Is receiving a stipend while maintaining status an immigration-law violation?
Due to financial hardship, I received a stipend while on F-1, and I’m currently changing to a different status.
I’m also considering a green card eventually, and I’m worried about whether this could affect my immigration case.
I’d like to know if this would be considered as having worked, and thus a status violation under immigration law.
A stipend is generally not viewed as work performed under an employment relationship, so it doesn’t constitute an immigration-law violation. Active labor and passive income need to be distinguished.