---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 305.2"
title: "22"
number: "305.2"
heading: "Eligibility."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/305.2"
---

# §305.2. Eligibility.


In order to be eligible for enrollment as a Volunteer, Applicants must meet mandatory citizenship and age requirements.

- (a) **Citizenship.** The Applicant must be a citizen or national of the United States prior to entering on duty as a Trainee.
- (b) **Age.** The Applicant must be at least 18 years old at the time of entry on duty as a Trainee.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2503, 2504 2521; 29 U.S.C. 794; E.O. 12137, 44 FR 29023, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 389; E.O. 13160, 65 FR 39775, 3 CFR, 2000 Comp., p. 1461.

### Source

Source: 82 FR 1188, Jan. 5, 2017, unless otherwise noted.