DOS Guidance on Procedures for Amending Current Trainee DesignationsAn Interim Final Rule published June 19, 2007 and effective July 19, 2007 amends the current Trainee category regulations at 22 CFR 62.22 by eliminating the "specialty" and "non specialty" occupational categories

The Department of State (DOS) Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation prepared this Guide to assist Responsible Officers (ROs) and Alternate Responsible Officers (AROs) in carrying out their responsibilities.

On November 29, 2007, the Department of State withdrew the version of the final Exchange Visitor Program Sanctions and Terminations rule that they had published at 72 FR 62112. DOS later republished it on December 20, 2007.

This NAFSA compiled version of the republished rule on sanctions and terminations for Exchange Visitor Programs shows how the new rule modifies the prior rule.

Final rule effective July 21, 2008 creating a new "Student Intern" subcategory under the College and University Student category.

Exchange Visitor Program Terminates J 1 Flight Training Program Designations73 Fed. Reg. 40008 (July 11, 2008) In a July 11, 2008 statement of policy, the Department of State (DOS) notified the public that effective June 1, 2010, it will exercise

Section 6.4.1, Exchange Visitors (J-1) of the USCIS Handbook for Employers M-274 summarizes various MOU-based exchange visitor programs: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Programs Summer work/travel: Australia and New Zealand WEST (Work/English Study/Travel): South Korea Intern work/travel: Republic

Years in the making, the Department of State published the 2009 Revised Exchange Visitor Skills List in the April 30, 2009 Federal Register.

INS memo on validity of H, L, O, or P visas after employer changeThis INS memo states that "in the case of an H, L, O, or P nonimmigrant visa, the visa remains valid during its validity period regardless of