Local Employment Policy Handbook - ICASS

5. Foreign National: A citizen of the host country, also sometimes referred to as a host country national.
HR employs a Foreign National under a PSA except as noted in A and B below. A foreign national is
Ordinarily Resident and compensated under the Local Compensation Plan.
A. Employee is Enrolled under Civil Service Retirement (CSR)
HR must not employ a foreign national currently under a direct-hire appointment with Civil
Service Retirement under a PSA. A foreign national under CSR remains under a FSN direct- hire
appointment until s/he permanently stops working for the USG by resigning, retiring or other
separation.
B. Employee is Designated as Certifying Officer
HR must employ a foreign national/LE Staff employee under a direct-hire appointment if the
individual is designated as a Certifying Officer by the appropriate agency headquarters or State
Department regional or function bureau.
6. Ordinarily Resident Locally Employed Staff: Host country nationals and other individuals (including
US Citizens) who are not foreign nationals of the host country who have established residency in the host
country and have the work permit, residency permit, or both the work and residency permits as required
by host country labor law for legal employment in country. HR uses a PSA to employ Ordinarily
Resident LE Staff for State and participating agencies under COM authority that have signed the MOA to
use State’s PSA authority except as noted in A below.
A. Employee is Designated as Certifying Officer
HR must employ an Ordinarily Resident LE Staff under a direct-hire appointment if the individual
is designated as a Certifying Officer by the appropriate agency headquarters or State Department
regional or function bureau.