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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97693-97700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28718]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12555]
RIN 1400-AF92

Public Notice of Revised Exchange Visitor Skills List

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Public notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State (``Department'') 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 the services of persons engaged in 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.

DATES: The Exchange Visitor Skills List is applicable on December 9, 
2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jami Thompson, Senior Regulatory 
Coordinator, Visa Office, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: INA 212(e) (8 U.S.C. 1182(e)) provides that 
certain individuals who have been admitted to the United States as 
``J'' nonimmigrant exchange visitors, or who acquired such status in 
the United States, are ineligible to apply for an immigrant visa, for 
permanent residence, or for certain nonimmigrant visas until they have 
resided and been physically present in their country of nationality or 
last residence for an aggregate of at least two years following 
departure from the United States. More specifically, under INA 212(e) 
(8 U.S.C. 1182(e)), this requirement attaches to J nonimmigrants who, 
among other criteria, are a national or resident of a country that the 
Secretary of State, pursuant to Department regulations, has designated 
as clearly requiring the services of persons engaged in the field of 
specialized knowledge or skill in which the individual was engaged. 
Department regulations at 22 CFR 41.62(c) implement the Secretary's 
designation authority under this provision, providing that an exchange 
visitor is subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement if 
they are a national or legal permanent resident of a ``country which 
the Secretary of State has designated, through publication by public 
notice in the Federal Register, as clearly requiring the services of 
persons engaged in the field of specialized knowledge or skill'' during 
their exchange visitor program. The Department also implements INA 
212(e), 8 U.S.C. 1182(e) through regulations at 22 CFR 41.63 and 22 CFR 
40.202.
    Pursuant to the provisions of INA 212(e), 8 U.S.C. 1182(e), 22 CFR 
41.62, and 22 CFR 41.63, the Department is announcing a revised Skills 
List. The Department has periodically updated the Skills List since the 
initial publication of the Skills List on April 25, 1972. New lists 
were published on February 10, 1978, June 12, 1984, January 16, 1997, 
and April 30, 2009. This revised Skills List supersedes the most recent 
Skills List published in 2009. Accordingly, J nonimmigrant exchange 
visitors who were subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement 
at the time of their admission or acquisition of J status based on 
designations in a previously published Skills List will no longer be 
subject to that requirement if their country is not designated in this 
revised

