§288e — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

People get these benefits only if one of three things is true. The Secretary of State must have officially notified and accepted them as a representative, officer, or employee; or the Secretary must have named them beforehand as a prospective representative, officer, or employee; or they must be a family member, household member, or servant of someone who was accepted or named. If the Secretary of State decides someone with these benefits should not stay in the United States, the Secretary will tell the foreign government or international organization and give that person a reasonable time (set by the Secretary) to leave. After that time, the person loses the benefits. Having these benefits does not give full diplomatic status or any other privileges except the specific ones listed here.

Title 22, §288e

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(a)No person shall be entitled to the benefits of this subchapter, unless he (1) shall have been duly notified to and accepted by the Secretary of State as a representative, officer, or employee; or (2) shall have been designated by the Secretary of State, prior to formal notification and acceptance, as a prospective representative, officer, or employee; or (3) is a member of the family or suite, or servant, of one of the foregoing accepted or designated representatives, officers, or employees.

(b)Should the Secretary of State determine that the continued presence in the United States of any person entitled to the benefits of this subchapter is not desirable, he shall so inform the foreign government or international organization concerned, as the case may be, and after such person shall have had a reasonable length of time, to be determined by the Secretary of State, to depart from the United States, he shall cease to be entitled to such benefits.

(c)No person shall, by reason of the provisions of this subchapter, be considered as receiving diplomatic status or as receiving any of the privileges incident thereto other than such as are specifically set forth herein.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of act Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, 59 Stat. 669, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 288 of this title and Tables.

§288e Personnel Entitled to Benefits