It is my understanding that having a "green card" does not necessarily
mean that they are permanent residents. Rather, it means that they are
legally in the country as something other than a tourist. Although I'm
not an expert on immigration law.

I agree that if State says that a permanent resident doesn't qualify
that it conflicts with the regulations. We haven't seen that yet, but
I'm sure its coming here as well.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: Kay Ellis/res/Okstate [mailto:xxxxxx@OKSTATE.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:39 AM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] Green Cards

Hello Everyone,

I have been told by two people from the Department of State's Office of
Defense Trade Controls (they deal with ITAR regs) that even if a person
has
a green card if they are from an embargoed country and their research
can
be found on the U.S. Munitions List ( in this case, missile technology),
that person should not be allowed to work on the project.  It is my
understanding from the regs (22 CFR 120.15) that a person with a "green
card" is a lawful permanent resident, so their stance seems to be in
conflict with the regulation.

Have any of you dealt with this situation?  Is there another regulation
that would clarify this?  We may have to pull a PI off a project, so I
would appreciate hearing back from you quickly!

Thanks
Kay

Kay Ellis, MHR
Manager, Office of University Research Services
Oklahoma State University
001 Life Sciences East
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-9995
(405) 744-7673 Fax
xxxxxx@okstate.edu

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