[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR62.26]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 62--EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B--Specific Program Provisions
 
Sec. 62.26  Specialists.

    (a) Introduction. These regulations govern experts in a field of 
specialized knowledge or skill coming to the United States for 
observing, consulting, or demonstrating special skills, except:
    (1) Research scholars and professors, who are governed by 
regulations set forth at Sec. 62.20;
    (2) Short-term scholars, who are governed by regulations set forth 
at Sec. 62.21; and

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    (3) Alien physicians in graduate medical education or training, who 
are governed by regulations set forth in Sec. 62.27.
    (b) Purpose. The Exchange Visitor Program promotes the interchange 
of knowledge and skills among foreign and American specialists, who are 
defined as experts in a field of specialized knowledge or skills, and 
who visit the United States for the purpose of observing, consulting, or 
demonstrating their special skills. It does so by providing foreign 
specialists the opportunity to observe American institutions and methods 
of practice in their professional fields, and to share their specialized 
knowledge with their American colleagues. The exchange of specialists 
promotes mutual enrichment, and furthers linkages among scientific 
institutions, government agencies, museums, corporations, libraries, and 
similar types of institutions. Such exchanges also enable visitors to 
better understand American culture and society and enhance American 
knowledge of foreign cultures and skills. This category is intended for 
exchanges with experts in such areas, for example, as mass media 
communication, environmental science, youth leadership, international 
educational exchange, museum exhibitions, labor law, public 
administration, and library science. This category is not intended for 
experts covered by the exchange visitor categories listed in paragraphs 
(a) (1) through (3) of this section.
    (c) Designation. The Department of State may, in its discretion, 
designate bona fide programs satisfying the objectives in section (b) 
above as an exchange visitor program in the specialist category.
    (d) Visitor eligibility. A foreign national shall be eligible to 
participate in an exchange visitor program as a specialist if the 
individual:
    (1) Is an expert in a field of specialized knowledge or skill;
    (2) Seeks to travel to the United States for the purpose of 
observing, consulting, or demonstrating his or her special knowledge or 
skills; and
    (3) Does not fill a permanent or long-term position of employment 
while in the United States.
    (e) Visitor selection. Sponsors shall adequately screen and select 
specialists prior to accepting them for the program, providing a formal 
selection process, including at a minimum:
    (1) Evaluation of the qualifications of foreign nationals to 
determine whether they meet the definition of specialist as set forth in 
Sec. 62.4(g); and
    (2) Screening foreign nationals to ensure that the requirements of 
Sec. 62.10(a) are satisfied.
    (f) Program disclosure. Before the program begins, the sponsor shall 
provide the specialist, in addition to what is required in 
Sec. 62.10(b), with:
    (1) Information on the length and location(s) of his or her exchange 
visitor program;
    (2) A summary of the significant components of the program; and
    (3) A written statement which clearly states the stipend, if any, to 
be paid to the specialist.
    (g) Issuance of Form IAP-66. The Form DS-2019 shall be issued only 
after the specialist has been accepted by the organization(s) with which 
he or she will participate in an exchange visitor program.
    (h) Location of the exchange. The specialist shall participate in an 
exchange visitor program at the location(s) listed on his or her Form 
DS-2019.
    (i) Duration of participation. The specialist shall be authorized to 
participate in the Exchange Visitor Program for the length of time 
necessary to complete the program, which shall not exceed one year.