Information Technology Sector Transportation Systems Sector Further, the travel must be directly related to supporting the infrastructure. The Embassy also specifies that it “cannot approve at post exceptions based on the “directly support the creation or retention of U.S. jobs” standard, as these cases must be referred to the Department for approvals by the Assistant Secretary of Consular Affairs.” The communication of the Embassy underlines that “ these exceptions are expected to be very rare and the criteria is very stringent .” Before a case can be sent forward, “Each applicant should demonstrate to the satisfaction of a consular officer that the proposed activity must physically take place in the United States and cannot be postponed or conducted remotely.”