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HR 3265 115th Congress House Immigration Foreign labor U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports

E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced: July 25, 2017 Introduced by: Rutherford, John H. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Aug 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2017

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit a nonimmigrant E-2 alien (treaty investor) who has been in the United States in such status for at least 10 years and has created full-time employment for at least 2 individuals to apply for immediate employment-based immigrant status.

Up to 10,000 such visas may be made available each fiscal year.

Sons and daughters of E-2 aliens (or aliens seeking such status) can remain on their parent's visa as a child until age 26. Employment authorization may be granted at age 18.

What's happening now August 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · May 24, 2018
Coffman, Mike
· Mar 13, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 28, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Oct 23, 2017
Cook, Paul
· Jul 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3265: E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3265/
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"H.R. 3265: E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3265/.
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H.R. 3265, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3265/.
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