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list. This Skills List was developed by the Bureau of Consular Affairs 
Visa Office in collaboration with the State Department's Office of the 
Chief Economist and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
    The Department is updating the countries included on the Skills 
List based on criteria that is data driven, transparent, and consistent 
with U.S. goals for the development of foreign countries. The 
Department is not updating skills in this revision--for countries 
present on this revised Skills List, the skills listed remain the same 
as in the 2009 Skills List. The Skills List below accounts for overall 
economic development (as measured by per capita Gross Domestic Product 
(GDP)), country size, and overall outbound migration rate.\1\
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    \1\ All data taken from the World Bank Group Data (https://data.worldbank.org/).
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     If a country has per capita GDP that is less than $7,500 
\2\ in 2023 dollars (calculated using the purchasing power parity (PPP) 
exchange rate), the Department presumes it would benefit from its 
nationals or residents possessing the specialized knowledge or skills 
designated on the Skills List.
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    \2\ $7500 in 2023 dollars is approximately 50% of global median 
income or about the 33 percentile of income distribution, which 
covers about \1/3\ of all countries with lowest human development 
indicator measure.
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     If a country is at or above the $ 7,500 GDP threshold, but 
below the median per capita GDP ($15,000 in 2023 dollars), and 
determined to be small, which makes it more difficult to develop 
internal hubs of specialized knowledge or skills, the Department 
presumes that country would benefit from its nationals or residents 
possessing the specialized knowledge or skills designated on the Skills 
List.
     If a country is at or above the $7,500 GDP threshold, but 
below the median per capita GDP ($15,000 in 2023 dollars), and has 
experienced a significant balance of outbound migration, which is 
likely to have resulted in the loss of talent and skills over the 
preceding decade, the Department presumes that country would benefit 
from its nationals or residents possessing the specialized knowledge or 
skills designated on the Skills List.
    The Department has chosen these indicators and thresholds as an 
objective, measurable proxy for a country's standard of living and 
development and is closely linked to the accumulation of human capital 
within a given country. These criteria are meant to ensure countries 
with low levels of development as well as those countries with higher 
levels of development that have other extenuating circumstances that 
stymie the development of a skilled workforce will remain on the Skills 
List to support the development of that country.
    The Department has chosen these criteria to assist its 
determination that the listed countries clearly require the services of 
persons engaged in designated fields of specialized knowledge or 
skills, because these well-established measures of a country's standard 
of living are informative of whether the country in fact clearly 
requires the relevant knowledge or skill, as opposed to the country 
only benefiting from or otherwise not requiring additional expertise in 
the relevant fields.
    The Department intends to review the Skills List every three years 
and will publish updates as appropriate.
    Exchange Visitors who seek a definitive determination from the 
Department of whether the two-year foreign residence requirement 
applies to them may request an Advisory Opinion from the Waiver Review 
Division. Information on this process is available on our website at 
travel.state.gov.
    This Notice is exempt from notice and comment as it involves a 
foreign affairs function of the United States. 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).). 
The Department has invoked the foreign affairs exemption from 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) requirements for numerous rules 
involving the Exchange Visitor Program going back to 1949, including 
several rules specifically relating to the two-year foreign residence 
requirement.\3\
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    \3\ See, e.g., 14 FR 4591 (July 22, 1949), 21 FR 6270 (Aug. 21, 
1956), 37 FR 7156 (Apr. 11, 1972), 37 FR 17470 (Aug. 29, 1972), 38 
FR 20319 (July 31, 1973), 72 FR 10060 (Mar. 7, 2007).
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    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1), notice-and-comment requirements of the 
APA do not apply ``to the extent there is involved . . . a military or 
foreign affairs function of the United States.'' This exemption applies 
when the rule in question ``is clearly and directly involved in a 
foreign affairs function.'' \4\ In addition, although the text of the 
APA does not require an agency invoking this exemption to show that 
such procedures may result in ``definitely undesirable international 
consequences,'' some courts have required such a showing.\5\ Both 
standards are satisfied here.
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    \4\ Mast Indus. v. Regan, 596 F. Supp. 1567, 1582 (Ct. Int'l 
Trade 1984) (quotation marks omitted).
    \5\ E.g., Yassini v. Crosland, 618 F.2d 1356, 1360 n.4 (9th Cir. 
1980).
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    In designating countries and skills on the Skills List, the 
Secretary is carrying out authority vested by Congress to assess the 
needs of foreign countries. As this relates to the Exchange Visitor 
Program, a key diplomacy tool, the Secretary's designations of 
countries on the list directly involves a foreign affairs function as 
the designations are a vehicle to advancing U.S. foreign policy 
objectives in countries whose nationals and residents participate in 
exchange visitor programs. The Exchange Visitor Program's nexus to 
foreign affairs is reflected in the purpose of the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to ``promote the 
better understanding of the United States among the peoples of the 
world and to strengthen cooperative international relations,'' \6\ and 
the Secretary's discretionary designation of countries as ``clearly 
requiring'' certain fields of knowledge or skills by nature reflects a 
quintessential foreign affairs function. The Mutual Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (also known as the Fulbright-Hays Act), 
provides further evidence of the foreign affairs function served by the 
Exchange Visitor Program.
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    \6\ Public Law 80-402 (1948).
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    ``The purpose of this [Act] is to enable the Government of the 
United States to increase mutual understanding between the people of 
the United States and the people of other countries by means of 
educational and cultural exchange; to strengthen the ties which unite 
us with other nations by demonstrating the educational and cultural 
interests, developments, and achievements of the people of the United 
States and other nations, and the contributions being made toward a 
peaceful and more fruitful life for people throughout the world; to 
promote international cooperation for educational and cultural 
advancement; and thus to assist in the development of friendly, 
sympathetic, and peaceful relations between the United States and the 
other countries of the world.'' 22 U.S.C. 2451.
    The revised Exchange Visitors Skills List clearly and directly 
involves a foreign affairs function given the nature of the Secretary's 
express authority to designate countries under INA section 212(e), 8 
U.S.C. 1182(e). Even more generally, courts have acknowledged that 
``[t]he exchange visitor program--with its statutory mandate for 
international interaction through nonimmigrants--certainly relates to 
the foreign affairs and diplomatic duties conferred upon the Secretary 
of State and the State Department.'' Raoof v. Sullivan, 315 F. Supp. 3d 
34, 44 (D.D.C. 2018).
    Further, requiring the Department to subject this list of 
designations to the

