; and (ii) for good cause, exempt individual applicants or defined classes of applicants from the requirement to pay fees under this paragraph. (D) Deposit Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account pursuant to section 286(m). (3) Physical presence (A) Date of submittal of application The noncitizen shall be physically present in the United States on the date on which the application is submitted. (B) Continuous physical presence (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), the noncitizen shall have been continuously physically present in the United States beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on the date on which the application is approved. (ii) Exceptions (I) Authorized absence A noncitizen who departed temporarily from the United States shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States during any period of travel that was authorized by the Secretary. (II) Brief, casual, and innocent absences (aa) In general A noncitizen who departed temporarily from the United States shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States if the noncitizen’s absences from the United States are brief, casual, and innocent, whether or not such absences were authorized by the Secretary. (bb) Absences more than 180 days For purposes of this clause, an absence of more than 180 days, in the aggregate, during a calendar year shall not be considered brief, unless the Secretary finds that the length of the absence was due to circumstances beyond the noncitizen’s control, including the serious illness of the noncitizen, death or serious illness of a spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, son, or daughter of the noncitizen, or due to international travel restrictions. (iii) Effect of notice to appear Issuance of a notice to appear under section 239(a) shall not be considered to interrupt the continuity of a noncitizen’s continuous physical presence in the United