E–2 Visa Improvement Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/15/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-04-08Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-04-08Introduced in House
- 2019-04-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-08 (00)
E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2019
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit a nonimmigrant E-2 alien (treaty investor) who has been in the United States in such status for at least 10 years and has created full-time employment for at least 2 individuals to apply for immediate employment-based immigrant status.
Up to 10,000 such visas may be made available each fiscal year.
Sons and daughters of E-2 aliens (or aliens seeking such status) can remain on their parent's visa as a child until age 26. Employment authorization may be granted at age 18.
Cosponsors (13)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- Michael Waltz (R-FL)
- Paul Cook (R-CA)
- Ross Spano (R-FL)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Ted Yoho (R-FL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Francis Rooney (R-FL)
Subjects
- Foreign labor
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Visas and passports
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