Partner with Korea Act
- Last Action
- 5/26/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-26Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-05-26Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-26 (00)
Partner with Korea Act
This bill creates an E-4 nonimmigrant visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements. The 15,000 limit shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.
A specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.
Cosponsors (2)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Subjects
- Asia
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Foreign labor
- South Korea
- Visas and passports
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