MATTE S o r Z AN D B ^ I n SECTIO N 248 : Proceeding s

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Cowmtttkme r

Novembe

r £S , 195 9 Chang e of

nonimmigran t

status , sectio n 24 8 o

f 195 2 act—Exchang e visitor

— Eligibility . Exchang e visito r

ma r be.grante dchang e i n nonimmigran t classificatio n unde r sectio n 24 8 o

f 196 2 ac t (othe r tha n a s "H " nonimmigrant ) but anc h actio n wil l not constitut e waive r

o f two-yea r foreig n residenc e requiremen t BEFOR E TH E ASSISTANT COMMISSIONE R Discussion : D Z - , asingl e male , age d28 , i s anativ e an d citize n o f

Ital y wh o entere dth e Unite dState s Februar y 16 , 1957 , a t Ne w York , Ne w York , a s a n exchang e visitor . Cr

- R, asingl e male , ag e 26 , anativ e an dcitize n o f Italy , entere dth e Unite dState s a t

Ne w York , Ne w York , o n Januar y 4 , 1968 , a s a n exchang e visitor . Bot h wer e admitte dfo r th e purpos e o f

receiv

in g furthe r

trainin g a s electroni c engineer s an dbot h ar e continuin g t o maintai n th e statu s unde r whic h admitted . Eac h individua l ha s applie dfo r

chang e o f

nonimmigran t

statu s fro mexchang e visito r t o treat y merchan t

a s denne db y sectio n 101(a ) (16 ) (E) . Th e case s hav e bee n certifie dt o thi s office . Th e Olivett i Corporatio n o f Americ ai s aMassachusett s corpora tio n whic h i s asubstantiall y wholly-owne dsubsidiar y o f Ing . C . Olivett i an dCo. , S.P.A. t a n Italia n corporatio n whic h ha s it s prin

cipa l plac e o f

busines s i n Ivrea , Italy . Th e principa l busines s o f thi s compan y i s th e importatio n o f busines s machine s manufacture d i n Ital y b y th e paren t

compan y an dsellin g suc h machine s i n th e Unite dStates . Th e compan y operate s alaborator y i n Ne w Canaan , Connecticut , whic h develop s device s fo r adaptin g th e machine s fo r particula r

Unite dState s uses , .includin g demand s mad e b y th e Unite dState s Navy , Arm y en dAi r Force . Th e laborator y i s a n essentia l facto r

i n furtherin g th e trad e o f th e Italia n compan y i n th e Unite dStates . Sale s i n thi s countr y amoun t t o severa l millio n dollar s pe r

year . Th e applicant s ar e t o b e employe db y th e Olivett i Corporatio n o f 48 2Americ ai n research an ddevelopmen t wor k on a n electroni c coin

puto r whic h i s adirec t

continuatio n o

f th e trainin g i n electronic s for whic h th e applicant s cam e t o th e Unite dStates . Th e compan y estimate s tha t

th e researc h an ddevelopmen t projec t in . whic h th e applicant s will be engagedwil l tak e approximatel y thre e year s t o complete . Upo

n completion o

f thi s projec t

th e applicant s wil l re tur n t o Ital y wher

e th e computer

wil l b e manufactured . A treat y o

f commerc e an dnavigatio n exist s betwee n Ital y an dth e Unite dStates . Th e applicant s are national s o f Ital y andseek

t o remai n i n th e Unite dState s solel y fo r th e purpos e o

f employmen t wit h afirmwhic

h carrie s on substantial trad e betwee n th e Unite d State s an dth e foreig n stat e o f whic h the y ar e national s pursuan t t o tha t treaty . They hav e establishe dtha t the y inten di n goo d fait h t o depart

fro mth e Unite dState s upo n terminatio n o f thei r status . They wil l be employedby aMassachusett s corporatio n whic h i s asubstantiall y wholly-ownedsubsidiar y o f a n Italia n corporation . Consequently , the y wil l be employedby a"foreig n corporation " havin g thei r nationality {Matte

r o f N S , 7 I . & N . Dec . 426) . Th e applicant s posses s specia l qualification s which mak

e thei r service s essentia

l t o th e efficien

t operatio n of

th e employer' s enterpris e i n tha t the y ar e traine dengineers , havin g a backgroun do

