Program application." The application shall be completed in all details and shall be submitted to the Secretary.

(b) Each sponsor shall assume, inter alia, in the application the obligation to:

(1) Notify the District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service having administrative jurisdiction over the participant's place of temporary residence when (i) a participant has completed the sponsor's program and is scheduled to depart from the United States or to transfer to another Exchange-Visitor Program, or (ii) a participant has ceased to engage in the activity for which he was admitted and to maintain exchange-visitor status.

(2) Instruct any participant requiring a temporary extension of stay to apply to the Immigration and Naturalization Service at least 30 days before the expiration of the participant's stay and provide the participant requiring the extension with written evidence showing the period and terms of the extension desired.

(3) Provide any participant requiring transfer to another Exchange-Visitor Program with a release in writing which will certify to the need or desirability of further Exchange-Visitor Program participation.

§ 63.3 Action on applications for Exchange-Visitor Program designation(a) Evidence. Whenever an application for program designation on Form DSP37 is submitted to the Secretary, it shall be examined to ascertain the adequacy of the information furnished. If sufficient information has not been furnished, the sponsor shall be requested to supply information in which the application is deficient. In addition to the information furnished on the DSP-37, the Secretary may require a sponsor to present any evidence of a documentary nature, e. g., program reports, institutional catalogues, letters of professional recognition, accreditation, or approval, which he may consider necessary in making his determination of the eligibility of the program to be designated as an ExchangeVisitor Program.

(b) Decision by the Secretary of State. Upon receipt and consideration of the Form DSP-37, including any required additional evidence, the Secretary may in his discretion designate the sponsor's program as an Exchange-Visitor Program. The Secretary will notify the

sponsor in writing of his decision. The Secretary may in his discretion revoke designation of an Exchange-Visitor Program for any sufficient cause, including but not restricted to: (1) Failure to maintain educational standards as established by competent professional agencies; (2) failure to submit reports on program operation when requested by the Secretary.

(c) Assignment of serial number. (1) If designation is made, the program will be assigned a number within one of the following series:

G-I-Programs sponsored by the International Educational Exchange Service. G-II-Programs sponsored by the International Cooperation Administration. G-III-Programs sponsored by the United States Information Agency.

G-IV-Programs sponsored by international agencies or organizations.

G-V-Programs sponsored by national, state, or local governmental agencies.

P-I-Programs sponsored by educational institutions such as schools, colleges, universities, seminaries, libraries, museums, and institutions devoted to scientific and technological research.

P-II-Programs sponsored by hospitals and

related institutions.

P-III-Programs sponsored by non-profit associations, foundations and institutes. P-IV-Programs sponsored by business and

industrial concerns.

P-V-Programs sponsored by host institutions and organizations to international conferences, congresses, and symposia.

(2) The sponsor will thereafter refer to the serial number in any correspondence with the Secretary, consular officers, or the Immigration and Naturalization Service concerning the Exchange-Visitor Program or any individual included in such program.

(d) Notification to consuls and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. When a program has been designated as an Exchange-Visitor Program, the American consular officers concerned and the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization shall be notified by the Department of the sponsor, serial number, and nature and purpose of the program.

§ 63.4 Notification to exchange visitors. The officer designated as the Responsible Officer of an Exchange-Visitor Program shall execute a Form DSP-66 in a single original copy and furnish it to each selected participant for presentation to the American consular office in applying for a visa. The Responsible

Officer is required to furnish in the Form DSP-66 the time and terms of the proposed exchange visit which must be demonstrably within the scope of the designated Exchange-Visitor Program concerned. The exchange visitor must present a Form DSP-66 properly filled out by the sponsor and must personally execute the reverse to be eligible for a visa and must present, at the port of entry, Form DSP-66 endorsed by the consular officer issuing the visa to be eligible for admission into the United States.

