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[Federal Register: November 1, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 211)]
[Notices]
[Page 64330]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr01no06-134]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5601]
Notice of Effective Date for Implementation of Five-Year
Professor and Research Scholar Exchange Program
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: By final rule adopted May 19, 2005, 70 FR 28815, the
Department of State amended its regulations and extended the permitted
program duration from three to five years for professor and researcher
participants in the Exchange Visitor Program. This rule also
established clear eligibility requirements for repeat participation as
a professor or researcher in the Exchange Visitor Program following a
two-year bar. Implementation of these changes was delayed until the
Department of Homeland Security could complete modifications to the
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) necessary to
permit these changes to be reflected in SEVIS. By SEVIS broadcast on
October 6th, 2006, The Department of Homeland Security announced its
ability to facilitate these changes effective November 4, 2006.
Accordingly, as of November 4, 2006, current and future professor
and researcher program participants will be eligible for five years of
program participation as provided for in the final rule. These
participants will also be subject to the eligibility requirements for
repeat participation set forth in the final rule. Requirements
governing initial eligibility for participation as a professor or
researcher are unchanged.
The final rule published May 19, 2005 also established a new ``G-
7'' administrative classification for certain program sponsors. The
Department will contact directly those sponsors eligible for the
classification. No action, inquiry, or request regarding this
classification is necessary on the part of existing sponsors. This
certification will be published in the Federal Register.
Dated: October 25, 2006.
Stanley S. Colvin,
Director, Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, Department
of State.
[FR Doc. E6-18409 Filed 10-31-06; 8:45 am]
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