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APA's notice and comment requirements would result in ``definitely 
undesirable international consequences.'' The foreign relations 
considerations of opening this list of designations to public comment, 
including comment from foreign governments whose policies are directly 
affected by this list and requiring the Department to respond publicly 
to questions regarding the balancing of foreign policy and other 
national interests, would have definitely undesirable international 
consequences.\7\ For example, if a foreign country expresses 
dissatisfaction with the Skills List designations, requiring the 
Department to air this disagreement in a public forum could have larger 
implications for foreign relations between the United States and that 
other country.
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    \7\ Yassini v. Crosland, 618 F.2d 1356, 1360 n.4 (9th Cir. 
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    The 2024 Exchange Visitor Skills List reads as follows:

(01) Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

(01.00)

 Agriculture, General

(01.01)

 Agricultural Business and Management
 Production Operations and Mechanization

(01.06)

 Applied Horticulture/Horticulture

(01.09)

 Animal Sciences
 Agricultural Animal Breeding
 Animal Health and Nutrition
 Dairy Science
 Livestock Management
 Poultry Science

(01.10)

 Food Science

(01.11)

 Plant Sciences
 Crop Science
 Horticulture Science
 Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
 Pest Management
 Range Science

(01.12)

 Soil Science and Agronomy

(03) Natural Resources and Conservation

(03.01)

 Natural Resources Conservation and Research
 Environmental Science
 Wildlife Studies
 Wildlands Studies
 Environmental Protection

(03.02)

 Natural Resources Management and Policy

(03.03)

 Fishing and Fisheries Sciences
 Fishing and Fisheries Management

(03.05)

 Forestry

(04) Architecture and Related Services

(04.02)

 Architecture
 Environmental Design
 Interior Design
 Landscape Design
 Architectural History
 Architectural Technology

(04.03)

 City/Urban Planning
 Community and Regional Planning
 Architectural Urban Design

(05) Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies

--

(09) Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

(09.01)

 Communication and Media Studies

(09.04)

 Journalism
 Broadcast Journalism
 Photojournalism
 On-Line/Web page News

(09.07)

 Telecommunication
 Radio Communication
 Television Communication
 Digital Communication
 Media/Multimedia

(09.09)

 Public Relations
 Advertising
 Applied Communication

(09.10)

 Publishing

(10) Communications Technologies, Technicians and Support Services

(10.01)

 Communications Technology/Technicians

(10.02)

 Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
 Photographic and Film/Video Technology
 Radio and Television Broadcasting
 Recording Arts

(10.03)

 Graphic Communications
 Printing Management
 Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
 Animation
 Interactive Technology
 Video Graphics and Special Effects
 Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator
 Printing Press Operator
 Computer Typography
 Composition Equipment Operator

(11) Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

(11.01)

 Computer and Information Sciences, General
 Web page Design
 Database Administration
 Cybernetics
 Artificial Intelligence
 Robotics
 Information Technology

(11.02)

 Computer Programming

(11.03)

 Data Processing

(11.04)

 Information Science/Studies

(11.05)

 Computer Systems Analysis

(11.06)

 Data Entry
 Microcomputer Applications
 Word Processing

(11.07)

 Computer Science
 Systems Engineering

(11.10)

 Computer/Information Technology Administration
 Computer/Information Technology Management

