H.R. 1337

108 HR 1337 IH: To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-13
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1337  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 13, 2025   Mr. Neal  (for himself and  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program.
1.
E–3 visas for Irish nationals
(a)
In general
Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii) ) is amended by inserting  or, on a basis of reciprocity as determined by the Secretary of State, a national of Ireland,  after  Australia .
(b)
Employer requirements
Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating the second subsection (t) (as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of  Public Law 108–449  (118 Stat. 3470)) as subsection (u); and
(2)
by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) (as added by section 402(b)(2) of  Public Law 108–77  (117 Stat. 941)) the following:
(E)
In the case of an attestation filed with respect to a national of Ireland described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain during the period of authorized employment of such Irish national, a participant in good standing in the E-Verify program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a  note).
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(c)
Application allocation
Paragraph (11) of section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11) ) is amended to read as follows:
(11)
(A)
The Secretary of State may approve initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) only as follows:
(i)
For applicants who are nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia, not more than 10,500 for a fiscal year.
(ii)
For applicants who are nationals of Ireland, not more than a number equal to the difference between 10,500 and the number of applications approved in the prior fiscal year for aliens who are nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia.
(B)
The approval of an application described under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be deemed for numerical control purposes to have occurred on September 30 of the prior fiscal year.
(C)
The numerical limitation under subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children of such aliens.
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