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 problem