S.744 Immigration bill - Sec. 4403: E-VISA REFORM
Posted Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:58 pm
- (a) Nonimmigrant Category- Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting `, or solely to
perform services as an employee and who has at least a high school
education or its equivalent, or has, within 5 years, at least 2 years of
work experience in an occupation which requires at least 2 years of
training or experience if the alien is a national of the Republic of
Ireland,' after `Australia'.
- (b) Temporary Admission- Section 212(d)(3)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
- `(A) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection--
- `(i) an alien who is applying for a nonimmigrant
visa and who the consular officer knows or believes to be ineligible for
such visa under subsection (a) (other than subparagraphs (A)(i)(I),
(A)(ii), (A)(iii), (C), (E)(i), and (E)(ii) of paragraph (3) of such
subsection)--
- `(I) after approval by the Secretary of
Homeland Security of a recommendation by the Secretary of State or by
the consular officer that the alien be admitted temporarily despite the
alien's inadmissibility, may be granted such a visa and may be admitted
into the United States temporarily as a nonimmigrant, in the discretion
of the Secretary of Homeland Security; or
- `(II) absent such recommendation and approval,
be granted a nonimmigrant visa pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(E) if such
ineligibility is based solely on conduct in violation of paragraph (6),
(7), or (9) of section 212(a) that occurred before the date of the
enactment of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration
Modernization Act; and
- `(ii) an alien who is inadmissible under subsection
(a) (other than subparagraphs (A)(i)(I), (A)(ii), (A)(iii), (C),
(E)(i), and (E)(ii) of paragraph (3) of such subsection), is in
possession of appropriate documents or was granted a waiver from such
document requirement, and is seeking admission, may be admitted into the
United States temporarily as a nonimmigrant, in the discretion of the
Secretary of Homeland Security, who shall prescribe conditions,
including exaction of such bonds as may be necessary, to control and
regulate the admission and return of inadmissible aliens applying for
temporary admission under this paragraph.'.
- (c) Numerical Limitation- Section 214(g)(11)(B) (8 U.S.C.
1184(g)(11)(B)) is amended by striking the period at the end and
inserting `for each of the nationalities identified under section
101(a)(15)(E)(iii).'.
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E-VISA REFORM