these classifications:

• WT visa waiver visitors for pleasure
• WB visa waiver visitors for business
• B-1 visitors for business
• B-2 visitors for pleasure
• F-2 dependents of F-1 students
• H-4 dependents of H-1B temporary workers
• L-2 dependents of L-1 intracompany exchange workers
• TD dependents of TN NAFTA professionals
• O-3 dependents of O-1 workers
• M-1 vocational students; and
• M-2 dependents of vocational students.

UC Davis department staff who are in charge of employment verification eligibility should consult the PPS How Do I...Process a New Hire? web site.