(12) Personal and Culinary Services

(12.03)

 Funeral & Mortuary Service

(12.05)

 Cooking, Culinary Arts and Related Services
 Baking and Pastry Arts
 Bartending
 Culinary Arts/Chef Training
 Restaurant Management

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 Culinary and Catering Management
 Food Preparation/Professional Cooking
 Meat Cutting
 Food Service
 Institutional Food Workers

(13) Education

(13.01)

 Education, General
 Educational Administration

(13.02)

 Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural

(13.03)

 Curriculum and Instruction
 Media Design

(13.06)

 Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

(13.09)

 Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

(13.10)

 Special Education and Teaching

(13.11)

 Student Counseling and Personnel Services

(13.12)

    Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and 
Methods, including, but not limited to:

 Adult and Continuing Education
 Early Childhood
 Elementary
 Middle School and Secondary Education
 Montessori Teacher Education
 Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education

(13.13)

    Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject 
Areas, including, but not limited to:

 Agriculture
 Art
 Business
 Computers
 Drama
 Driver Safety
 English
 Foreign Languages
 Geography
 Health
 History
 Home Economics
 Industrial Arts
 Sales and Marketing
 Math
 Music
 Physical Education
 Psychology
 Reading
 Science
 Social Studies
 Speech

(14) Engineering

(14.01)

 Engineering, General

(14.02)

 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

(14.03)

 Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering

(14.05)

 Biomedical/Medical Engineering

(14.07)

 Chemical Engineering

(14.08)

 Civil Engineering
 Geotechnical Engineering
 Structural Engineering
 Water Resources
 Transportation and Highway Engineering

(14.09)

 Computer Hardware and Software Engineering

(14.10)

 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
 Radio Engineering

(14.14)

 Environmental Engineering
 Pollution Control
 Waste and Hazardous Material Disposal

(14.18)

 Materials Engineering

(14.19)

 Mechanical Engineering

(14.20)

 Metallurgical Engineering

(14.21)

 Mining and Mineral Engineering

(14.22)

 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

(14.23)

 Nuclear Engineering

(14.24)

 Ocean Engineering

(14.25)

 Energy Engineering & Tech.
 Petroleum and Natural Gas

(14.33)

 Construction Engineering

(14.35)

 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

(14.38)

 Surveying Engineering

(14.39)

 Geological/Geophysical Engineering

(16) Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

    Including:

 Foreign Languages and Literatures
 Linguistics
 Language Interpretation and Translation
 Comparative Literature
 Language
 Literature and Linguistics for all Languages in the world 
including various forms and study of sign language

(19) Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

(19.01)

 Family and Consumer Sciences, General
 Human Sciences, General (formerly, Home Economics)

(19.05)

 Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

(19.09)

 Apparel and Textiles
 Textile Manufacturing
     Textile Science
 Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
 Fashion and Fabric Consulting

(22) Legal Professions and Studies

    Including:
 Law
 Legal Research
 Judicature
 All branches and specialties in the practice of law

(23) English Language and Literature/Letters

    Including:

 English Literature
 Composition
 Various types of English Writing

(24) Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

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(25) Library Science

(26) Biological and Biomedical Sciences

(26.01)

 Biology

(26.03)

 Botany/Plant Biology

(26.04)

 Anatomical Sciences
 Anatomy

(26.05)

 Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

(26.07)

 Zoology/Animal Biology

(26.08)

    Genetics, all types, including:

 Animal
 Plant
 Molecular
 Microbial and Eukaryotic
 Human
 Genetic Engineering
 Biomathematics
 Bioinformatics

(26.12)

 Biotechnology

(26.13)

 Ecology, Population Biology

(27) Mathematics and Statistics

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(31) Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

(31.01)

 Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

(31.05)

 Health and Physical Education/Fitness

(36.0101)

 Camp Counselor

(38) Philosophy and Religious Studies

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(39) Theology and Religious Vocations

--

(40) Physical Sciences

(40.01)

 Physical Sciences

(40.02)

