{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-301.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 301.203","heading":"Duration of appointment.","body":"(a) An appointment under this subpart is of indefinite duration unless otherwise limited.\n(b) An agency may make an overseas limited term appointment for a period not in excess of 5 years when a time limitation is imposed as a part of a general program for rotating career and career-conditional employees between overseas areas and the United States after specified periods of overseas service.\n(c) An agency may make an overseas limited appointment for 1 year or less to meet administrative needs for temporary employment. An agency may extend such an appointment for up to a maximum of 1 additional year.\n(d) Upon request from the headquarters level of a Department or agency, OPM may approve, or delegate to agencies the authority to approve, exceptions to the time limits set out in paragraph (c) of this section.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 301—OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT","Subpart B—Overseas Limited Appointment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"5de6b1c73402c88b1a2cd86e4c7a81a15d8a60df1483dbeff9323779bc4b85d5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-301.202","next":"us/5-cfr-301.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}