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Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Trainees Regulations pertaining specifically to the Trainee category are found at [22 CFR 62.22]. The training program provides exchange visitors the opportunity to enhance their skills in their chosen career field through participation in a structured training program and to improve their knowledge of American techniques, methodologies, or expertise within their field of endeavor. Such training shall not duplicate a trainee participant's prior training and experience. Use of the Exchange Visitor Program for ordinary employment or work purposes is strictly prohibited. Sponsors may not place trainee participants in positions which are filled or would be filled by full-time or part-time employees. The Department is hereby revising its regulations regarding, Trainees and Interns to, among other things, eliminate the distinction between “non-specialty occupations” and “specialty occupations,” establish a new internship program, and modify the selection criteria for participation in a training program. The new regulations also require sponsors to screen, vet, and enter into written agreements with third parties who assist them in recruiting, selecting, screening, orienting, placing, training, or evaluating foreign nationals who participate in training and internship programs. Sponsors must fully complete and secure signatures on a Form DS-7002, Training/Internship Placement Plan (T/IPP) for each trainee and intern prior to issuing a Form DS-2019. The Department adopts no changes to existing flight training regulations. THESE REGULATIONS GO INTO EFFECT ON JULY 19, 2007. See Interim Final Rule for details. View the broadcast that was issued to all Trainee sponsors on July 2, 2007 The new regulations replace the existing training plan regulations by incorporating a new form: Training/Internship Placement Plan (T/IPP) - Form DS-7002. This Form is required for use in both Training and Internship programs. A copy of Form DS-7002 can be found on the Department’s website at: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/84240.pdf
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