Foreign students are expected to study and fulfill their academic duties while here and are granted foreign student permits for no other than study purposes, he said.
Recently, foreign students asked Commerce to clarify the regulation stating foreign students are allowed to work part-time.
Igisomar said the only time a student is allowed to engage in any work-like activities is that if the duty is required for a certain academic subject and will be credited as an internship to complete a course requirement.
The rules are in the foreign student regulations posted on www.Commerce.gov.mp.
“Any kind of work and internships that involve money is not allowed,” Igisomar said.
He advises foreign students to read the regulations “thoroughly and to know them by heart.”
Foreign students who are thinking of working and/or applying for part-time jobs and internships that are not related to their studies will have their permit revoked, he said.
One of the requirements in applying for a foreign student entry permit is that a student must be financially capable to finance his or her studies, housing and other needs while on island, he added.
According to Igisomar, the Department of Labor has said that it does not have any regulations allowing foreign students to work.
