§ 17. Noncitizens. Compensation under this chapter to noncitizens not
residents or about to become nonresidents of the United States or
Canada, shall be the same in amount as provided for residents, except
that dependents in any foreign country shall be limited to surviving
spouse and child or children, or, if there is no surviving spouse or
child or children, to surviving father or mother whom the employee has
supported, either wholly or in part, for the period of one year prior to
the date of the accident.