Department of State updated Exchange Visitor Skills List

On 9 December 2024, the Department of State (DOS) announced publication of an updated Exchange Visitors Skills List (Skills List), the first such update since 2009. The Skills List is used by DOS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to determine whether a foreign national who has been admitted into the United States as a “J” nonimmigrant exchange visitor, or who acquired “J” status subsequent to admission, is subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 

A Tax Alert prepared by EY Law, and attached below, provides additional details.

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