Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement Law and Legal Definition
According to 22 CFR 62.2 [Title 22 Foreign Relations; Chapter i-Department of State; Subchapter G Public Diplomacy and Exchanges; Part 62; Exchange Visitor Program; Subpart A; General Provisions], home-country physical presence requirement means “the requirement that an exchange visitor who is within the purview of section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (substantially quoted in § 62.44) must reside and be physically present in the country of nationality or last legal permanent residence for an aggregate of at least two years following departure from the United States before the exchange visitor is eligible to apply for an immigrant visa or permanent residence, a nonimmigrant H visa as a temporary worker or trainee, or a nonimmigrant L visa as an intracompany transferee, or a nonimmigrant H or L visa as the spouse or minor child of a person who is a temporary worker or trainee or an intracompany transferee.”
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Related Legal Terms
- Administrative Requirements
- Affixation Requirement (Trademark)
- Applicable Environmental Requirements
- Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements
- Automotive Fuel Requirement
- Basic Work Requirement
- Bundling Of Contract Requirements
- Capital Requirement(Banking)
- Common-Character Requirement
- Declaration of Unlawful Presence
