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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 16 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapters 30 and 184; in 1956, chapter 440; in 1962, chapter 71; in 1968, chapter 738; in 1972, chapter 824; in 1974, chapters 466 and 660; in 1976, chapter 304; in 1977, chapter 330; in 1979, chapter 637; in 1980, chapters 520 and 522; in 1981, chapters 28, 369, 374, and 375; in 1982, chapter 25; in 1983, chapter 14; in 1984, chapters 120, 139, and 204; in 1985, chapters 152 and 254; in 1986, chapter 480.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61584,"section_number":"60.2-217","catch_line":"Employment within and without Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-217\/"},{"id":54826,"section_number":"60.2-225","catch_line":"State","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-225\/"}],"permalink":{"id":267477,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62179,"identifier":"60.2-216","token":"60.2\/2\/60.2-216","url":"\/60.2-216\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/60.2-216\/","token":"60.2\/2\/60.2-216","dublin_core":{"Title":"Employment outside of United States","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 60.2-216","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> “Employment<\/span>” includes any service of an individual who is a citizen of the United States, performed outside the United States, except in Canada, in the employ of an American employer other than service which is deemed “employment<\/span>” under the provisions of subsections A and B of \u00a7 60.2-217<\/a> or the parallel provisions of another state’s law<\/span>, if: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The employer’s principal place of business in the United States is located in this Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The employer has no place of business in the United States, but\n\t\t\t\ta. The employer is an individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth,\n\t\t\t\tb. The employer is a corporation which is organized under the laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth, or\n\t\t\t\tc. The employer is a partnership or a trust and the number of the partners or trustees who are residents of this Commonwealth is greater than the number who are residents of any one other state; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> None of the criteria of subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection is met but the employer has elected coverage in this Commonwealth or, the employer having failed to elect coverage in any state, the individual has filed a claim for benefits, based on such service, under the law<\/span> of this Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An “American employer,” for purposes of this section, means a person who is: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> An individual who is a resident of the United States; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A partnership, if two-thirds or more of the partners are residents of the United States; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A trust, if all of the trustees are residents of the United States; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A corporation organized under the laws<\/span> of the United States or of any state. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> As used in this section, the term “United States” shall be defined as “state” is defined in § 60.2-225<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE OF UNITED STATES (\u00a7 60.2-216)\n\nA. “Employment” includes any service of an individual who is a\ncitizen of the United States, performed outside the United States, except in\nCanada, in the employ of an American employer other than service which is deemed\n“employment” under the provisions of subsections A and B of \u00a7\n60.2-217 or the parallel provisions of another state’s law, if:\n\n 1. The employer’s principal place of business in the United States is\n located in this Commonwealth;\n\n 2. The employer has no place of business in the United States, but\n \t\t\t\ta. The employer is an individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth,\n \t\t\t\tb. The employer is a corporation which is organized under the laws of this\n Commonwealth, or\n \t\t\t\tc. The employer is a partnership or a trust and the number of the partners\n or trustees who are residents of this Commonwealth is greater than the number\n who are residents of any one other state; or\n\n 3. None of the criteria of subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection is met but\n the employer has elected coverage in this Commonwealth or, the employer having\n failed to elect coverage in any state, the individual has filed a claim for\n benefits, based on such service, under the law of this Commonwealth.\n\nB. An “American employer,” for purposes of this section, means a\nperson who is:\n\n 1. An individual who is a resident of the United States;\n\n 2. A partnership, if two-thirds or more of the partners are residents of the\n United States;\n\n 3. A trust, if all of the trustees are residents of the United States; or\n\n 4. A corporation organized under the laws of the United States or of any\n state.\n\nC. As used in this section, the term “United States” shall be\ndefined as “state” is defined in § 60.2-225.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 60-14; 1952, cc. 30, 184; 1956, c. 440; 1962, c. 71;\n1968, c. 738, \u00a7 60.1-14; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 235; 1972, c. 824; 1974, cc. 466,\n660; 1976, c. 304; 1977, c. 330; 1979, c. 637; 1980, cc. 520, 522; 1981, cc. 28,\n369, 374, 375; 1982, c. 25; 1983, c. 14; 1984, cc. 120, 139, 204; 1985, cc. 152,\n254; 1986, c. 480.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}