The State Department on Friday overhauled the list of occupational fields triggering a home-residency requirement for exchange visitor visa holders, removing the mandate entirely for several countries including China.
Dropping China and other several other nations from the skills list allows international scholars and researchers from those countries to seek another visa and continue work in the US without returning to their home country first.
The update—the first since 2009—didn’t change any fields for the countries that appear on the Skills List. The list will take effect when it’s published in the Federal Register Dec. 9. In addition to ...