Exchange Visa ‘Skills List’ Update Finishes White House Review

The first overhaul in 15 years of a list of occupations requiring exchange visitor visa holders to return home after training in the US is one step from public release.

A public notice by the State Department of the revised Exchange Visitor Skills List cleared review by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Wednesday.

The update was one of several regulatory measures directed by an executive order last year on the development of artificial intelligence and other emerging technology fields, although the agency hasn’t shared what specific considerations would factor into its review.

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