It certainly penalizes anyone who travels much, or who has lived in another country. You'd be deferred because of your stay in Northern Ireland, I think. I'm not sure why they can't just test for CJD and then re-certify... sigh. You'd probably have noticed if you'd developed mad-cow disease by now...
I also note that Canada is considered part of the US for the purposes of defining "foreign country", it is not subject to the 5 year limit.
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Date: 2004-10-21 10:26 pm (UTC)I also note that Canada is considered part of the US for the purposes of defining "foreign country", it is not subject to the 5 year limit.