(d) Candidates appearing for the oral is a need in the Foreign Service. Recomexamination will be graded “recom- mended candidates who meet these remended for class 8", "recommended for quirements, who pass their physical class 7", or "not recommended".

examinations, and who, on the basis of (Sec. 302, 60 Stat. 1001, as amended; 22 U.S.C. investigation are found to be loyal to 842) (Dept. Reg. 108.476, 27 F.R. 469, Jan. 17, the Government of the United States and 19621

personally suitable to represent it abroad, $11.4 Physical examination for

will have their names placed on the

appointment to class 8.

rank-order register for class 8 appoint

ments or, if deemed appropriate by the (a) A candidate graded "recom

Board of Examiners, in the light of their mended" on the oral examination will

age and education or employment record, be eligible for the physical examination.

on the rank-order register for class 7 (b) The physical examination will be

appointments and they will be certified designed to determine the candidate's

for appointment, in accordance with the physical fitness to perform the duties

needs of the Service in the order of their of a Foreign Service officer and to de

standing on their respective registers. termine the presence of any physical,

Postponement of entrance on duty for nervous or mental disease or defect of

required active military service will be such a nature as to make it unlikely that

authorized. A candidate may be certihe would become a satisfactory officer.

fied for appointment to class 7 or 8 The Executive Director of the Board of

without first having passed the written Examiners for the Foreign Service, with

examination in a modern language, but the concurrence of the Director, Medical

his appointment will be subject to the Division, may make such exceptions to these physical requirements as are in the

condition that he may neither be pro

moted to a higher class nor be retained interest of the Service. All such exceptions shall be reported to the Board of

in the Service unless within a specified Examiners for the Foreign Service at its

period of time, he passes either a written next meeting.

examination in French, German, Rus(c) The physical examination will be

sian, or Spanish, or an oral examination conducted either by medical officers of

in any modern foreign language acthe Armed Services, the Public Health

ceptable to the Department. Service, the Department, or accredited

(Sec. 302, 60 Stat. 1001, as amended; 22 U.S.C. colleges and universities, or, with the

842) [Dept. Reg. 108.476, 27 F.R. 469, Jan. 17,

19621 approval of the Board of Examiners, by private physicians.

11.6

Termination of eligibility. (d) The Board of Examiners will determine on the basis of the report of the Candidates who have qualified and physician(s) who conducted the physical whose names have been sent to the Presiexamination whether the candidate has dent, but who have not been appointed met the standards set forth in paragraph because of lack of vacancies, will be (b) in this section.

dropped from the rank-order register 30 (Sec. 302, 60 Stat. 1001, as amended; 22 U.S.C.

months after the date of the written 842) [Dept. Reg. 108.476, 27 F.R. 469, Jan. 17, examination: Provided, however, That 1962)

time spent in required active military § 11.5 Certification for appointment to

service subsequent to establishing eligiclass 8.

bility for appointment will not be

counted. No person will be certified as eligible

(Sec. 302, 60 Stat. 1001, as amended; 22 U.S.C. for appointment as a Foreign Service 842) [Dept. Reg. 108.476, 27 F.R. 470, Jan. 17, officer of class 8 unless he is at least 21 1962) years of age, has been a citizen of the United States for at least 10 years, and,

$ 11.7 Travel expenses of candidates. if married, is married to a citizen of the The travel and other personal expenses United States. A person shall be certi- of candidates incurred in connection fied as eligible for direct appointment to with the written and oral examinations class 7 if in addition to meeting these will not be borne by the Government, exspecifications he is at least 25 years old cept that the Department may issue and has a record of graduate training or round trip invitational travel orders to employment which clearly demonstrates bring candidates to Washington at Govability and special skills for which there ernment expense when it is determined that it is necessary in ascertaining a (b) on the date of application, each candidate's qualifications and adapta- applicant shall be at least 28 years of age bility for appointment.

and shall be at least as old as the average (Sec. 302, 60 Stat. 1001, as amended; 22 U.S.C. age (as of the preceding July 1) of the 842) (Dept. Reg. 108.476, 27 F.R. 470, Jan. 17,

youngest 20 percent of the class for 1962)

which considered. § 11.11 Lateral entry program.