§ 63.5 Applications for exchange-visitor status, extensions of stay, and program transfers-(a) Application for change of status to exchange-visitor. Such application shall be made by the prospective exchange visitor who has been admitted into the United States in one of the nonimmigrant classifications specified in 101 (a) (15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and who has maintained bona fide nonimmigrant status to the office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service nearest the alien's place of temporary residence. The application must be accompanied by a Form DSP-66 properly executed by the sponsor and the prospective exchange visitor. The Immigration and Naturalization Service officer to whom application is made may request the views of the Department prior to the granting of the change of status in those cases in which (1) the applicant has resided in the United States for a period of one year or longer immediately preceding his application, or (2) the officer cannot determine from the evidence submitted that the program activity proposed for the applicant is clearly within the scope of the designation of the Exchange-Visitor Program concerned, or that the selection procedures agreed upon between the sponsor and the Department of State at the time of the designation have been followed.

(b) Application for extension of stay. Such application shall be made at least 30 days before the expiration of the exchange-visitor's authorized stay to the District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service having administrative jurisdiction over the exchange visitor's place of temporary residence. The application shall be accompanied by the Form DSP-66 with which the exchange-visitor originally obtained status, properly endorsed by the sponsor to

show the time and terms of the extended stay for which application is made. If the application falls within one of the categories of cases which the Department has advised the Immigration and Naturalization Service are questionable from an exchange point of view, or should be subject to special checks, the Immigration and Naturalization Service may refer the application to the Department for its views prior to action on the application.

(c) Application for program transfer. An application for permission to transfer from one designated Exchange-Visitor Program to another must be submitted to the District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service nearest the exchange visitor's place of temporary residence by the exchangevisitor concerned at least thirty days before participation in the program to which the exchange visitor wishes to transfer is scheduled to begin. Any application for program transfer must be accompanied by a duly executed Form DSP-67. The District Immigration and Naturalization Service Office concerned may request the views of the Department as to whether or not a proposed transfer is in the best interests of international exchange in any case in which the applicant is unable to present a certificate of release from the current sponsor, in which it appears that the transfer is solely or principally for the purpose of continuing the residence and employment of the exchange visitor in the United States, or in which the officer cannot perceive clear progress toward an educational objective, before granting the exchange visitor permission to transfer.

§ 63.6 Application for waiver of the provisions of Public Law 555, 84th Congress. Any exchange visitor or former exchange visitor who desires to have all or part of the foreign residence requirement, provided in Public Law 555, 84th Congress, waived may apply to the District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service having administrative jurisdiction over his intended place of permanent residence in the United States. Such application shall consist of an affidavit as to the facts concerning the admission and stay of the exchange visitor or former exchange visitor and the reason or reasons why the applicant desires to apply for permanent residence to commence before

the completion of the foreign residence requirement. The application must be supported by documentary evidence that ineligibility for permanent residence status would (a) impose undue hardship upon the exchange visitor that could not have been anticipated at the time exchange visitor status or the last extension of stay as an exchange visitor was granted, or (b) be clearly detrimental to a program or activity of official interest to a United States agency, or (c) impose undue restriction on a foreign national who paid a visit of 90 days or less to the United States as an exchange visitor at the request of a United States institution or agency to contribute to a project or program of the institution or agency. Former exchange visitors who have returned abroad may make application to the nearest American consular office.

§ 63.7 Action on applications for waiver of the provisions of Public Law

555, 84th Congress. The District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall forward any application received, together with any documents submitted therewith, to the Department through the appropriate Regional Commissioner. The consular office shall forward any application received directly to the Department. The Secretary shall review each application to determine that it does not constitute misuse of the exchange program on the part of foreign nationals or United States institutions or agencies. After review of the application, the Secretary may in his discretion recommend that the application be granted or denied. The recommendation of the Secretary shall be forwarded by the Department to the Regional Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service having jurisdiction over the district office in which the application was filed.

§ 71.2 Requests for naval force in foreign port. Diplomatic representatives and consular officers shall not request the presence of a naval force in a foreign port unless a public emergency so necessitates. The request may be addressed to the officers in command of the naval force, in which event responsibility of action rests with them, or it may be addressed to the Department of State. In either case, the request should contain detailed reasons for its submission.

§ 71.3 American claimants to foreign estates and inheritances. Where treaty provisions, local laws, or established usage permit, a consular officer should protect the interests of American citizens claiming foreign estates and inheritances.

