HR 1785 111th Congress House Immigration Administrative remedies Art, artists, authorship Department of Homeland Security Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports

Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act

Introduced: March 30, 2009 See on congress.gov

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Apr 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Mar 30, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 30, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjudicate a visa petition filed by an employer on behalf of an alien with extraordinary ability in the arts (O- and P- visas other than athletes) and an accompanying alien not later than 30 days after: (1) the date on which the petitioner submits the petition with a written advisory opinion, letter of no objection, or request for a waiver; or (2) the date on which the 15-day period to comment upon a petition has expired if the petitioner has had an opportunity, as appropriate, to supply rebuttal evidence.

Requires the petitioner to be provided premium-processing services without a fee if such petition is not adjudicated within the required time frame and the petitioner is a qualified nonprofit organization or is petitioning on behalf of a qualified nonprofit organization.

What's happening now April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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