(c) On the date of application, the age Lateral appointments as Foreign Sery

and period of prior Federal Service of ice officer above class 8 will be effected

each applicant shall be such that it will to permit the Department (a) to obtain

be possible for him to have been emthe services of outstanding persons whose

ployed by the United States Government qualifications are such that they can be

for at least 15 years, including at least 7 expected to make a valuable contribu

years as a Foreign Service officer, by the tion to the effectiveness of the Foreign

time he reaches age 60. Service when such services are determined to be needed, (b) to obtain the services of persons who possess the requi

(d) Each applicant shall have comsite knowledge or experience to enable

pleted at least 3 years of service (4 years the Foreign Service to perform special

if under age 31) in a position of responized work of a continuing nature, when

sibility in a Federal Government agency such services cannot be obtained through

or agencies. For this purpose, a posioficers in the Service, and (c) to provide

tion of responsibility is defined as a poan opportunity for Foreign Service staff sition under the administrative direction and Departmental employees with the

of the Secretary of State in the Foreign requisite abilities and qualifications to

Service Reserve, Foreign Service staff, or be appointed as Foreign Service officers

the Departmental Service above FSR-8, whenever there is a manifest need

FSS-12, or GS-8, respectively, or a positherefor.

tion of equivalent level not under the

administrative direction of the Secretary § 11.12 Statutory quota on lateral en- of State in another Federal Government trants.

agency, or an equivalent position in the Under section 517 of the Foreign Serv

Armed Forces of the United States, with ice Act of 1946, as amended' (60 Stat.

duties and responsibilities in any case 1008, as amended; 22 U.S.C. 912), a total

which were similar or reasonably related of not more than 175 persons may be

to those of a Foreign Service officer in

terms of knowledge, skills, and abilities. appointed who were not employed on

Such prior service shall have been perMarch 1, 1955 in the Department of State, including its Foreign Service Re

formed within an eight-year period next serve and Foreign Service staff personnel,

preceding the date of application, except and who have not also served in a posi

that in the case of a Reserve officer whose tion of responsibility in the Department appointment is not charged to the statuof State, or the Foreign Service, or both, tory quota set forth in § 11.12, the period for a period of 3 years (4 years if under of prior service shall have been perage 31). However, the limitation on the formed continuously and immediately number of authorized appointments does preceding his appointment as a Foreign not apply with respect to any person

Service officer. who, immediately preceding his appointment as a Foreign Service officer, shall (e) In support of the career principle have completed the required 3- or 4-year of the Foreign Service, there will be no period of prior service as a Foreign Serv- lateral entry above class 2 unless the apice Reserve officer under the administra- plicant (1) has previously served as a tive direction of the Secretary of State. Foreign Service officer of class 1 or as 11.13 Requirements for lateral entry.

à career minister or (2) is serving, at

the time of application, under an ap(a) On the date of application, each pointment by the Secretary of State as applicant shall have been a citizen of

a Foreign Service Reserve oficer of class the United States for at least 10 years 1 and has served continuously in that and, if married, shall be married to &

capacity for 2 years out of a 4 year period citizen of the United States.

of service in the Foreign Service Reserve. 8 11.14 Application for lateral entry. & 11.17 Nature of examination.

Applications for lateral appointment (a) The written examination will be will be accepted at any time. Applicants based on the broad field of the apshould complete one copy of Standard plicant's competence and will be designed Form 57, Application for Federal Em- to enable the Board of Examiners to ployment, and one copy of form DSP-34, judge his ability to organize his thoughts Supplement to Standard Form 57, and and to express them clearly and conforward them to the Board of Examiners cisely in correct English. An applicant for the Foreign Service, Department of may be requested to supplement the State, Washington 25, D.C. Incomplete written examination by presenting to the applications will be returned to the ap- Board samples of his written work, pubplicant.

lished or unpublished. § 11.15 Examination for lateral entry.

(b) The oral examination will be given

by a panel of deputy examiners and will The Board of Examiners for the For

be conducted in the light of all available eign Service may schedule examinations information concerning the applicant. from time to time as the needs of the

Determinations of duly constituted Service require. The Board of Exam

panels of deputy examiners are final, iners will consider all valid applications unless modified by specific action of the on file at the time an examination is Board of Examiners for the Foreign scheduled and will then determine which

Service. applicants are to be examined. No ap

(Last sentence added, Dept. Reg. 108.432, plicant will be considered to have a right 25 F.R. 4238, May 12, 1960) to examination in the absence of designation for such by the Board. If an

(c) The physical examination will be applicant is not called for examination

designed to determine the candidate's within 2 years from the date of his ap

physical fitness to perform the duties of plication, or if he is not certified to the

a Foreign Service officer and to deterOffice of Personnel for appointment as

mine the presence of any physical, nerva successful candidate following his ex

ous, or mental disease or defect of such amination, his candidacy will be con

a nature as to make it unlikely that he sidered terminated. He may, howeiir,

would become a satisfactory officer. The reapply by submitting a new application.

applicant's physical condition will be § 11.16 Purposes of examination. evaluated in relation to his age. The

