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- Days of unemployment are counted from the start date on the EAD card.
- If you accrue over 90 days of unemployment, you will violate your F-1 status if you do not take action to maintain legal status.
You can volunteer or intern work without pay where this does not violate any labor laws, and this time does not count against the 90 days of unemployment.
- You must volunteer or intern work (where this does not violate any labor laws) full time, more than 20 hours per week, in your major area of study.
- You must report employment information for volunteer or unpaid intern positions.
- You should be able to provide evidence from your employer to document that you have maintained legal status.
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