f Italia n residenc e an dacomplet e knowledg e of

th e Italia n language , wh

o ca n wor k interchangeabl y wit

h th e paren t

com pany o r th e subsidiar

y i n th e Unite dStates , Th e applicants , there

fore , mee t th e requirement s fo r

classification a s nonimmigrant s un der sectio n 101(a) (15 ) (E) . Unde r th e provision s o

f section 248 o

f th e Immigratio n an d Nationality Ac t

an y alie n lawfull y admitte dt o th e ..Unite dState s a s anonimmigrant , excep t an . alie n classifieda s anonimmigran t unde r section 10 1 (a ) (15 ) (D ) o r 101(a) (16 ) (C ) o

f th e act , ma y appl y t o hav e hi s nonimmigran t classificatio n change dt o an y othe r nonimmigran t

classification fo r

whic h h e ma

y b e qualified , provide d h e i s continuin g t o maintai n th e nonimmigran t statu s unde r

whic h he wa s admitted . A

n alien who i s classifie

da s anonimmigran t under sectio n 101(a) (15 ) (C ) an dwho i s no t withi n th e purvie w o

f sectio n 238(d ) o

f ,tn e act , ma y appl y fo r

achang e t o aclassifica

tio n unde r

sectio n 101(a ) (15 ) (A ) o r section 101(a) (15 ) (G) , bu t t o n o othe r

classification . Therefore , ther e i s n o restrictio n i n sec tion : 24 8 o

f th e ac t t o th e chang e o

f nonimmigran t

classification sought here . Sectio n 201(b ) o

f th e Ac t o f Januar y 27 , 194

8 (6 2 Stat . 6) , a s amendedb y th e Ac t

o f Jun e 4 , 195 6 (7 0 Stat . 241) , provide s tha t n o alie n admitte da s a n exchang e visito r or acquirin g exchang e visito r statu s afte r

admissio n shal l b e eligibl e t o appl y fo r a n immigran t

visa , o r fo r anonimmigran t

vis aunder

section 101(a) 48 3(16 ) (H ) o f th e Immigratio n an dNationality Act , o r fo r adjust

men t o f statu s t o tha t o f a n alie n lawfull y admitte dfo r permanen t residence , unti l i t

i s establishe dtha t

such perso n ha s reside dand bee n physically present

i n acooperatin g exchang e countr y fo r a n aggregat e o

f a t leas t tw o year s followin g departur e fro mth e Unite dStates , or

unles s th e foreig n residenc e requirement i s waive d by th e Attorney General . Ther e i s n o provisio n i n tha t sectio n o f la w which woul

dba r th e chang e o

f nonimmigran t

classificatio n sough t i n thes e cases . I f

achange . t o som

e nonimmigran t

classi

fication other

tha n tha t

under section 101(a) (15 ) (H ) i s granted , suc h actio n doe s no t

constitute awaiver

o f th e foreig n residenc e requiremen t

If , a t som e late r date , th e alien desire s t o secure a nonimmigran t

vis aunder

section 101(a ) (16 ) (H ) o r desire s t o chang e t o tha t

classification , o r

i f h e desire s t o becom

e alawfu l permanen t

resident , he.stil l wil l b e require dt o comply wit h al l provision s o

f section 201(b ) o

f th e Ac t o f Januar y 27 , 1948 , a s amended . Th e applicant s hav e presente devidenc e tha t the y wil l engag e i n activitie s whic

h constitute adirec t

continuatio n o

f th e trainin g for whic h they cam

e t o th e Unite dStates . The y hav e shown tha t i f the y ar e require dt o return 1 t o Ital y now thei r trainin g woul dbe incomplete . They als o stat e tha t th e researc h an ddevelopmen t wor k wil l take approximatel y thre e years , afte r which the y will retur n t o Italy . Under

th e circumstance s outlined , we findtha t th e applicant s are honafid

e nonimmigrants , an dthe y wil l engag e i n activitie s which entitl e themt o th e nonimmigran t classificatio n sought . Thei r

application s wil l be granted . Order : I t i s ordere dtha t

achang e t o anonimmigran t classifica

tio n unde r

section 101(a) (16 ) (E ) b e grante di n bot h cases .

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