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STATE RIN: 1400-AF92 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: ●Public Notice of Revised Exchange Visitor Skills List.  
Abstract:

The Department of State is announcing an update of the Exchange Visitors Skills List (Skills List). The Skills List is a list of countries designated by the Secretary of State as clearly requiring certain fields of specialized knowledge or skills. This list is used by the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to determine whether an individual who has been admitted into the United States as a J nonimmigrant exchange visitor, or who acquired such status, is subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended.

 
Agency: Department of State(STATE)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 22 USC 2651a    2656    8 USC 1182(e)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final rule  12/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jami Thompson
Senior Regulatory Coordinator
Department of State
Washington, DC 20522
Phone:771 205-7899
Email: visaregs@state.gov