 Astronomy
 Astrophysics
 Planetary Astronomy and Science
 Space Technology

(40.04)

 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

(40.05)

 Chemistry

(40.06)

 Geological and Earth Sciences
 Geosciences
 Oceanography
 Hydrology

(40.08)

 Physics

(41) Science Technologies/Technicians

--

(42) Psychology

    Including, but not limited to:

 Psychometrics
 Psychobiology

(43) Security and Protective Services

    Including:

 Law Enforcement
 Fire Protection
 Corrections

(44) Public Administration and Social Service Professions

(44.04)

 Public Administration
 City Planning
 Urban Planning
 Urban Transportation

(44.07)

 Social Work
 Youth Services
 Welfare
 Probation

(45) Social Sciences

(45.02)

 Anthropology
 Physical Anthropology

(45.03)

 Archeology

(45.04)

 Criminology

(45.05)

 Demography and Population Studies

(45.06)

 Economics

(45.07)

 Geography
 Cartography

(45.09)

 International Relations and Affairs

(45.10)

 Political Science and Government

(45.11)

 Sociology

(45.99)

 Social Sciences, Other

(46) Construction Trades

--

(47) Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians

--

(48) Precision Production

(48.00)

 Precision Production Trades
 Metal Working
 Woodworking
 Drafting

(49) Transportation and Materials Moving

(49.01)

    Air Transportation, including:

 Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
 Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
 Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
 Air Traffic Controller
 Flight Instructor

(49.02)

    Ground Transportation, including:

 Construction
 Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation
 Commercial Vehicle Operation
 Mobil Crane Operation

(49.03)

    Marine Transportation, including:

 Commercial Fishing
 Diver, Professional Instructor
 Marine Science
 Merchant Marine

(50) Visual and Performing Arts

(50.01)

    Visual and Performing Arts, including, but not limited to:

 Music
 Theatre
 Sculpture
 Photography
 TV & Motion Picture Arts & Sciences

(50.04)

    Design and Applied Arts, including:

 Commercial and Advertising Art
 Industrial Design
 Fashion/Apparel Design
 Interior Design
 Graphic Design
 Illustration

(51) Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

(51.01)

 Chiropractic

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(51.02)

 Communication Disorders Sciences & Services
 Speech Language Pathology
 Sign Language Interpretation

(51.04)

 Dentistry
 Advanced/Graduate Dentistry
 Oral Sciences
 Dental Technology
 Orthodontics

(51.06)

 Dental Support Services/Assistant

(51.07)

 Health and Medical Administrative Services
 Health/Medical Statistics and Documentation

(51.08)

 Medical Support Services/Assistant

(51.09)

    Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, 
including, but not limited to the following fields:

 Emergency Medical
 Cardiovascular
 Electrocardiograph Electroneurodiagnostic/
Electroencephalographic
 Nuclear Medical
 Perfusionist
 Radiation Therapy
 Respiratory Care Therapy
 Surgical
 Sonography and Ultrasound
 Radiography
 Athletic Training
 Genetic Therapy
 Cardiopulmonary
 Radiation Protection/Health Physics

(51.10)

 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions

(51.12)

    Medicine/Medical Research, all specialties and fields, including, 
but not limited to:

 Allergy and Immunology
 Anesthesiology
 Audiology
 Cancer
 Cardiography
 Cardiology
 Dermatology
 Embryology
 Emergency Medicine
 Epidemiology
 Family Practice
 Forensic Medicine
 Gastroenterology
 Geriatrics
 Hematology
 Internal Medicine
 Medical Genetics
 Neurology
 Nuclear Medicine
 Obstetrics and Gynecology
 Oncology
 Ophthalmology
 Orthopedic Surgery
 Otolaryngology
 Pathology
 Pediatrics
 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics
 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
 Physiology
 Plastic Surgery
 Podiatry
 Preventive Medicine
 Proctology
 Psychiatry
 Radiology
 Radiation Oncology
 Speech Pathology
 Sports Medicine
 Surgery
 Toxicology
 Transitional
 Urology
 Virology

(51.15)

