- (a) A person may be admitted to competitive examination only if he is a citizen of or owes permanent allegiance to the United States.
- (b) A person may be given an appointment in the competitive service only if he or she is a citizen of or owes permanent allegiance to the United States. However, a noncitizen may be given an appointment in rare cases under § 316.601 of this chapter, unless the appointment is prohibited by statute.
- (c) Paragraph (b) of this section applies to reinstatement and transfer as well as to other noncompetitive appointments, and to conversion to career or career-conditional employment.
[33 FR 12429, Sept. 4, 1968, as amended at 57 FR 10124, Mar. 24, 1992]