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99 employment, makes it difficult for foreign students and their families to invest in higher education in the United States. Thirdly, the immigration bureaucracy compromises the experience of the students, by setting limitations. Legally, F-1 visa holders cannot work. Students are also not eligible to engage in any other extra-curricular activity as programs sponsored by U.S. government; programs like Student Support Services TRIO, offered at LWIT will only accept American citizen, national, or permanent resident of United States students (LWIT). It is discouraging to social and professional maturity to set restrictions. Several steps have to be followed until the students become eligible to work aft \