If I have a severe economic hardship during my education, Can I work off campus?

Yes. If an F-1 student cannot find other jobs or they are insufficient, they can ask for permission to work off-campus due to serious money problems that they did not expect and cannot control. This could include losing financial aid or on-campus jobs through no fault of their own, big changes in currency values or living costs, sudden higher tuition or living expenses, unexpected money problems from their support source, medical bills, or other big, unexpected costs.