[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR62.41]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 62--EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart C--Status of Exchange Visitors
 
Sec. 62.41  Change of category.

    (a) The Department of State may, in its discretion, permit an 
exchange visitor to change his or her category of exchange 
participation. Any change in category must be clearly consistent with 
and closely related to the participant's original exchange objective and 
necessary due to unusual or exceptional circumstances.
    (b) A request for change of category along with supporting 
justification must be submitted to the Department of State by the 
participant's sponsor. Upon Department of State approval the sponsor 
shall issue to the exchange visitor a duly executed Form IAP-66 
reflecting such change of category and provide a notification copy of 
such form to the Department of State.
    (c) Requests for change of category from research scholar to student 
will be evaluated recognizing the fact that, in some cases, research 
skills can be substantially enhanced by doctoral study.
    (d) An exchange visitor who applies for a change of category 
pursuant to these regulations is considered to be maintaining lawful 
status during the pendency of the application.
    (e) An exchange visitor who applies for a change of category and who 
subsequently receives notice from the Department of State that the 
request has been denied is considered to be maintaining lawful status 
for an additional period of thirty days from the day of such notice, 
during which time the exchange visitor is expected to depart the 
country, or for a period of thirty days from expiration of the exchange 
visitors' Form IAP-66, whichever is later.