Students will not be approved for an F­1 or M­1 visa unless the students can prove that they can financially provide for themselves and their education without needing to work. If you're an F­1 or M­1 student, you are limited in the type of work you can legally do. You may not work if you're an M­1 student unless you are participating in practical training, and have the approval of the I­N­S. F­1 students, however, can not only work in practical training but may also have off­campus part­time employment after 9 months of F­1 status. You are not permitted to work the first 9 months of your stay as a foreign student. To apply for employment authorization, both F­1 and M­1 students need to provide recommendations from school officials on form I­2­O­1­D (eye­two­oh­one­d) as well as form I­7­65, the application for employment authorization. The I­7­65 form gives additional information, in addition to fee amounts and places to submit the forms. While your forms are being processed, you're not allowed to accept any off­campus or practical training employment until you receive authorization. If you're found working before you've been approved, you could be deported.