Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/5/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-01-24Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-24 (00)
Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019
This bill places restrictions on the issuance of special immigrant visas for religious workers. No petition for such a visa may be approved if the alien's country of nationality (1) is identified in the 2018 International Religious Freedom Report as a Country of Particular Concern or a country where religious freedom is of significant interest or particular concern, or (2) does not provide similar immigration treatment to U.S. nationals.
Subjects
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign labor
- Human rights
- Immigration status and procedures
- Religion
- Visas and passports
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