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ANYONE OUT THERE AT ALL??
Hey, so are you on F-1 visa? Are you being able to work as am Intern outside or the school is getting all the hours for u?Yes I am a first year at the University of Arizona. I am originally from Zimbabwe.
Which year are you in? Do you know if Walgreen may sponsor for H1 later on, heard they have crisis areas where they will offer u a position in exchange of the h1I'm still on my F-1 visa and currently work at Walgreens. Different schools have certain protocols when it comes to admitting international students.
Just becareful by working outside it means you're using CPT which gets deducted from your OPT time thus limiting your ability to do a PGY1 without requiring sponsorship.
I'm a P1 intern at Walgreen's on CPT. According to my school international office, if you work part-time (less than 20hrs) throughout school year, you should be fine with OPT hours. If you work during summer or full time at any point, then your hours for OPT could be affected (half your time in OPT for every CPT hours or something like that, don't quote me on this one).No story. Ask your international office. If you use CPT hours, it affects your OPT.
Right now the job market is already saturated with local pharmacists and some of them can't even find jobs so imagine how difficult it would be for F-visa holders. The best advice I have is to basically separate yourself from the local pharmacists by either doing a residency or fellowship. Getting sponsored nowadays is very difficult unless you go to a remote location that is in need of a pharmacist. I'll be be starting my third year of pharmacy school this coming fall 16.
I'm still on my F-1 visa and currently work at Walgreens. Different schools have certain protocols when it comes to admitting international students.
Ask your international student office about CPT. You work under CPT during school year, OPT is only for after you graduate. Summer internship would be under CPT also. However, you have to attach your work permit to a class, get signatures from advisor and course instructor, etc. when filling out your form. Having SSN is a plus, not make your situation complicated at all, since you need it to apply for job off campus.Hi there,
I'm in my second year of pharmacy school and I'm trying to find an internship for the summer. I'm Canadian and am currently studying in the States with a F-1 visa. Could you please share how you got a job at Walgreens? Is it through OPT training? Now, I do have a social security number from working on campus so my status is a little complicated...
If you could give me any advice, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!
Did you have to pay for extra tuition credits for the internship?I'm still on my F-1 visa and currently work at Walgreens. Different schools have certain protocols when it comes to admitting international students.
Hi there,
I'm in my second year of pharmacy school and I'm trying to find an internship for the summer. I'm Canadian and am currently studying in the States with a F-1 visa. Could you please share how you got a job at Walgreens? Is it through OPT training? Now, I do have a social security number from working on campus so my status is a little complicated...
If you could give me any advice, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!
Did you have to pay for extra tuition credits for the internship?
Hello Guys I am a pharm D student currently in My 2nd year...