Search Results: keywords:"visa cap"

  • H. R. 8392 — To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:523

    H.R. 8392 aims to include Ireland in the E3 nonimmigrant visa program, which currently allows Australian professionals to work in the United States. The bill proposes that Irish nationals can apply for these visas under reciprocal terms decided by the Secretary of State and requires their...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8392 is a plan to let people from Ireland, just like those from Australia, get special permission to work in the U.S., as long as their bosses check that they’re allowed to work there.

  • S. 5247 — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant visas for cooperating witnesses of certain criminal activity, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,178

    S. 5247, titled the "Witness Assistance and Criminal Accountability Act," aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to create a nonimmigrant visa category for cooperating witnesses of certain criminal activities. This bill allows individuals who have valuable information about crimes...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to give special temporary visas to people from other countries who help the police catch bad guys, letting them stay in the U.S. for a while. It also allows these helpers to bring their close family and, if they keep helping, they might be able to stay longer.