Executive Director of the Board of ExThe Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service will examine applicants to

aminers for the Foreign Service, with

the concurrence of the Medical Director, determine (a) whether their personal and professional qualifications compare. physical requirements as are in the in

may make such exceptions to these favorably with those of the officers in

terest of the Service. All such excepthe class for which they are being con

tions shall be reported to the Board of sidered, (b) whether they are suited to

Examiners for the Foreign Service at its meet the needs for which examined, and

next meeting. (c) whether their appointment will serve

[Paragraph (c) amended, Dept. Reg. 108.432, to strengthen the Foreign Service. Every

25 F.R. 4238, May 12, 1960) applicant shall satisfy the Board of Examiners of his competence and repre

(d) It is desirable that an applicant sentational capacity, his willingness to

have a knowledge of a foreign language, work in any field, and his potential for growth in the Foreign Service. It is par

and those possessing such knowledge will ticularly important that the Board be

be given an opportunity to demonstrate convinced of the willingness of a spe

it. Language qualifications will be one cialist to continue to serve in his area of the factors to be considered by the of specialization.

f 11.18 Certification for appointment. Federal Employment, and one copy of After completion of the examination

form DSP-34, Supplement to Standard of designated candidates for a given field

Form 57, and forward them to the Board of competence or specialization and class of Examiners for the Foreign Service, level, successful candidates will be certi- Department of State, Washington 25, fied to the Office of Personnel for ap- D.C. pointment. The number of candidates

§ 11.23 Examination of former Foreign certified will not exceed the requirements

Service officer. of the Service in a given field or class. The certification of any candidate for

The Board of Examiners for the Forappointment will be made only upon the

eign Service will examine qualified apcompletion of a satisfactory security in

plicants whenever the Deputy Under Secvestigation in his case.

retary for Administration certifies that

the lateral appointment of one or more CODIFICTION: In § 11.18, the last sentence

former Foreign Service officers would be reading, “Determinations of duly constituted

in the national interest. panels of deputy examiners are final, unless modified by specific action of the Board of Examiners for the foreign service," was de- § 11.24 Nature of examination. leted by Dept. Reg. 108.432, 25 F.R. 4238, May 12, 1960.

The examination will consist of three

parts: written, oral, and physical. The $ 11.21 Lateral entry of former Foreign written and oral examinations will be Service officers.

designed to determine whether the perNotwithstanding the provisions in sonal and professional qualifications of $$ 11.11 through 11.18, former Foreign spplicants compare favorably with those Service officers who are not eligible for of the officers in the class for which they reappointment under section 520(a) of are being considered. The oral examthe Foreign Service Act of 1946, as ination is given by a panel of deputy amended (60 Stat. 1009; 22 U.S.C. examiners. Determinations of duly con915(a)), may apply for lateral appoint- stituted panels of deputy examiners are ment as Foreign Service officer of class

final, unless modified by specific action 7 through class 1, subject to the following

of the Board of Examiners for the Forrequirements and exceptions:

eign Service. The applicant's physical (a) on the date of application, each condition will be evaluated in relation to applicant shall have been a citizen of his age, but no applicant will be apthe United States for at least 10 years pointed who is found to be physically and, if married, shall be married to & disqualified for duty overseas. citizen of the United States.

CODIFICATION: In $ 11.24, the third and (b) On the date of application, each fourth sentences were added by Dept. Reg. applicant shall be at least 28 years of 108.432, 25 FR. 4238, May 12, 1960. age but shall not have attained the age of 58 years.

$ 11.25 Certification for appointment. (c) On the date of application, each

After completion of the examination, applicant shall have rendered at least 3

the Board of Examiners will certify the years of prior service (4 years if under

names of successful candidates to the age 31) as a Foreign Service officer.

Office of Personnel for appointment, and (d) No applicant will be considered will specify the class for which each canwho has previously been separated from didate is qualified on the basis of the exthe Foreign Service pursuant to sections amination. However, no candidate will 633, 635, 637, or 638 of the Foreign Sery

be certified prior to the completion of a ice Act of 1946, as amended.

satisfactory security investigation in his $11.22 Application by former Foreign case, and no candidate will be appointed Service officer.

in excess of the statutory quota imposed Applicants should complete one copy by section 517 of the Foreign Service Act of Standard Form 57, Application for of 1946, as amended.

SUBCHAPTER C-FEES AND FUNDS

PART 21—FEES FOR SERVICES IN THE

UNITED STATES
Sec.
21.4 Schedule of fees (Passport Office).

[Added]
$ 21.4 Schedule of fees (Passport Of.

fice).

Item No.

Description of service

Fee

1 2

$25.00

Granting of Exception under 22 CFR 53.3(h).
Any passport service furnished upon request during non-regular duty hours.