H.R. 5534

119 HR 5534 IH: To add the Republic of Korea to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5534  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 19, 2025   Mr. Suozzi  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To add the Republic of Korea to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program.
1.
E–3 visas for Republic of Korea 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 and pursuant to an agreement as determined by the Secretary of State, a national of the Republic of Korea,  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 the Republic of Korea described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain during the period of authorized employment of such Republic of Korea 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 the Republic of Korea, 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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(d)
Effective date
This Act shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.