Countries from which Non-Citizens can be Employed

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Positions in the excepted service including ARS postdoctoral research associate positions may be filled either by (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) a citizen of a country the U.S. Congress has specifically exempted from the restricting legislation in the annual Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act; or (3) a national of a country currently allied with the United States in the current defense effort. Detailed information on Federal employment of non-citizens is available at: http://www.opm.gov/employ/html/non_cit.htm

The U.S. Congress has specifically exempted the following from the appropriations act restrictions:

• Persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States (for example, natives of American Samoa and Swains Island);
• Aliens from Cuba, Poland, South Vietnam, or countries of the former Soviet Union (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence (have a “green card”);
• South Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian refugees paroled into the U.S. after 1/1/75;
• Nationals of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) who qualify under the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 (as reflected by Code EC6 as the first three characters on the reverse of their Permanent Resident Card);
• Citizens of Ireland, Israel, or the Republic of the Philippines

Also exempt from the appropriations act ban are nationals of countries currently allied with the United States in a defense effort, (as determined by the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, 202 647-1345). Listing of countries as of July 1, 2004.

Argentina
Australia
Bahamas
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica Cuba
Czech Rep.
Denmark
Dominican Rep.
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Japan
Korea (Rep. of)
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Thailand
Tobago
Trinidad
Turkey
United Kingdom*
Uruguay
Venezuela

* Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland.

Note: Countries shown in bold are newly added due to NATO expansion.

Additional Note: Immigration law bans employment of non-citizens unless lawfully admitted for permanent residence or are otherwise authorized to be employed.