 Mental and Social Health Services
 Substance Abuse Counseling
 Marriage/Family Counseling
 Psychoanalysis

(51.16)

 Nursing (including all specialties)

(51.17)

 Optometry

(51.19)

 Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy

(51.20)

 Pharmacy (including Administration)

(51.22)

 Public Health, including, but not limited to:
 Environmental Health
 Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
 Public Health Education and Promotion
 International Health
 Community Health and Preventive Medicine
 Health Services Administration

(51.23)

 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

(51.24)

 Veterinary Medicine

(51.25)

    Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, including all 
Veterinary Sciences:

 Anatomy
 Physiology
 Microbiology
 Pathology
 Toxicology
 Animal/Veterinary Surgery and Medicine

(51.27)

 Medical Illustration
 Informatics & Medical Photography

(51.31)

 Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition

(51.33)

 Alternative Medicine

(52) Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

(52.02)

 Business Administration
 Management and Operations
 Industrial Administration & Management
 Small Business Administration/Operations
 Franchising

(52.03)

 Accounting and Related Services

(52.04)

 Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

(52.06)

 Business/Managerial Economics
 Management Studies & Economic Information Analysis

(52.08)

 Finance
 Banking and Financial Management Services

(52.09)

 Hospitality Administration/Management
 Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management & Tourism
 Travel Services Management

(52.10)

 Human Resources Management and Services
 Labor and Industrial Relations
 Organizational Behavior Studies
 Labor Studies

(52.11)

 International Business/Trade/Commerce

(52.12)

 Management Information Systems and Services

(52.13)

 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

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 Operations Research
 Statistics

(52.14)

 Marketing/Marketing Management

(52.15)

 Real Estate

(52.16)

 Taxation

(52.17)

 Insurance

(52.20)

 Construction Management

(54) History

(54.01)

 History
 Regional History, such as American, European and Asian
 History of Science and Technology
 Public/Applied History
 Archival Administration

(60) Medical Residency Programs

(60.01)

    Dental Residency Programs:

(60.02)

    Medical Residency Programs:

 The program sponsor for medical residency programs is The 
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

(60.03)

 Veterinary Residency Programs

Country Skill Codes

Belize *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Benin

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 
54, 60

Burkina Faso *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Burma (Myanmar) *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Cambodia

 01.01, 03.01, 04.03, 10.01, 13.01, 14.14, 44.04, 51.08, 51.12

Cameroon

 03.01, 03.05, 04, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19.05, 23, 24, 25, 
26, 27, 31.01, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51.01, 51.04, 
51.06, 51.07, 51.08, 51.09, 51.10, 51.12, 51.15, 51.16, 51.17, 51.19, 
51.20, 51.22, 51.23, 51.24, 51.25, 51.27, 51.31, 51.33, 52.02, 52.03, 
52.04, 52.06, 52.08, 52.09, 52.11, 52.12, 52.13, 52.14, 52.15, 52.20, 
54, 60

Cape Verde

 01, 03, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 26, 27, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51

Congo, Dem. Rep.*

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Djibouti

 01, 13, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 
51, 52, 60

Ecuador *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

El Salvador

 01.00, 01.01, 01.06, 01.09, 01.10, 01.12, 03.01, 03.02, 03.03, 
04.03, 09.01, 09.07, 09.10, 11, 12, 13.01, 13.02, 13.06, 13.09, 13.10, 
13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 14.01, 14.02, 14.05, 14.07, 14.09, 14.18, 14.20, 
14.22, 14.25, 14.33, 14.35, 14.39, 16, 19.05, 23, 24, 25, 26.04, 26.05, 
26.07, 26.08, 26.11, 26.12, 26.13, 31.01, 31.05, 38, 40, 43, 44, 45.02, 
45.03, 45.05, 45.07, 45.09, 45.10, 49, 50, 51.02, 51.04, 51.06, 51.07, 
51.08, 51.09, 51.10, 51.15, 51.16, 51.17, 51.19, 51.20, 51.22, 51.23, 
51.24, 51.25, 51.27, 51.31, 51.33, 52.03, 52.06, 52.09, 52.10, 52.11, 
52.12, 52.15, 52.16, 52.20, 54, 60