§ 71.4 Real property of deceased American citizens. In the absence of special provisions by treaty the devolution and transfer of real property are covered by the law of the place where the property is situated. When real property is left by the decedent within the country where death occurs, or where the decedent was domiciled at the time of death, the consular officer, or diplomatic

officer, if there be no consular officer, should if feasible informally observe the proceedings and report to the diplomatic mission or the Department any apparent irregularity or unnecessary delay in settling the estate.

§ 71.5 Storage or safekeeping of private property. Except in a public emergency, no officer of the Foreign Service shall accept private property for storage or safekeeping in the office or for transmission to some other destination, unless it is property belonging to the estate of a deceased American citizen, or property over which the officer has jurisdiction as a result of a catastrophe at sea. In public emergencies, officers may accept private property for storage and safekeeping or for transmission to another destination, provided the owner signs a statement to the effect that the property is being accepted for deposit at his request, at his own risk, and with full knowledge that neither the Government of the United States nor any of its officers assumes responsibility therefor.

§ 71.6 Services for distressed Americans. Officers of the Foreign Service shall extend every possible aid and assistance within their power to distressed American citizens within their districts, but they shall not expend the funds nor pledge the credit of the Government of the United States for this purpose, except in the case of American seamen, or except as authorized by the Department of State.

§ 71.7 Reports on catastrophes abroad. Whenever a great catastrophe occurs abroad, either on land or on sea, the officer within whose district the catastrophe takes place or into whose district the survivors are brought shall report immediately by telegraph the names of any American citizens who have been killed or injured and the names of American citizens known to be safe.

§ 71.8 Assistance to American Red Cross. Officers and employees of the Foreign Service may cooperate fully with the American Red Cross within their respective districts and subject to the limitations prescribed in § 102.806 (22 CFR, 1947 Supp.). They shall, however, avoid taking an active part in the solicitation of memberships or the collection of funds.

$71.9 Presentation of Americans at foreign courts. The chief of the mission

CITIZENS

§ 72.1 Consular responsibility. (a) A consular officer (or in his absence a diplomatic officer) is responsible for reporting to the Department, to the legal representative, and to the closest known relative the deaths of all United States citizens occurring in his consular district except as otherwise provided in § 72.2. In order that he may be informed of such deaths, the consular officer should enlist the cooperation and assistance of the local authorities and the members of the American community.

(b) A consular agent is not authorized to report the deaths of United States citizens to the Department, to the legal representative and to the closest known relative. The consular agent should, however, immediately report the circumstances of the death to his principal consular officer, who then has the responsibility for reporting in the manner prescribed in §§ 72.1 through 72.8.

§ 72.2 Exceptions to consular responsibility—(a) Department of Defense

personnel. The Department of Defense is required to report officially the deaths of its military and civilian personnel. However, if no representative of the Department of Defense is present in the consular district where the death occurs, the consular officer should inform the Mission in the country to which he is assigned regarding the circumstances, for action by the appropriate attache. In colonial or trustee areas, or in countries in which no Defense Department attaches are assigned, the consular officer should telegraph the particulars of the death to the Department of State, indicating the maximum length of time before local burial is mandatory, for action by the Department of Defense. All inquiries concerning the death of any person falling within this category should be referred to the Department of Defense, Washington 25, D. C. Instructions in this paragraph do not apply to reporting the deaths of dependents of Department of Defense personnel, or to reporting the deaths of contractor personnel, i. e., United States civilians employed in foreign countries by commercial concerns operating under contract with the Department of Defense, or their dependents. The deaths of such persons should be reported in the manner prescribed in § 72.4.

(b) Coast Guard personnel. The United States Coast Guard is required to report officially the deaths of its military and civilian personnel. If death occurs in any country in Europe or the British Isles in which a Coast Guard detail is not assigned, the consular officer should inform the Senior Coast Guard Merchant Marine Detail Officer (Europe), London, England, by telegraph. If the death occurs outside Europe or the British Isles, the consular officer should telegraph the particulars of the death to the Department of State, indicating the maximum length of time before local burial is mandatory, for action by the Coast Guard. All inquiries concerning the death of Coast Guard personnel should be referred to the Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Washington 25, D. C. The instructions in this section do not apply to reporting the deaths of dependents of Coast Guard personnel. The deaths of such persons should be reported in the manner prescribed in § 72.4.

§ 72.3 Telegraphic notifications of death (a) Use of telegraph. When in