Eritrea *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Eswatini

 01, 03, 04, 09.01, 09.04, 09.07, 09.09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19.09, 
22, 26, 27, 31, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49.01, 49.02, 
50.04, 51, 52, 60

Ethiopia

 01, 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 
26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 
54, 60

Fiji *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Gambia, The

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54

Ghana

 01, 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19.01, 19.05, 24, 25, 26, 
27, 31, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60

Guatemala

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09.01, 09.04, 09.07, 09.10, 10, 11, 13, 14, 
16, 19.01, 19.05, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 
49, 51, 52.02, 52.03, 52.04, 52.06, 52.08, 52.09, 52.10, 52.11, 52.12, 
52.13, 52.15, 52.16, 52.20, 60

Haiti

 01, 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 31, 
40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45

Honduras *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Jamaica *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Kenya *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Kosovo

 01.01, 01.06, 03.01, 03.02, 03.05, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 
16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 
49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60

Lebanon *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Liberia *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Malawi

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.01, 14.03, 14.05, 
14.07, 14.08,

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14.09, 14.10, 14.14, 14.18, 14.19, 14.20, 14.21, 14.25, 14.33, 14.35, 
14.38, 14.39, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 
43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60

Mali

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 
26, 27, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60

Mauritania *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Mozambique

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 60

Nepal

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 23, 24, 25, 
26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 
54, 60

Nicaragua *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Niger

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09.01, 09.04, 09.07, 09.09, 10.01, 10.02, 11, 
13, 14.01, 14.03, 14.05, 14.07, 14.08, 14.09, 14.10, 14.14, 14.18, 
14.19, 14.20, 14.21, 14.23, 14.25, 14.33, 14.35, 14.38, 14.39, 26, 27, 
40, 41, 43, 45, 49.01, 49.02, 51, 52, 54, 60

Nigeria

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27,31, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 60

Palestinian Authority (West Bank and Gaza)

 01, 03.01, 03.02, 04.03, 05, 09.01, 09.04, 09.07, 09.09, 10, 
11, 13, 14.01, 14.05, 14.07, 14.08, 14.09, 14.10, 14.14, 14.19, 14.21, 
14.25, 14.33, 14.35, 14.38, 14.39, 16, 19.09, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.01, 
27, 38, 39, 40.01, 40.04, 40.05, 40.08, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45.03, 46, 47, 
48, 49.02, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60.01, 60.02

Philippines, The

 01, 03, 04.03, 05, 09.01, 09.09, 09.10, 10, 11, 13.02, 13.06, 
13.09, 13.10, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 14, 16, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 31, 39, 
40, 41, 42, 43, 44.07, 45, 49, 51.01, 51.02, 51.04, 51.06, 51.07, 
51.08, 51.09, 51.10, 51.12, 51.15, 51.17, 51.19, 51.22, 51.23, 51.24, 
51.25, 51.27, 51.31, 51.33, 52.04, 52.06, 52.10, 52.11, 52.13, 52.14, 
52.17, 52.20, 54, 60

Rwanda

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 31, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 
60

Senegal

 01, 03, 04, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 
38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60

Tajikistan

 01, 04, 10, 11, 14

Tanzania

 01, 03, 04.02, 09.01, 09.04, 11, 13, 14, 16, 25, 26, 27, 
31.01, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 51, 52.02, 52.03, 52.08, 52.09, 
52.10, 52.11, 52.20, 60

Timor-Leste *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Togo

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12.05, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 60

Tonga *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Venezuela, RB

 01, 03, 04.03, 05, 09.01, 09.07, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19.01, 
19.05, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31.01, 31.05, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 
47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 60

Yemen, Rep.*

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

Zambia *

 01, 03, 04, 05, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 
25, 26, 27, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
52, 54, 60

    * All listed skills apply to this country.

Julie M. Stufft,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2024-28718 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-06-P
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